Oakland City Council District 6 · Nov 3, 2026
Kevin E. Jenkins
Candidate for City Council District 6 (incumbent)
Kevin E. Jenkins, the incumbent, is running for Oakland City Council District 6 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Nancy S. Sidebotham.
Vote-by-mail ballots start going out; early voting opens at the Registrar's office · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayLifelong East Oakland resident; City Council President and former interim mayor.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- City Council President
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 Kevin E. Jenkins stands: positions on the record
Charter reform (Measure EE)2 sourced positions
Co-sponsored the strong-mayor charter amendment and signed the official rebuttal urging a yes vote on Measure EE.
Own statementCity of Oakland
Voted yes, and seconded the motion, on placing the charter amendment making the mayor chief executive on the ballot (4-4 tie, broken by Mayor Lee, June 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 16, 2026 · Jun 16, 2026
Homelessness / encampments1 sourced position
Voted yes, and made the motion, 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
Police surveillance cameras2 sourced positions
Voted yes on a two-year, $2.25 million Flock Safety license-plate camera contract with data-sharing limits (passed 7-1, Dec. 2025).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, Dec. 16, 2025 · Dec 16, 2025
Voted yes on a $140,000 police contract with Cellebrite for forensic data extraction devices (passed 6-2, May 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, May 5, 2026 · May 5, 2026
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes, and seconded the motion, on the fiscal 2026-27 midcycle budget (passed 6-2, June 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 12, 2026 · Jun 12, 2026
Police1 sourced position
Voted yes on new labor agreements with the Oakland Police Officers' Association (passed 7-1, Sept. 2026, per draft minutes).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes (draft), Sept. 15, 2026 · Sep 15, 2026
City administrator1 sourced position
Voted no on confirming the mayor's appointment of Elizabeth Lake as interim city administrator (passed 6-2, July 2026).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, July 7, 2026 · Jul 7, 2026
Campaign finance1 sourced position
Voted yes, and co-sponsored the change, on temporarily raising campaign contribution limits and extending limited public financing to 2026 and 2028 (passed 6-2, June 2025).
Council voteOakland City Council minutes, June 17, 2025 · Jun 17, 2025
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Oakland City Council, District 6 in 2022 (won).
Own statementAlameda County Registrar of Voters · Nov 8, 2022
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