Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Peggy McQuaid (Albany City Council At-large, California, candidate 2024)
Peggy McQuaid (also known as Margaret) ran for election to the Albany City Council At-large in California. She was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
McQuaid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Peggy McQuaid provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 2, 2024:
- High school: Holy Names High School, Oakland CA
- Bachelor's: Holy Names University, 1971
- Gender: Female
- Prior offices held:
- Albany City Council (2014-2022)
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Peggy McQuaid for All of Albany
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Instagram
Elections
General election
General election for Albany City Council At-large (3 seats)
Incumbent Jennifer Hansen-Romero, incumbent Preston Jordan, incumbent Aaron Tiedemann, Jeremiah Garrett-Pinguelo, and Peggy McQuaid ran in the general election for Albany City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Jennifer Hansen-Romero (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Preston Jordan (Nonpartisan) | ||
Aaron Tiedemann (Nonpartisan)  | ||
| Jeremiah Garrett-Pinguelo (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Peggy McQuaid (Nonpartisan) | |
| ||||
| = 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. | ||||
Election results
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McQuaid in this election.
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Peggy McQuaid completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McQuaid's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
I earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Holy Names University. My career has been dedicated to serving the Albany community. Notably, I worked for the Albany Unified School District for twenty-five years, primarily as the Albany Pool Director. My commitment to public service led me to serve on the Albany City Council for eight years, including three years as Vice Mayor and two years as Mayor. I am actively involved in our community through extensive volunteer work, including delivering Meals on Wheels. I hold leadership positions in the Albany Rotary, Albany Community Foundation, Albany Education Foundation, Albany Y, Albany Film Fest, and Albany Police Activities League. I have served on several City of Albany advisory bodies and a variety of regional and state bodies through my work on the City Council. I am currently on the Albany Police Commission. Through the League of CA Cities, I served on the Public Safety Policy Committee and the Community Services Policy Committee as well as the East Bay Division Board of Directors. I was a proud member of SEIU Local 2015 for many years as an In-Home Supportive Services worker.
I currently represent Albany on the Alameda County Housing Authority Commission and serve on the board of the East Bay Housing Organizations.- It is critical to ensure the fiscal health of our city through
• Developing a balanced budget that prioritizes essential services and aligns with Albany’s values • Evaluating long-range financial planning to ensure unfunded liabilities are sufficiently funded • Continuing efforts to seek new revenue sources while ensuring we are receiving all the revenue to which we are entitled • Viewing all policies and projects across the city through an equity lens including developing a comprehensive framework that includes objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), targets, and a success matrix
I have a reputation for practical and pragmatic problem solving and I am prepared to have the difficult conversations to ensure these goals are met - Ensure Affordable Housing/Economic Stability by • Advocating for actions and policies that create and preserve housing, support tenants, and encourage strong partnerships between tenants and housing providers • Supporting a citywide study to determine needs and desires on a variety of issues. The result of this study will enable the City Council to consider community priorities and funding mechanisms to create a data driven and fully thought-out implementation plan. • Building on existing partnerships to support our unhoused neighbors and other vulnerable community members • Partnering with our local business organizations to uplift our independent businesses while encouraging the growth of the City’s economic development department
- Ensuring environmental Issues are forefront by • Working with our Climate Action Committee and city staff to ensure our robust climate action goals are fully integrated into all aspects of city planning • Ensuring economic justice is at the forefront of all policies and programs through access to opportunities and education • Ensuring infrastructure projects, including street repair, transportation, and lighting, reflect our Climate Action goals • Viewing all policies and projects through an equity lens I have a history of advocating for implementation of climate action policies, including Albany's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and support of the Paris Climate Agreement.
Climate action policies must prioritize environmental justice through education on adopting sustainable lifestyle.
Compassion and empathy support honesty. It is important to create a culture where all members of the community know they are welcome and feel safe and secure. It is critical to view all policies and programs through an equity lens.
• Being prepared at every meeting
• Doing the advance work required and forming opinions based on fact
• Speaking for those who may not have a voice, but knowing before you speak you must listen
• Considering every decision through an equity and environmental lens
• Bringing new and diverse members of the community into local government though advisory bodies
• Representing the City on regional bodies ensuring our voice is heard and strong partnerships are forged.
It is the responsibility of a council member to ensure these priorities are met:
Fiscal Stability
• Develop a balanced budget that prioritizes essential services and aligns with community values
• Evaluate long-range financial planning
• Enhance efforts to seek new revenue sources
• View all policies and projects through an equity lens
Affordable Housing/Economic Stability
• Advocate for actions and policies that create and preserve housing, support tenants, and encourage strong partnerships between tenants and housing providers
• Build on existing partnerships to support our unhoused neighbors and other vulnerable community members
• Partner with our local business organizations to uplift our independent businesses while encouraging the growth of the City’s economic development department, with a priority of business retention and expansion
• View all policies and projects through an equity lens
Environmental Issues
• Work to ensure our robust climate action goals are fully integrated into all aspects of city planning
• Ensure economic justice is at the forefront of all policies and programs through access to opportunities and education
• Ensure infrastructure projects reflect our Climate Action goals
• View all policies and projects through an equity lens
I bring a wealth of experience to this office. My commitment to public service led me to serve on the Albany City Council for eight years, including three years as Vice Mayor and two years as Mayor.
I am actively involved in our community through extensive volunteer work, including delivering Meals on Wheels to our senior citizens. I hold leadership positions in the Albany Rotary, the Albany Community Foundation, the Albany Education Foundation, the Albany Y, the Albany Film Fest, and the Albany Police Activities League.
I have served on several City of Albany advisory bodies and a variety of regional and state bodies through my work on the City Council. I am currently on the Albany Police Commission and previously served on the Albany Arts Committee and the Traffic and Safety (now Transportation) Commission. I also served on several city ad hoc committees, including the Youth Task Force and Golden Gate Fields Task Force.
Through the League of CA Cities, I served on the Public Safety Policy Committee and the Community Services Policy Committee as well as the East Bay Division Board of Directors.
I was Supervisor Carson’s alternate on the Alameda County Transportation Commission. I represented Albany on the Alta Bates Regional Task Force.
I was a proud member of SEIU Local 2015 for many years as an In-Home Supportive Services worker and am a strong supporter of workers.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
