Murphy McCalley
CA · Director, Ward 4, AC Transit Board
Murphy McCalley has represented Ward 4 on the AC Transit board since 2022 and is its vice president, after a career in transit finance and advising policymakers. He says he wants better service for youth, seniors, and people with disabilities and a stable financial footing for the agency.
Where Murphy McCalley stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved to buy up to 47 hydrogen fuel cell buses and up to 10 battery-electric buses. His motion also asked staff to review long-term costs and the use of hydrogen made from fossil fuels. It passed.
September 24, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Seconded the motion to adopt AC Transit's 2026-27 budget with cuts: seven positions vacant for over two years eliminated, the staff vehicle budget cut from $450,000 to $300,000, and board travel cut 20%. It passed 6-0.
June 10, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Moved to buy up to 47 hydrogen fuel cell buses and up to 10 battery-electric buses. His motion also asked staff to review long-term costs and the use of hydrogen made from fossil fuels. It passed.
September 24, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Abstained when the AC Transit board voted 5-1 to end the fare discount for riders who pay with Clipper cards.
July 22, 2026
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Seconded the motion for AC Transit to support SB 63, a state bill to allow a regional sales tax measure for Bay Area transit, while seeking changes. It passed 7-0.
May 28, 2025
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Seconded the motion to limit paratransit pickup areas to three-quarters of a mile around the new bus network, while asking staff to consult the 18 affected riders. It passed 6-0.
April 23, 2025
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Voted for bus fare increases of 25 cents in July 2025 and 25 cents more in July 2026. It passed 4-3. He also voted against delaying the increases and against limiting them to one year.
March 12, 2025
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Was chosen as vice president of the AC Transit board for 2025. The board chose him again for 2026.
January 8, 2025
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Voted for Realign, AC Transit's redesign of its whole bus network, while putting off extra service additions for later. It passed 5-2.
October 9, 2024
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Voted to delay planned local and Transbay bus fare increases by another year, to July 2025 and July 2026. It passed 6-1.
March 27, 2024
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Voted for the amended Emerald Plan, the new map of AC Transit board wards after the census. It passed 4-2.
October 25, 2023
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Seconded the motion to end AC Transit's ban on official travel to states with anti-LGBTQ laws. It passed 6-0, with one director abstaining.
April 26, 2023
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Won election to the AC Transit board for Ward 4, covering parts of Hayward, San Leandro and Castro Valley.
November 8, 2022
Source: actransit.org
Seconded the motion to extend AC Transit's labor contract with its bus drivers' union (ATU Local 192) through June 30, 2025. It passed unanimously.
April 27, 2022
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
Was appointed by the AC Transit board to fill its vacant Ward 4 seat on a 4-1 vote. Directors cited his transit finance experience.
April 15, 2022
Source: actransit.legistar1.com
As chair of the Alameda County Transportation Commission's Independent Watchdog Committee, presented the committee's 14th annual report on how county transportation sales tax money was spent.
July 11, 2016
Source: alamedactc.org
Past race Murphy McCalley ran in:
- Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Director, Ward 5 · November 3, 2026 · AC Transit Ward 5