Barbara Lee's mentor and predecessor in Congress Ron Dellums was also elected mayor of Oakland. He was a great House member but had a difficult time as Mayor. I wish her the best of luck in her new role.
Barbara Lee's mentor and predecessor in Congress Ron Dellums was also elected mayor of Oakland. He was a great House member but had a difficult time as Mayor. I wish her the best of luck in her new role.
Dellums was aloof as Mayor and didn't always give the most transparency with his administration. He also had been out of elected office for years before he ran in the mayoral race back in 2006. Brown by contrast was more competent and focused.
Lee has the fortunate ability to have been out of office for only a few months before being elected as Mayor. I think she'll do a good job and is already fired up with ideas and an agenda.
Barbara Lee's mentor and predecessor in Congress Ron Dellums was also elected mayor of Oakland. He was a great House member but had a difficult time as Mayor. I wish her the best of luck in her new role.
I agree about Dellums on both counts. He was one of my all-time favorite members of Congress!
He represented my district before Barbara Lee's first term in the House. Great anti-war history and civil rights record.
Dellums was aloof as Mayor and didn't always give the most transparency with his administration. He also had been out of elected office for years before he ran in the mayoral race back in 2006. Brown by contrast was more competent and focused.
Lee has the fortunate ability to have been out of office for only a few months before being elected as Mayor. I think she'll do a good job and is already fired up with ideas and an agenda.