Charlene Wang
CA · Oakland City Council Member, District 2
Charlene Wang represents District 2 on the Oakland City Council, which covers Chinatown, Eastlake and Jack London Square. Her priorities are public safety, ending illegal dumping and graffiti, homelessness and housing costs, and jobs and small business.
Where Charlene Wang stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Wrote a city law that fines pimps and people who buy sex, with the money going to a fund that helps trafficking survivors.
September 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: oaklandside.org
Voted yes on a $2.25 million, two-year contract for 290 license-plate reading cameras for Oakland police. She added amendments limiting which other agencies can use the camera data. The council approved it 7-1.
December 16, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted yes on a $2.25 million, two-year contract for 290 license-plate reading cameras for Oakland police. She added amendments limiting which other agencies can use the camera data. The council approved it 7-1.
December 16, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Wrote a city law that fines pimps and people who buy sex, with the money going to a fund that helps trafficking survivors.
September 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted yes on putting Mayor Barbara Lee's plan to give Oakland's mayor more power on the November 2026 ballot. The council split 4-4 and the mayor broke the tie.
June 16, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
A police recruiting firm filed a legal claim against the city saying Wang wrongly ended its deal to help hire officers. Wang said the claim was inaccurate.
June 10, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
Took office as the District 2 member of the Oakland City Council after winning an April 2025 special election.
May 20, 2025
Source: oaklandside.org
Received the San Francisco Chronicle editorial board's endorsement in the 2025 District 2 special election.
March 23, 2025
Source: sfchronicle.com
Past race Charlene Wang ran in:
- Member of City Council, District 2, City of Oakland · November 3, 2026 · Oakland City Council District 2 · incumbent