Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race

Progressive icon and ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress. She said Saturday that her chief opponent had called to concede the race.…

Progressive icon and ex-U.S .Rep. Barbara Lee wins race for mayor of struggling Oakland, California

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress.

Oakland Voters Say ‘Barbara Lee Speaks For Me!’

Source: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will now add mayor to her list of resume. Despite early results showing Lee trailing, the organizer turned congresswoman closed the deal. Several outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle, called the race late Friday evening after results showed Lee winning by approximately 5,000 votes.  JUST IN: Barbara Lee is Oakland’s next mayor.The former congres…

Former Rep. Barbara Lee wins Oakland mayor’s race

Lee will serve in the role until 2026 when the next election will be held.

Barbara Lee surges into lead in Oakland mayor’s race

Former longtime Democratic Congresswoman Barbara Lee surged into the lead in the race to become Oakland’s next mayor, according to vote results released Friday evening. The latest tally showed Lee moving ahead of her primary challenger in the race, former…

Barbara Lee surges into lead in Oakland mayor's race

Though the vote tally isn't final, Lee's lead was commanding enough Friday that the San Francisco Chronicle called the race, declaring Barbara Lee to be Oakland’s next mayor.