Dellums Running for Mayor of Oakland
Former Congressman and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ronald Dellums (D-CA) announced his bid for Mayor of Oakland as current Mayor Jerry Brown (D) exits after two terms. Brown, incidentally, is a favored candidate for state Attorney General.
Dellums was pulled into campaign mode after living a comfortable life as a lobbyist. In fact, there was a campaign to draft Dellums into service and he initially declined.
"I have experience at bringing people together around problem-solving," Dellums said. "So in that sense, the voters in Oakland aren't taking a leap of faith. I have 31 years in elected office they can look to."
But, it's not the same Oakland - it's much more Latino, much more Asian and gentrifying heavily with Whites. Dellums will have an uphill challenge based on demographics that have dramatically changed since he was last in office.
Dellums was pulled into campaign mode after living a comfortable life as a lobbyist. In fact, there was a campaign to draft Dellums into service and he initially declined.
"I have experience at bringing people together around problem-solving," Dellums said. "So in that sense, the voters in Oakland aren't taking a leap of faith. I have 31 years in elected office they can look to."
But, it's not the same Oakland - it's much more Latino, much more Asian and gentrifying heavily with Whites. Dellums will have an uphill challenge based on demographics that have dramatically changed since he was last in office.
posted by BPblogger at 4:40 PM
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