U.S. House of Representatives, District 12
Why does this race matter?
Barbara Lee’s bid for the U.S. Senate leaves her House seat open for the first time in 26 years, drawing a slew of candidates to replace her. The seat represents a large swath of the East Bay, including the cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, Piedmont, San Leandro and Alameda.
What does a U.S. representative do?
Representatives are your local community’s voice in the U.S. House of Representatives. Members of congress write and vote on bills, including the federal budget. The top-two finishers in this primary election, regardless of party, will face off in the November election. The winner will serve a two-year term.
Key Candidates
Key Supporters
For Daysog
- Steven Okazaki, media producer
- Marshall Goldberg, marketing executive
For Kaplan
- N/A
For Sikder
- Sheikh Rahman, state senator, Georgia
For Simon
- Gavin Newsom, governor, California
- Barbara Lee, U.S. representative
- Rob Bonta, attorney general, California
- Emily’s List
- California Working Families Party
- Reproductive Freedom for All (Formerly NARAL)
For Slauson
- N/A
For Tran
- Asian American & Pacific Islanders Rising and Empowering
- LPAC
- Long Bui, professor, UC Irvine
- Phuc Tran, insurance broker
- Kim Tran, real estate broker
Additional Candidates
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