Oakland, Barbara Lee

Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California has always stood apart. She was the first Black student to integrate her Southern ...
Lee’s foray into the contest, after the November recall of Mayor Sheng Thao, would be a seismic political shift for the embattled East Bay city, which is hurtling toward bankruptcy and whose voters ...
Lee is likely to clear much of the field, with many of Oakland’s labor and business leaders ready to support her campaign.
Oakland City Council voted unanimously to appoint Kevin Jenkins to be President and interim mayor, the city's third mayor in ...
Congresswoman Bara Lee has spent more than half her life in politics, and her career has come to a stop for now.
Following a tense vote on the House floor to re-elect U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson as Speaker, the Louisiana Republican swore in ...