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Matt Hummel
Matt Hummel ran for election to the Oakland City Council to represent District 4 in California. Hummel lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
In 2016, he was a candidate for the At-Large seat on the Oakland City Council in California, and was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1]
Although city council elections in Oakland are officially nonpartisan, Hummel is known to be a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Biography
Hummel moved to Oakland in 1992.[1] Hummel studied at Holy Names College. His professional experience includes working as a carpenter and as chair of the Oakland Cannabis Regulatory Commission.[3][4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Oakland City Council District 4
The following candidates ran in the general election for Oakland City Council District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheng Thao (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 11,736 |
| Pamela Harris (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 9,960 | ||
 | Matt Hummel (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nayeli Maxson (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Charles Michelson (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Joseph Tanios (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 21,696 | |||
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Ranked-choice voting rounds
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The first round eliminated the write-in votes. There were no write-in votes.
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2016
The city of Oakland, California, held elections for city council in 2016. Five of the eight city council seats were up for election. Incumbent Rebecca Kaplan defeated Margaret Moore, Bruce Quan, Francis Hummel, and Nancy Sidebotham in the general election for the At-Large seat on the Oakland City Council.[5]
| Oakland City Council At-Large, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rebecca Kaplan Incumbent |
51.86% | 83,009 |
| Margaret Moore | 19.83% | 31,735 |
| Bruce Quan | 16.90% | 27,058 |
| Francis Hummel | 7.20% | 11,524 |
| Nancy Sidebotham | 3.58% | 5,724 |
| Write-in votes | 0.63% | 1,013 |
| Total Votes | 160,063 | |
| Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Certified Election Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Hummel participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of municipal government candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The people of Oakland are proud, but I want you to know, they are suffering. Our housing crisis is now clearly a humanitarian health crisis. We didn't just end up here. I'm running for council because our whole relationship to government needs to be completely renewed. That relationship determines how we police, the kind of jobs available and whether our fellow citizens have to continue to sleep in tents. The acute stress and PTSD from housing insecurity (it takes years off life spans and developmentally holds back our children) has only gotten worse over the last eight years. In order for all Oaklanders to progress, we need affordable housing and mixed incomes across the board, in all neighborhoods. That doesn't have to be apartment buildings where they haven't been before, it can mean opening access to secondary units. I propose chartering a municipal bank where our city deposits can finance local initiatives, instead of whatever Wells Fargo or Chase invests it in. We could finance home and business loans, construct housing and liberate the working poor from check cashing scams.[6][7] | ” |
When asked what he would most like to change about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | We need a 10k plan of truly affordable housing. The city must leverage its land and holdings to make this happen. Rent increase moratoriums are necessary but miss the point a bit. Our rents as they stand are too high to be sustainable, and suck all of the wealth out of the city. Money is coming from outside our local economy and is overwhelming it. The people of Oakland deserve better than big money playing Monopoly with our whole city.[6][7] | ” |
When asked what he is most proud of about the city, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | The struggle.[6][7] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the city, with 1 being the most important and 12 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Government transparency | |
| Civil rights | |
| Homelessness | |
| Unemployment | |
| Housing | |
| Environment | |
| K-12 education | |
| City services (trash, utilities, etc.) | |
| Recreational opportunities | |
| Crime reduction/prevention | |
| Public pensions/retirement funds | |
| Transportation | |
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer four questions from Ballotpedia regarding issues facing cities across America. The questions are in the left column and the candidate's responses are in the right column:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| A little important | |
| Local | |
| Increased economic opportunities | |
| Focusing on small business development |
Additional themes
Hummel's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following themes:[1]
| “ |
For decades, Oakland progressives have been 'speaking truth to power'. But the truth is that you are the power. Government is supposed to be a tool that we the people use together, to improve all of our lives. Our whole relationship to government needs to be completely re-imagined. That relationship determines how we police, the kind of jobs available and whether our fellow citizens have to continue to sleep in tents. As Chair of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission, I have been working to develop new policies that genuinely serve our people. If elected to office, my advisors will be community leaders, not lobbyists. [7] |
” |
See also
- Oakland, California
- Municipal elections in Oakland, California (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Social media:
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matt for Oakland City Council At Large, "About," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Asian Pacific American Democratic Caucus of Alameda County, "2016 Endorsement Questionnaire," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Matt At Large 4 Oakland City Council," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List for Councilmember, At Large, Oakland - On Ballot," accessed September 21, 2016
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ballotpedia's municipal government candidate survey, 2016, "Francis Hummel's Responses," October 14, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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