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Raymond Liu
Raymond Liu is a member of the Fremont City Council in California, representing District 6. He assumed office on December 10, 2024. His current term ends in 2028.
Liu ran for election to the Fremont City Council to represent District 6 in California. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Liu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Raymond Liu was born in California. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis in 2019. His career experience includes working as a technology professional.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in Fremont, California (2024)
General election
General election for Fremont City Council District 6
Raymond Liu defeated incumbent Teresa Cox in the general election for Fremont City Council District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Raymond Liu (Nonpartisan)  | 50.2 | 5,655 |
 | Teresa Cox (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 5,614 | |
| Total votes: 11,269 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Liu's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Liu in this election.
2022
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 10
Aisha Wahab defeated Lily Mei in the general election for California State Senate District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aisha Wahab (D) | 53.7 | 114,997 |
 | Lily Mei (D) | 46.3 | 99,011 | |
| Total votes: 214,008 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Senate District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lily Mei (D) | 33.1 | 47,149 |
| ✔ | | Aisha Wahab (D) | 30.0 | 42,731 |
| Paul Pimentel (R) | 21.6 | 30,742 | ||
 | Jamal Khan (D) | 7.3 | 10,424 | |
| Raymond Liu (D) | 4.9 | 6,932 | |
 | Jim Canova (D) | 3.1 | 4,391 | |
| Total votes: 142,369 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaime Zepeda (D)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Raymond Liu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Liu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I’m running for Fremont City Council because I believe in responsive, accountable leadership. Too many residents have reached out to our representative, only to be met with silence. People have tried contacting her through emails and scheduling meetings, but she either never responds or cancels at the last minute, leaving constituents feeling ignored. This lack of communication and follow-through has eroded trust in our local government, and that’s something I’m determined to change.
In contrast, I make it a priority to reach out and listen to the community. I believe in open lines of communication, where everyone’s voice is heard. Through my work and dedication, I’ve built strong relationships and proven my ability to unite people.- Combatting Corruption in Fremont. One of the reasons I’m running is because Fremont needs leaders who will restore transparency and accountability to local government. The recent corruption scandal involving former City Manager Mark Danaj, who was convicted of fraud, has deeply damaged the community’s trust. The approval of a $300,000 severance package by the current City Council only added insult to injury. It’s time to bring integrity back to City Hall, and I’m committed to holding our government accountable to the people it serves.
- Addressing the ongoing Homelessness Crisis. Another major issue we face is the homelessness crisis. I believe we need a balanced approach that combines compassion with accountability. We must provide mental health services, addiction treatment, and affordable housing to those in need, but we also need to enforce laws that keep our public spaces safe. Criminal behavior, such as open drug use, cannot be tolerated, and we must take action to protect our neighborhoods.
- Affordable Housing. Fremont's current policy towards affordable housing is using something called "in-lieu" fees. Basically, the city gives developers an option of either building affordable housing, or simply paying an added fee in-lieu of doing so. Most developers simply just pay the fee, meaning no affordable housing gets built. My plan is to eliminate this loop hole and make affordable housing actually available. The current situation we have benefits nobody. Developers pay a fee instead of building housing, and the fee goes to the city, who do not use it competently.
Second, the homelessness crisis is a pressing issue. I’m committed to finding balanced solutions that provide compassion through housing and services, while ensuring public safety by enforcing laws to keep our neighborhoods secure.
Yang Shao, Fremont Councilmember
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2022
Raymond Liu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Liu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Like many others, he found the cost of a 4-year university daunting, and he instead went to his local community college, Ohlone College. He graduated with 3 Associate of Science degrees in Math, Natural Sciences and Computer Science.
In 2017 he transferred to UC Davis, to complete his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. He graduated in the spring of 2019, and since then, he’s worked as an Engineer at various companies before deciding to run for office in order to give back to the community who has helped him.
Raymond Liu is running for office for a variety of reasons, but his main ones are as follows: Indexing California’s minimum wage to inflation, and to build affordable housing for the people of District 10.
Inflation this year has been absolutely devastating, having risen 8.3% in the past year. Raymond wishes to peg the minimum wage to inflation so that the most vulnerable members of our community will be protected by the effects of rising inflation.
Raymond is also an ardent YIMBY, who supports the building of affordable housing so that more residents can become homeowners and thus build equity, rather than remain as long term renters.
He is also a fighter for the social and economic rights of undocumented citizens not only in his district; but in California as a whole, having been endorsed by a number of Latino community leade- Index the Minimum Wage to Inflation (CPI)
- Build affordable housing
- Social Justice for Asian Americans
Raymond Liu is running for office for a variety of reasons, but his main ones are as follows: Indexing California’s minimum wage to inflation, and to build affordable housing for the people of District 10.
Inflation this year has been absolutely devastating, having risen 8.3% in the past year. Raymond wishes to peg the minimum wage to inflation so that the most vulnerable members of our community will be protected by the effects of rising inflation.
Raymond is also an ardent YIMBY, who supports the building of affordable housing so that more residents can become homeowners and thus build equity, rather than remain as long term renters.
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
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2024
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