Tyron Jordan

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Tyron Jordan

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 15, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

California State University, Sacramento, 1999

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1997 - 2004

Personal

Birthplace

San Buenaventura, Calif.

Profession

Legal professional

Contact

Campaign website

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Tyron Jordan ran in a special election for Mayor of Oakland in California. He lost in the special general election on April 15, 2025. Jordan unofficially withdrew from the race but appeared on the general election ballot on April 15, 2025.

Biography

Tyron Jordan was born in San Buenaventura, California. He served in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 2004. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1999. His career experience includes working as a legal professional.

Jordan has been affiliated with the following organizations:

• Board of directors, City Slicker Farms
• VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars)

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2025)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

Select round: Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Barbara Lee in round 9 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	52.7	48,935	588	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	47.3	43,929	379	9
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	-1,532	8
		Renia Webb	0.0	0	0	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	51.7	48,347	424	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	46.6	43,550	292	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.6	1,532	245	8
		Renia Webb	0.0	0	-1,180	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	51.2	47,923	83	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	46.2	43,258	366	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.4	1,287	124	8
		Renia Webb	1.3	1,180	145	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.0	0	-1,022	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.9	47,840	276	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.7	42,892	264	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.2	1,163	46	8
		Renia Webb	1.1	1,035	106	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.1	1,022	52	6
		Suz Robinson	0.0	0	-858	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.6	47,564	245	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.3	42,628	94	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.2	1,117	53	8
		Renia Webb	1.0	929	53	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.0	970	72	6
		Suz Robinson	0.9	858	39	5
		Eric Simpson	0.0	0	-658	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.2	47,319	59	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.2	42,534	66	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,064	22	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	876	47	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	1.0	898	32	6
		Suz Robinson	0.9	819	35	5
		Eric Simpson	0.7	658	51	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.0	0	-365	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.2	47,260	66	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.1	42,468	32	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,042	23	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	829	23	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	866	24	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	784	15	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	607	14	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.4	365	32	3
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	-266	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.1	47,194	17	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.0	42,436	43	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,019	18	8
		Renia Webb	0.9	806	10	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	842	8	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	769	14	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	593	5	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.4	333	9	3
		Peter Liu	0.3	266	13	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.0	0	-184	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Barbara Lee	50.0	47,177	0	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	45.0	42,393	0	9
		Tyron Jordan	1.1	1,001	0	8
		Renia Webb	0.8	796	0	7
		Mindy Pechenuk	0.9	834	0	6
		Suz Robinson	0.8	755	0	5
		Eric Simpson	0.6	588	0	4
	Submit photo	Elizabeth Swaney	0.3	324	0	3
		Peter Liu	0.3	253	0	2
		President Cristina Grappo	0.2	184	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,305
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jordan in this election.

2022

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2022)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

Select round: Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Sheng Thao in round 9 . 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.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	50.3	57,206	4,116	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	49.7	56,529	6,110	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	0.0	0	-16,538	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	0.0	0	0	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	44.2	53,090	8,430	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	42.0	50,419	2,162	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	13.8	16,538	1,053	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	0.0	0	-14,149	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	0	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	36.4	44,660	2,017	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	39.4	48,257	3,612	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	12.6	15,485	970	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	11.5	14,149	1,056	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	-9,022	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	34.4	42,643	1,564	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	36.0	44,645	1,739	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	11.7	14,515	585	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	10.6	13,093	1,294	8
		Treva Reid	7.3	9,022	744	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	-6,886	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.9	41,079	443	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	34.4	42,906	936	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	11.2	13,930	671	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	9.4	11,799	325	8
		Treva Reid	6.6	8,278	304	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	5.5	6,886	760	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	0.0	0	-4,151	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.4	40,636	241	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.4	41,970	113	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	10.6	13,259	87	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	9.1	11,474	296	8
		Treva Reid	6.3	7,974	95	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	4.9	6,126	140	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	3.3	4,151	195	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	0.0	0	-1,391	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.1	40,395	268	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.3	41,857	80	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	10.5	13,172	80	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.9	11,178	63	8
		Treva Reid	6.3	7,879	57	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	4.8	5,986	53	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	3.1	3,956	100	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	1.1	1,391	69	4
		Peter Liu	0.0	0	-1,000	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	31.8	40,127	218	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.1	41,777	267	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	10.4	13,092	199	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.8	11,115	166	8
		Treva Reid	6.2	7,822	195	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	4.7	5,933	135	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	3.1	3,856	111	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	1.0	1,322	54	4
		Peter Liu	0.8	1,000	40	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	-863	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	31.8	39,909	0	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.1	41,510	0	9
	Submit photo	Ignacio De La Fuente	10.3	12,893	0	9
	Submit photo	Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.7	10,949	0	8
		Treva Reid	6.1	7,627	0	7
	Submit photo	Gregory Hodge	4.6	5,798	0	6
	Submit photo	Seneca Scott	3.0	3,745	0	5
	Submit photo	John Reimann	1.0	1,268	0	4
		Peter Liu	0.8	960	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.7	863	0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 125,522
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign themes

2025

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2022

Tyron Jordan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jordan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am Tyron Jordan and I am running as a true progressive in the race for Mayor of Oakland. I served as a Senator Bernie Sanders delegate-at-large at the Democratic National Convention in 2020, I am a former shop steward/ union organizer for SEIU local 1000, a former Mayoral appointee, and a military veteran. In addition, I serve on the Board of Directors of a West Oakland based non-profit. I was born in Ventura, California but lived most of the time in Northern California. I moved to Oakland in 2009. I attended Fairfield High School, where I was a track and field standout; and I am currently an avid marathon runner. I am an avid reader; primarily of history and biography.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Reduce Homelessness to a point where it is a rarity
• Revitalize Small Business
• Maintain Public Safety without criminalizing homelessness, mental illness or substance abuse

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I feel that the homelessness situation is at a crisis level. Having individuals and families, living in tents, under bridges and parks; is unacceptable at every level. Providing more shelters have become a “permanent “ solution. What is needed for unhoused people to thrive and to fully participate in their communities; is permanent safe steady housing.

   Despite misconceptions; a significant number of those who are unhoused, are employed. The soaring cost of housing has made it impossible to afford.  The common approach of letting developers come in, with the promise of providing a percentage of affordable units; must be re-examined. This approach has proven  to be ineffective.

 In the situation of the unhoused, who are struggling with mental health issues/ drug abuse; they need stable housing along with a strong social support systems. The Housing First approach, along with treatment have been tried and successful in many cities. When I moved to Oakland in 2009, one of the top issues was the increasing level of homelessness

In 2022, the top issue remains to be the increasing level of homelessness. In that span of time, City Council members have come and gone, and Mayors have come and gone. It is time to take a serious comprehensive approach to help people get off the streets, and help them utilize their talents and potential. Such a step would benefit us all.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I greatly admired United Farm worker co-founder Dolores Huerta, I admired former President Obama, the late Civil leader/Congressman John Lewis .
I admire these individuals, because of their determination, especially against terrible odds.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Being trustworthy. Having goals and objectives. Being flexible and open to different approach’s and different views.
Decisive.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am trustworthy, high moral character. In addition, I have a record of service. I am very open to listening to various viewpoints. In addition, having come from a military background; and having served-I can relate to people from diverse background.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Maintaining of Public Safety, put forward proposals to improve the quality of live of everyone

What legacy would you like to leave?

I would like to leave the legacy of improving the lives of others

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was that of a busboy in a restaurant in Fairfield. I held this job during my junior and senior in high school

What is your favorite book? Why?

Actually several books-

I love “The Power Broker, Robert Moses and the fall of New York” by Robert Caro

The 4 volume series on Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro

The Godfather, by Mario Puzo

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

My Dad died by suicide. It has been very difficult, but it is important for me to carry on, and help others

A mayor is a leader in his or her city. What does that mean to you?

A Mayor should set the tone, should have a vision, and should be able to lead in a decisive fashion. A Mayor should be more than a person “putting out fires”, but should have definite goals and objectives.
A mayor must be highly ethical and trustworthy on all levels.

Mayors have many responsibilities, which vary from city to city. Which of those do you personally consider the most important in your city?

Being able to stay focus on the main goals and objectives; yet having the flexibility to deal with the unexpected. Most importantly, I feel, that the Mayor of Oakland, must be fully engaged with every segment of the community/ across all socio-economic segments

If the mayor in your city is not a member of the city council and oversees the day-to-day administration of the city government, what do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor and city council?

I think the City Council should be a partner in governing; but the mayor should make the final decisions

What do you love most about your city?

The sheer racial diversity and diverse cultures. Oakland is a very vibrant city with energy which one can almost feel.

What do you perceive to be your city's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Rebounding economically. The pandemic has had a devastating impact

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the state government?

A partnership

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between your city and the federal government?

A partnership

What do you believe is the ideal relationship between the mayor's office and law enforcement?

A degree of independence, but still some input

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