A New Assembly District but Many Familiar Faces for Piedmont Voters in June

On June 5, Californians for the first time will vote in an open primary.

The top two vote-getters in a race will move on to the November general election, whether they are from the same party or not.

In addition, this will be the first election with the new Congressional, state Senate and state Assembly districts approved last fall by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. They officially take effect in January. You can look at the new districts at this website.

The Alameda County elections department website is here. Below are the races voters in Piedmont will see on their June ballot.

Patch will have more coverage of these races between now and the primary.

CONGRESS

13th District

The new district includes Piedmont, Alameda, Oakland and San Leandro as well as Berkeley, Albany and Emeryville.

There are three candidates in this race.

Democrat Barbara Lee was first elected to Congress in 1998. On her website, Lee describes herself as "a forceful and progressive voice in Congress, dedicated to social and economic justice, international peace, and civil and human rights."

Democrat Justin Jelincic is a finance manager and U.C. Berkeley graduate. On his website, Jelincic describes himself as a conservative Democrat and “Bible believing Christian."

Marilyn Singleton, who lists herself as non-partisan, is a San Diego native who attended Stanford and UCSF, worked at Alta Bates, then got a law degree in 1995 from UC Berkeley. She now teaches constitutional law.

STATE SENATE

9th District

The new district includes Piedmont San Leandro, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, Pinole and Hercules.

There's only one candidate in this election.

Democrat Loni Hancock was elected to the state Senate in 2008. Prior to that she served as assemblywoman and mayor of Berkeley.

ASSEMBLY

15th District

The new district includes Piedmont, Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito, Hercules and Pinole.

There is only one candidate in this race.

Democrat Nancy Skinner was elected to the Berkeley City Council as a student in 1984. She served four terms before being elected in 2006 to the East Bay Parks District board and to the assembly in 2008.

COUNTY SUPERVISOR

5th District (includes Piedmont)

There is one candidate in this race.

Keith Carson has been on the board since 1992.

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