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Oakland City Council District 2 · Nov 3, 2026

Charlene Wang

Candidate for City Council District 2 (incumbent)

9 candidates · 4 seats12 sourced positions

Charlene Wang, the incumbent, is running for Oakland City Council District 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Nate Adams.

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Today

Chairs the council's Public Safety Committee. Previously led the federal Reconnecting Communities infrastructure initiative in the Biden-Harris administration.

Occupation (from candidate statement)
City Councilmember, District 2
Endorsed by
Lists endorsements from Mayor Barbara Lee, Council President Kevin Jenkins, Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Janani Ramachandran, Noel Gallo and Ken Houston, and state Sens. Jesse Arreguín and Aisha Wahab, among others. Charlene Wang campaign site
Campaign website
www.charleneforoakland.com

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Charlene Wang's campaign site lists Mayor Barbara Lee and Councilmembers Kevin Jenkins, Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Janani Ramachandran, Noel Gallo and Ken Houston among her endorsers. Charlene Wang campaign site

Where Charlene Wang stands: positions on the record

Charter reform (Measure EE)2 sourced positions

  • Spoke in favor of empowering the mayor while backing more 'guardrails', as reported by The Oaklandside.

    “We need to empower a mayor to be a real change-maker and to break through red tape and the bureaucracy”

    Own statementThe Oaklandside · Jun 3, 2026

  • Voted yes on placing the mayor's charter amendment making the mayor chief executive on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot (4-4 tie, broken by Mayor Lee, June 2026).

    Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026

Budget / Measure FF1 sourced position
Budget1 sourced position
Police surveillance cameras2 sourced positions
Homelessness / encampments2 sourced positions

  • Voted yes on replacing the 2020 encampment policy with a 2025 abatement policy that allows towing of lived-in vehicles (passed 5-1, April 2026).

    Council voteOakland City Council minutes, April 14, 2026 · Apr 14, 2026

  • Says she voted to speed up encampment closures with a requirement that people are offered shelter.

    “I voted to streamline the process for closing encampments, with the requirement that people are offered shelter as part of the process.”

    Own statementCharlene Wang campaign site

Data centers1 sourced position
Police1 sourced position
Human trafficking1 sourced position

  • Created a city fund for survivors of sex trafficking paid for by penalties on pimps.

    “I created California’s first municipal fund dedicated to supporting survivors of sex trafficking, financed through penalties on pimps.”

    Own statementCharlene Wang campaign site

Past candidacies1 sourced position

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