Jean Quan
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Oakland Unified Board of Education
Oakland City Council District 4
Mayor of Oakland
Successor: Libby Schaaf
Jean Quan (b. October 21, 1949) is the former Mayor of Oakland, California. She was first elected in 2011 and was defeated in her 2014 re-election bid. Before becoming mayor, Quan was a member of the Oakland City Council from 2003-2011 and a member of the Oakland School Board from 1991–2003.
When Quan was elected as mayor in 2011, she became Oakland's first female mayor and the country's first Chinese-American female mayor.[1]
Biography
Quan holds a B.S. from the University of California, Berkeley.[1]
Career
Below is a brief outline of Quan's political career
- 2011-2015: Mayor of Oakland
- 2003-2011: Oakland City Council
- 1991-2003: Oakland School Board
Issues
Salary
After she assumed office in 2011, Quan announced that she would return 25% of her $183,397 salary, reducing her pay to $137,000 per year. "We are going into some very, very tough times, and I wanted to lead the way. I don't ask people to do what I'm not willing to do," Quan said.[2]
Elections
2014
The 2014 Oakland mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline was August 8, 2014.[3] In the general election, Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf defeated incumbent Jean Quan and candidates Jason "Shake" Anderson, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Saied Karamooz, Peter Yuan Liu, Patrick K. McCullough, Bryan Parker, Courtney Ruby, Nancy Sidebotham, Dan Siegel, Joseph Tuman, Charles Ray Williams, and Eric Wilson.[4][5]
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.
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1% | 1,052 | 1 |
| Dan Siegel | 12.9% | 13,122 | 3 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.4% | 14,693 | 4 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.5% | 1,550 | 1 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.1% | 3,115 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0.4% | 393 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0.3% | 264 | 1 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0.4% | 362 | 1 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0.3% | 267 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0.5% | 464 | 1 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12% | 12,251 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 0.5% | 518 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.8% | 7,955 | 3 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.5% | 30,041 | 0 |
| Jean Quan | 15.5% | 15,808 | 3 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington - Eliminated | 0% | 33 | −33 |
| Exhausted | 2,946 | 15 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1% | 1,053 | 3 |
| Dan Siegel | 12.9% | 13,125 | 62 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.4% | 14,697 | 21 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.5% | 1,551 | 25 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.1% | 3,115 | 16 |
| Eric Wilson | 0.4% | 393 | 6 |
| Saied Karamooz - Eliminated | 0.3% | 265 | −265 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0.4% | 363 | 10 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0.3% | 267 | 4 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0.5% | 465 | 14 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12% | 12,251 | 16 |
| Ken Houston | 0.5% | 518 | 5 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.8% | 7,958 | 8 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.5% | 30,041 | 28 |
| Jean Quan | 15.5% | 15,811 | 16 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 2,961 | 31 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1% | 1,056 | 10 |
| Dan Siegel | 12.9% | 13,187 | 16 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.5% | 14,718 | 40 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.5% | 1,576 | 3 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.1% | 3,131 | 32 |
| Eric Wilson | 0.4% | 399 | 17 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0.4% | 373 | 10 |
| Nancy Sidebotham - Eliminated | 0.3% | 271 | −271 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0.5% | 479 | 9 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12% | 12,267 | 14 |
| Ken Houston | 0.5% | 523 | 13 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.8% | 7,966 | 19 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.5% | 30,069 | 23 |
| Jean Quan | 15.5% | 15,827 | 19 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 2,992 | 46 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1% | 1,066 | 33 |
| Dan Siegel | 13% | 13,203 | 28 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.5% | 14,758 | 46 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.6% | 1,579 | 23 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.1% | 3,163 | 22 |
| Eric Wilson | 0.4% | 416 | 14 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough - Eliminated | 0.4% | 383 | −383 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0.5% | 488 | 20 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.1% | 12,281 | 28 |
| Ken Houston | 0.5% | 536 | 20 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.8% | 7,985 | 35 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.6% | 30,092 | 25 |
| Jean Quan | 15.6% | 15,846 | 26 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,038 | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1.1% | 1,099 | 46 |
| Dan Siegel | 13% | 13,231 | 70 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.6% | 14,804 | 65 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.6% | 1,602 | 15 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.1% | 3,185 | 19 |
| Eric Wilson - Eliminated | 0.4% | 430 | −430 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0.5% | 508 | 21 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.1% | 12,309 | 27 |
| Ken Houston | 0.5% | 556 | 21 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.9% | 8,020 | 18 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.6% | 30,117 | 16 |
| Jean Quan | 15.6% | 15,872 | 34 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,101 | 78 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1.1% | 1,145 | 27 |
| Dan Siegel | 13.1% | 13,301 | 52 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.6% | 14,869 | 33 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.6% | 1,617 | 6 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.2% | 3,204 | 43 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu - Eliminated | 0.5% | 529 | −529 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.1% | 12,336 | 42 |
| Ken Houston | 0.6% | 577 | 27 |
| Bryan Parker | 7.9% | 8,038 | 42 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.6% | 30,133 | 40 |
| Jean Quan | 15.6% | 15,906 | 76 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,179 | 141 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 1.2% | 1,172 | 28 |
| Dan Siegel | 13.2% | 13,353 | 52 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.7% | 14,902 | 119 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.6% | 1,623 | 27 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.2% | 3,247 | 17 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.2% | 12,378 | 42 |
| Ken Houston - Eliminated | 0.6% | 604 | −604 |
| Bryan Parker | 8% | 8,080 | 62 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.7% | 30,173 | 39 |
| Jean Quan | 15.7% | 15,982 | 44 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,320 | 174 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams - Eliminated | 1.2% | 1,200 | −1,200 |
| Dan Siegel | 13.2% | 13,405 | 193 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 14.8% | 15,021 | 164 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 1.6% | 1,650 | 91 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.2% | 3,264 | 56 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.3% | 12,420 | 67 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 8% | 8,142 | 83 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 29.8% | 30,212 | 44 |
| Jean Quan | 15.8% | 16,026 | 112 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,494 | 390 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 9 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 13.5% | 13,598 | 965 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 15% | 15,185 | 194 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson - Eliminated | 1.7% | 1,741 | −1,741 |
| Courtney Ruby | 3.3% | 3,320 | 44 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.4% | 12,487 | 52 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 8.1% | 8,225 | 54 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 30% | 30,256 | 104 |
| Jean Quan | 16% | 16,138 | 79 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 3,884 | 249 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 14.5% | 14,563 | 268 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 15.3% | 15,379 | 320 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby - Eliminated | 3.3% | 3,364 | −3,364 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 12.5% | 12,539 | 801 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 8.2% | 8,279 | 272 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 30.1% | 30,360 | 953 |
| Jean Quan | 16.1% | 16,217 | 198 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 4,133 | 552 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 11 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 14.8% | 14,831 | 987 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 15.7% | 15,699 | 1,324 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 13.3% | 13,340 | 1,533 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker - Eliminated | 8.5% | 8,551 | −8,551 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 31.3% | 31,313 | 1,867 |
| Jean Quan | 16.4% | 16,415 | 741 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 4,685 | 2,099 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 12 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 16.1% | 15,818 | 1,584 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 17.4% | 17,023 | 1,639 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman - Eliminated | 15.2% | 14,873 | −14,873 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 33.8% | 33,180 | 6,761 |
| Jean Quan | 17.5% | 17,156 | 893 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 6,784 | 3,996 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel - Eliminated | 18.5% | 17,402 | −17,402 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 19.8% | 18,662 | 4,679 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 42.5% | 39,941 | 3,877 |
| Jean Quan | 19.2% | 18,049 | 2,476 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 10,780 | 6,370 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Kaplan | 26.6% | 23,341 | 5,080 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes | 50% | 43,818 | 4,988 |
| Jean Quan - Eliminated | 23.4% | 20,525 | −20,525 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 17,150 | 10,457 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 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.
| Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Charles Ray Williams | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Siegel | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Rebecca Kaplan - Eliminated | 36.8% | 28,421 | 0 |
| Jason "Shake" Anderson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Ruby | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Wilson | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Saied Karamooz | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick K. McCullough | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Yuan Liu | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Tuman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Parker | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Winner | 63.2% | 48,806 | 0 |
| Jean Quan | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Write-in | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Sammuel Washington | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 27,607 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 104,834 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
Personal
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Quan and her husband, Floyd Huen, have two children.[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Oakland, California
- Oakland, California mayoral election, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
- Campaign website
- Social Media
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 City of Oakland, "Mayor's Profile," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ sfgate.com, "Oakland Mayor Jean Quan slashing salary 25%," February 9, 2011
- ↑ City of Oakland, "Municipal Election November 4, 2014," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County, "Official 2014 Candidate List," accessed September 10, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County, "Unofficial election results," accessed November 5, 2014
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