Oakland City Council
The Oakland City Council is an elected governing body representing the City of Oakland, California.
Since 1998, Oakland has had a mayor-council government. The mayor is elected for a four-year term. The Oakland City Council has eight council members representing seven districts in Oakland with one member elected at-large; council members serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor appoints a city administrator, subject to the confirmation by the City Council, who is the chief administrative officer of the city. Other city officers include: city attorney, city auditor, and city clerk. Oakland's Mayor is subject to a tenure limited to two terms. There are no term limits for the city council.2018 members
- District 1 – Dan Kalb
- District 2 – Nikki Fortunato Bas
- District 3 – Lynette Gibson McElhaney
- District 4 – Sheng Thao
- District 5 – Noel Gallo
- District 6 – Loren Taylor
- District 7 – Larry Reid
- Councilmember At Large – Rebecca Kaplan
2016 members
- District 1 – Dan Kalb
- District 2 – Abel J. Guillen
- District 3 – Lynette Gibson McElhaney
- District 4 – Annie Campbell Washington
- District 5 – Noel Gallo
- District 6 – Desley Brooks
- District 7 – Larry Reid
- Councilmember At Large – Rebecca Kaplan
2012 members
- District 1 – Dan Kalb
- District 2 – Patricia Kernighan
- District 3 – Lynette Gibson McElhaney
- District 4 – Libby Schaaf
- District 5 – Noel Gallo
- District 6 – Desley Brooks
- District 7 – Larry Reid
- Councilmember At Large – Rebecca Kaplan
Former Councilmembers
- Frank H. Ogawa, first Japanese American on the City Council, served from 1966 until his death in 1994.
- Henry Chang, Jr appointed to at-large seat 1994 after death of Frank Ogawa, elected in 1997. Served until 2009.
- Jean Quan, councilmember for District 4 from 2003–2011, subsequently elected mayor, then defeated for re-election to mayor.
- John A. Russo, served 1994–2000
- Danny Wan, served 2000–2005
- Moses Mayne
- Wilson Riles, councilmember from 1979 to 1992
- Nancy Nadel, served 1996–2012
- Ignacio De La Fuente, served 1992–2012
- Libby Schaaf, current Oakland mayor
- Desley Brooks, served 2002–2018
- Abel Guillen, served 2014–2018
- Annie Campbell Washington, served 2014–2018
