While the two candidates for District 15 share some policy positions, they diverge when it comes to one of the most polarizing issues.
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Race for 15th: Dan Kalb touts Capitol experience in East Bay Assembly run
When the Oakland Councilman makes his pitch to voters in the district, he emphasizes the decade’s worth of experience he has working at state level.
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Race for 15th: Sergey Piterman proposes ‘liquid democracy’ to better connect voters with state lawmakers
The Assembly District 15 candidate wants to change the entire way votes are cast in the Capitol.
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Race for 15th: Buffy Wicks makes pitch to Assembly voters, one living room at a time
Buffy, who favors reforming, but not repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act, is not in public office so house parties are an opportunity to introduce herself to voters.
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Race for 15th: Raquella Thaman wants housing solutions to focus on generational wealth
As a candidate focused on how unaffordable housing is for many, Thaman is encouraged to hear more talk about policies that address long-term wealth.
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Race for 15th: Cheryl Sudduth asks, ‘Who gets to define experience?’
Perhaps buoyed by her status as an outsider candidate, compliance officer Sudduth speaks her mind like no other candidate in this race at otherwise mundane candidate forums.
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Race for 15th: After single-payer battles, is the Assembly ready for a nurse?
The 15th District candidate says hospital closures endanger the lives of nearby residents needing emergency care. It’s one of the issues she’s emphasizing in her campaign.
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Race for 15th: College Republican aims to bring ‘intellectual diversity’ to Deep Blue East Bay Assembly race
It may seem like the ultimate waving of a white flag for Republicans in the liberal East Bay — the only GOP candidate running for State Assembly is a college sophomore.
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Race for 15th: Attorney Andy Katz wants voters to know about more than his EBMUD work
Andy Katz is the only candidate running for the 15th District who has represented nearly all the cities in the district, in his role as EBMUD board of directors.
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Race for 15th: Will universal basic income message resonate in liberal 15th district?
The idea of guaranteed cash from the government is a cause currently championed by just one of the 12 candidates in the district 15 race: writer and podcaster Owen Poindexter.
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Race for 15th: Judy Appel touts experience in education, vows to take on charters
“Education is really my sweet spot in this election,” says Appel who is running for the 15th Assembly District.
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Race for 15th: Jovanka Beckles hopes to take ‘corporate money free’ message to state Assembly
The Richmond vice mayor was part of the shift in Richmond’s political power over the last decade.
