Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) has formed a campaign finance committee to run for mayor of Oakland, the East Bay Times reports.



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Lee announces candidacy for Oakland mayor

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) announced Wednesday that she is running to be the next mayor of Oakland this year.  Lee said in a video posted to the social platform X that she wants to bring the city together to face its challenges, pointing to homelessness, crime, policing and the cost of living. Her announcement…

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The 78-year-old represented the San Francisco Bay Area city in Congress for 26 years but lost a primary election last year for the late Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat.  Rep. Barbara Lee speaks during a televised debate for candidates in the Senate race to succeed the late California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024,... The post Barbara Lee opens campaign account to run for mayor of Oakland appeared first on Daily Truth Report • Dai…

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Barbara Lee opens campaign account to run for mayor of Oakland

Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for over two decades, announced plans to run for mayor of Oakland in a special election.

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Barbara Lee announces bid for Oakland mayor as city looks to rise from crisis

OAKLAND — Former Rep. Barbara Lee, a veteran of Congress and champion of progressive politics in the East Bay, has formed a campaign finance committee in a move that signals a possible run for mayor of Oakland. Lee, who has not pulled papers for the top city office, did not immediately confirm she’s running and close representatives said only that the former congresswoman would make an announcement later in the week. But the new filing with Sec.…

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Former Rep. Barbara Lee quietly forms committee to run for Oakland mayor

Former U.S. Rep Barbara Lee on Wednesday announced a run for mayor of Oakland, Calif. She also launched a campaign website.

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After losing Senate bid, California's former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee runs for Oakland mayor

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) has formed a campaign finance committee to run for mayor of Oakland, the East Bay Times reports.

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Barbara Lee Preps Bid for Oakland Mayor

"I've never shied away from a challenge. I'm always ready to fight for Oakland." Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced on Wednesday her campaign for Oakland mayor.

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Barbara Lee formally announces candidacy for Oakland mayor

(KRON) -- Former Rep. Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor. According to a filing on the California Secretary of State website, Lee has filed campaign finance paperwork for a mayoral run this year. Lee, 78, chose not to run for re-election for the congressional seat in California's 12th district she held for the previous two years. As a congresswoman, Lee served for decades after first being elected to California's 9th distri…

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Barbara Lee files paperwork to run for Oakland mayor

Former East Bay Congresswoman Barbara Lee has filed paperwork to run for Oakland mayor.

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“Oakland is a mess,” Lee says in a video announcing her candidacy. “I hear this all the time. Let’s show them we are one Oakland. That’s in our DNA.”

Barbara Lee files paperwork to run for Oakland mayor

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