Barbara Lee
CA · Mayor of Oakland
Barbara Lee has been Oakland's mayor since 2025 and represented the East Bay in Congress for more than 25 years. Her stated priorities are crime prevention, changes to the city charter, and cleaning up illegal dumping.
Where Barbara Lee stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Proposed a city budget in May 2026 that avoided layoffs but made cuts to police and fire department spending to close a deficit.
May 19, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: oaklandside.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Received the endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris for Oakland mayor.
September 3, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
Named James Beere Oakland's permanent police chief, ending an eight-month search.
July 9, 2026
Source: abc7news.com
Cast the tie-breaking vote on June 16, 2026 to put her plan for a stronger mayor on the November ballot. The plan gives the mayor a veto and control of city department heads.
June 16, 2026
Source: oaklandside.org
Chose Assistant Chief James Beere as Oakland's interim police chief after the prior chief announced he was leaving.
November 14, 2025
Source: oaklandside.org
Returned $5,000 in campaign donations from a family linked to an Oakland bribery case.
February 10, 2025
Source: kqed.org
Voted yes on a House bill to repeal the 2002 law that authorized the Iraq war. It passed the House 268-161.
June 17, 2021
Source: clerk.house.gov
Cast the only vote in the U.S. House against giving the president broad power to use military force after the September 11 attacks. The measure passed 420-1.
September 14, 2001
Source: clerk.house.gov
Past race Barbara Lee ran in:
- Mayor, City of Oakland · November 3, 2026 · Oakland city, California · incumbent