Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Desley Brooks
From Ballotpedia
This page was current at the end of the official's last term in office covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.
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
Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography.
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 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Ranked-choice voting rounds
Full primary results may be viewed by clicking [show] at the right. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The first round eliminated the write-in votes. There were no write-in votes.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| ||||||||||
 |
State of California Sacramento (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
| |||||||||||||||||
