Thushan Amarasiriwardena (Alameda City Council At-large, California, candidate 2024)
Thushan Amarasiriwardena ran for election to the Alameda City Council At-large in California. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]
Amarasiriwardena completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
[1]Biography
Thushan Amarasiriwardena provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 21, 2024:
- Birth date: January 18, 1982
- High school: Amherst Regional High School
- Bachelor's: North Carolina State University, 2004
- Gender: Male
- Religion: Atheist
- Profession: Product Manager
- Incumbent officeholder: No
- Campaign slogan: Let’s lift Alameda up – together
- Campaign website
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- Campaign Facebook
- Campaign Instagram
- Campaign YouTube video
Elections
General election
General election for Alameda City Council At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Trish Herrera Spencer, Thushan Amarasiriwardena, Greg Boller, Michele Pryor, and Steve Slauson ran in the general election for Alameda City Council At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Trish Herrera Spencer (Nonpartisan) | ||
 | Thushan Amarasiriwardena (Nonpartisan)  | |
| Greg Boller (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Michele Pryor (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Steve Slauson (Nonpartisan) | ||
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Election results
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Thushan Amarasiriwardena completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Amarasiriwardena's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a progressive, I champion a liberalism that builds. I believe the best version of our future isn’t built by holding back, but through making more of the best of this island. Change is a constant in a city like ours. Let’s lean into it—build on our strengths, fix what we need to improve, excitedly imagine what Alameda should be, and take action to make it all happen.
In my time on the Island, I’ve served on the Alameda Free Library Board driving the future Tool Library project, this year’s Measure E campaign committee to fund our schools and teachers, Love Elementary’s School Site Committee, as a writer and former board member of the Alameda Post, and walked Every Street of Alameda with my daughters.
As a software product manager in government, I listen to what users need, dive into the numbers, craft a vision, and then do the hard work of building something people want—a mentality perfect for City Council work.
We have strong plans and must see them through. I learned in industry that delivering plans is a hard and long journey. Our city needs thoughtful prioritization and championing to wrangle these plans to completion. I will be a proactive force to make them bloom and succeed.- Like you, I believe we deserve a city that can work with you to address fundamental issues affecting our Island
🏡 Housing & cost of living Ensuring that you and other Alamedans can stay in Alameda–by delivering on the city’s existing housing plan and supporting meaningful renter protections
an exciting sense of place and spur our economy - 🛍️ Vibrant businesses & jobs Enhancing our flourishing commercial districts to attract people and jobs—fostering
- 🚔 Safe neighborhoods & streets Fully staffed public safety departments and speed limit enforcement. Slower street design to live, walk, bike, and drive on
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/opinion/biden-liberalism-infrastructure-building.html
Mayor*, Alameda
Tracy Jensen
Council Member*, Alameda
Jennifer Williams
AUSD School Board President*
Ryan LaLonde
AUSD School Board Trustee*
Heather Little
AUSD School Board Trustee*
Lena Tam
Alameda County Supervisor*
Phong La
Alameda County Assessor*
- Titles used for identification purposes only.
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See also
2024 Elections
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