Politics & Government
Who's Running For Mayor And City Council In Pleasanton
A total of six candidates have filed to run as of Friday.
PLEASANTON, CA — A total of six candidates have filed to run for mayor and two open city council districts in Pleasanton as of Friday, city clerk records show. November’s election will be the city’s first to use electoral districts.
Because all eligible incumbents filed, the deadline to file has not been extended until Wednesday afternoon, as it has been in some races in San Ramon, Dublin and Livermore.
Two candidates are running to represent District 1, two are running for District 3, and incumbent Mayor Karla Brown is running unopposed. Below is a list of declared candidates. Click on the links to learn more about each candidate.
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District 1
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- Jeff Nibert: Pleasanton Planning Commissioner, retired engineer
- Dean Wallace: District director for Assemblymember Buffy Wicks
District 3
- Joel Liu: Pleasanton Committee on Energy and the Environment chair, engineer
- Julie Testa: Incumbent councilmember
- Jamie Yee: Former PUSD board member, communications manager
Mayor
- Karla Brown: Incumbent mayor
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