Rakesh Sharma
2028
Rakesh Sharma is a member of the Ohlone Community College District board of trustees in California, representing Area 5. Sharma's current term ends in 2028.
Sharma won re-election to the Ohlone Community College District board of trustees to represent Area 5 in California outright after the general election on November 5, 2024, was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Rakesh Sharma (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sharma in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Ohlone Community College District board of trustees Area 2 (3 seats)
Incumbent Greg Bonaccorsi, Rakesh Sharma, and Lance Kwan defeated Richard Norris and Amit Patel in the general election for Ohlone Community College District board of trustees Area 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Greg Bonaccorsi (Nonpartisan) | 26.1 | 39,778 | |
| ✔ |  | Rakesh Sharma (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 35,143 |
| ✔ | Lance Kwan (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 30,649 | |
| Richard Norris (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 26,619 | ||
| Amit Patel (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 19,781 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 304 | ||
| Total votes: 152,274 | |||
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2016
The city of Fremont, California, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. Two city council seats were up for election.[1] The following candidates ran in the general election for two at-large seats on the Fremont City Council.[2]
| Fremont City Council, At-large General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Vinnie Bacon Incumbent |
31.52% | 34,649 |
| Raj Salwan |
21.28% | 23,391 |
| Kathy Kimberlin | 12.04% | 13,239 |
| Rakesh Sharma | 11.51% | 12,650 |
| Laurie Manuel | 10.29% | 11,309 |
| Cullen Tiernan | 9.20% | 10,110 |
| Marty Froomin | 3.90% | 4,289 |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 291 |
| Total Votes | 109,928 | |
2014
The city of Fremont, California held elections for city council on November 4, 2014. The candidate filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 8, 2014.[3][4]
Rick Jones and Lily Mei defeated incumbent Raj Salwan, Syed Iqbal Ahmed, David Paul Bonaccorsi, Marty Froomin, Nancy Liu, Dirk R. Lorenz and Rakesh Sharma.[5]
| Fremont City Council, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lily Mei |
20% | 13,490 | |
| Rick Jones |
18.2% | 12,296 | |
| Raj Salwan Incumbent | 16.9% | 11,428 | |
| Syed Iqbal Ahmed | 1.7% | 1,147 | |
| David Paul Bonaccorsi | 10.4% | 7,024 | |
| Nancy Liu | 6.9% | 4,681 | |
| Dirk R. Lorenz | 14.7% | 9,905 | |
| Rakesh Sharma | 8.6% | 5,778 | |
| Marty Froomin | 2.5% | 1,719 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 106 | |
| Total Votes | 45,385 | ||
| Source: Alameda County Board of Elections - 2014 Official Election Results | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Rakesh Sharma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
On his campaign website, Sharma highlighted the following issues:[6]
- "Address unfunded liability, Fremont debt that needs to be paid."
- "Improve public safety by providing more resources to Fremont Police and Fire."
- "Support businesses and make Fremont more business-friendly."
- "Bring jobs to Fremont – biotech, green tech, and high tech."
- "Support our school districts, address the overcrowding and lack of resources for teachers and staff in our schools."
- "Bring city hall to our neighborhoods through community meetings."
- "Provide the best city services per dollar spent, restore sidewalk maintenance by The City of Fremont Maintenance Services Division."
- "Make more quality affordable housing available, provide incentives for quality affordable housing developments."
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Fremont, "Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Fremont, California, "Election Information," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ City of Fremont, "Election Information," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ City of Fremont, "Basic Steps In Running For Office," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "2014 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Elect Sharma, "Issues," accessed October 8, 2014
