Desley Brooks
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Desley Brooks was a member of the Oakland City Council in California, representing District 6. Brooks assumed office in 2002. Brooks left office on January 1, 2019.
Brooks ran for re-election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 6 in California. Brooks lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Brooks was first elected in 2002 and was re-elected in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[1] She served as the Vice-Mayor of Oakland from 2011-2012.[2]
Biography
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Brooks was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She obtained a B.A. in political science from the University of Washington and a J.D. from Seattle University. Her professional experience includes working as the Chief of Staff to Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson, as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice Immigration & Naturalization Service, as the Assistant District Council with the Department of Housing & Urban Development, as a Staff Attorney with the Washington State Legislature and as a Public Defender with Northwest Defenders.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
On her campaign website, Brooks highlighted the following issues:[3]
Public safety
- Excerpt: "I successfully got Shot Spotter reactivated in Oakland and then secured funding for the program’s expansion throughout the flatlands of Oakland; I initiated the successful partnership of OPD and the Oakland Housing Authority Police Department on Shot Spotter -- the first such partnership in the country. I initiated and funded Oakland Police Department’s (OPD) Crime Analysis and Mapping project; I secured funds for Crime Analysts positions within OPD."
Illegal dumping
- Excerpt: "Illegal dumping has plagued our community for far too long. I authored the budget (2014/2015) that first allocated $1-million dollars to combat illegal dumping and graffiti in our community. This will result in new staff being hired who are specifically assigned to tackle this problem. I voted to increase penalties for people who illegally dump in our community."
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oakland City Council District 6
Loren Taylor defeated incumbent Desley Brooks, Maria Rodriguez, Natasha Middleton, and Mya Whitaker in the general election for Oakland City Council District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Loren Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 64.3 | 9,858 |
 | Desley Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 5,483 | |
| Maria Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Natasha Middleton (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Mya Whitaker (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 15,341 | |||
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2014
City council elections in Oakland took place on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline was August 8, 2014.[4] In District 6, incumbent Desley Brooks defeated Michael V. Johnson, James Moore and Sherdea F. Nosakhare.[5][6]
Legend: Eliminated in current round Most votes Lost
This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| Oakland City Council, District 6, 2014, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Desley Brooks - Most votes | 42.8% | 4,772 | 21 |
| Sherdea F. Nosakhare | 30% | 3,354 | 37 |
| James Moore | 9.1% | 1,011 | 2 |
| Michael V. Johnson | 17.4% | 1,943 | 1 |
| Vicente Cruz - Eliminated | 0.7% | 82 | −82 |
| Exhausted | 1,221 | 21 | |
| Total Votes | 12,383 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Oakland City Council, District 6, 2014, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Desley Brooks - Most votes | 43% | 4,793 | 166 |
| Sherdea F. Nosakhare | 30.4% | 3,391 | 313 |
| James Moore - Eliminated | 9.1% | 1,013 | −1,013 |
| Michael V. Johnson | 17.4% | 1,944 | 299 |
| Vicente Cruz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 1,242 | 235 | |
| Total Votes | 12,383 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Oakland City Council, District 6, 2014, Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Desley Brooks - Most votes | 45.5% | 4,959 | 471 |
| Sherdea F. Nosakhare | 34% | 3,704 | 1,242 |
| James Moore | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Michael V. Johnson - Eliminated | 20.6% | 2,243 | −2,243 |
| Vicente Cruz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 1,477 | 530 | |
| Total Votes | 12,383 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.
| Oakland City Council, District 6, 2014, Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Desley Brooks - Winner | 52.3% | 5,430 | 0 |
| Sherdea F. Nosakhare - Eliminated | 47.7% | 4,946 | 0 |
| James Moore | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Michael V. Johnson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Vicente Cruz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 2,007 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 12,383 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Endorsements
2014
In 2014, Brooks' endorsements included the following:[7]
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1021
- Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21
- International Association of FireFighters (IAFF), Local 55
- Alameda County Democratic Lawyers
- East Oakland Democratic Club
- Black Young Democrats, East Bay
- ACCE Action PAC
- Oakland Builders Alliance
- Loni Hancock, State Senator
- Rob Bonta, Assembly Member, District 18
- Keith Carson, Alameda County Supervisor
- Jumoke Hinton-Hodge, OUSD Trustee, District 3
- Elsa Ortiz, A. C. Transit, Ward 3, Director
- William "Bill" B. Patterson, EBMUD Director, Ward 6
- Ignacio De La Fuente, Former Oakland City Council Member
- Jane Brunner, Former Oakland City Council Member
- Darleen Brooks, Former Member, Alameda County Democratic Central Committee
- Toni Cook, Former Trustee, Oakland Unified School District
- Alice Spearman, Former Trustee, Oakland Unified School District
- Rev. Dr. Harold Mayberry, Senior Pastor, First A.M.E. Church
- Bishop Keith Clark, Word Assembly, A Family of Churches
- Minister Keith Muhammad, Muhammad's Mosque #26
- Rev. Gerald Agee, President, Pastors of Oakland
- Rev. David Kiteley, Shiloh Church
- Rev. Dr. Greg Payton, Greater St. John Missionary Baptist Church
- Rev. Maria and Brondon Reems, Center of Hope
- Rev. Joe L. Smith, Senior Pastor, Good Hope MBC
- Rev. Raymond Lankford, Healthy Oakland
- Servant Brian K. Woodson, Bay Area Christian Connection
- Rev. Vernon Burroughs, Brookins A.M.E.
- Rev. Lawrence VanHook Community Church of Oakland
- Rev. Cheryl Ward
- Rev. L. J. Jennings, Senior Pastor, Kingdom Builders Christian Fellowship
- Rev. Cornell Wheeler, Senior Pastor, Last Day Revival
- Rev. Curtis Robinson, Senior Pastor, Faith Baptist Church
- Rev. Martin R. Peters, Senior Pastor, Victory Baptist Church
- Aaron Goodwin, Commissioner, Oakland Alameda Joint Powers Authority
- Frank Tucker, Chairman, 100 Black Men
- Jose Duenas, Chief Executive Officer, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Alameda County
- Ralph Clark, CEO, ShotSpotter
- Jose Corona, CEO, Inner City Advisors
- Ken Houston -- Mayoral Candidate
- Lenny Williams, International Recording Artist
- Deborah Gordon-Wiliams
- Ise Lyfe, International Spoken Word Artist
- Melanie Shelby, Commissioner, Measure Y Oversight Committee
- Nancy Sidebotham -- Mayoral Candidate
- Dorothy King, Everett & Jones Jack London
- Mary Everett, Everett & Jones Berkeley
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Desley + Brooks + Oakland"
See also
- Oakland, California
- Oakland, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 City of Oakland, "District 6," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ SF Gate, "Oakland Inauguration: Larry Reid Is Council President, Desley Brooks Is Oakland’s Vice Mayor," January 3, 2011
- ↑ Desley Brooks, "Issues," accessed September 23, 2014
- ↑ City of Oakland "Municipal Election November 4, 2014," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County, "Official 2014 Candidate List," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Desley Brooks, "Endorsements," accessed August 18, 2014
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