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Kevin Jenkins (California)

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Kevin Jenkins
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Oakland City Council District 6
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Prior offices
Peralta Community College District board of trustees Area 2

Mayor of Oakland
Successor: Barbara Lee
Predecessor: Nikki Fortunato Bas

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

University of San Francisco

Graduate

California State University, East Bay

Personal
Profession
Housing justice advocate
Contact

Kevin Jenkins is a member of the Oakland City Council in California, representing District 6. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Jenkins ran for election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 6 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Jenkins is a Democrat.[1]

Biography

Jenkins received a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University and a master's degree in administration from California State University-East Bay. He was the director of housing justice initiatives of the United Way Bay Area from 2021 to 2023 and is a former member of the Peralta Community College Board of Trustees.[2]


Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Oakland, California (2022)

General election

General election for Oakland City Council District 6

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Kevin Jenkins in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.


Total votes: 14,574
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Kevin Jenkins (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Kevin Jenkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Kevin Jenkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

Oakland, California California Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Mayor of Oakland
2025
Succeeded by
Barbara Lee
Preceded by
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Oakland City Council District 6
2023-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Peralta Community College District board of trustees Area 2
-2023
Succeeded by
Paulina Gonzalez-Brito