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Libby Schaaf
Schaaf in 2017
50th Mayor of Oakland
In office January 5, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by
Jean Quan
Succeeded by
Sheng Thao
Member of the Oakland City Council from 4th district
In office January 2011 – January 2015
Preceded by
Jean Quan
Succeeded by
Annie Campbell Washington
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Beckman Schaaf
(1965-11-12) November 12, 1965 (age 58) Oakland, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Education
Rollins College (BA) Loyola Marymount University (JD)
Elizabeth Beckman Schaaf (born November 12, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 50th Mayor of Oakland, California from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served on the Oakland City Council.[1]
Schaaf won the November 4, 2014 Oakland mayoral election in the 14th round in ranked choice voting with 62.79% of the vote.[2][3] Schaaf won re-election in 2018 with a 27% margin.[4][5]
^"Councilwoman Libby Schaaf files to run for Oakland mayor". KTVU. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
^"2014 Mayoral Election Results". OaklandWiki. November 4, 2014.
^"Mayor Libby Schaaf: Official Biodata". January 5, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
^"Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf wins re-election". ABC7 San Francisco. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^"Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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be cleared of danger shortly after 3 p.m., according to Oakland Mayor LibbySchaaf. Some students were recorded hiding under their desks as lockdown was...
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December 4. An arson investigation was also launched. Oakland mayor LibbySchaaf announced that charges against anyone found responsible could range from...
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community college education. Throughout 2016, he joined Oakland mayor LibbySchaaf at the launch of the Oakland Promise and Second Lady Jill Biden and Los...
outlets speculated the attack could have been racially motivated. Mayor LibbySchaaf released the statement: “The fact that his victims were both young African-American...
concern among both activists and Oakland politicians. Oakland Mayor LibbySchaaf asked Tagami to live up to his verbal agreement not to ship coal from...
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out. Is that your understanding, as we're speaking?". Oakland mayor LibbySchaaf was "shocked" at the degree of force used, commenting, "These are mothers;...
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