Election 2014

Berkeley voters will decide the fate of highly contested district lines in Tuesday’s election.

Of the seven measures featured on the Berkeley city ballot, two have garnered the particular attention of student political groups for their potential to affect student life at UC Berkeley. Students have directed their attention primarily to issues regarding redistricting and taxation for this year’s election.

The challenger in this year’s District 7 council race has received more monetary campaign contributions than any other City Council candidate, according to the most recent campaign disclosure documents. More than half of his contributions come from outside the city.

Two candidates will face off for the governor’s seat in California this election, each with a different view of how to organize and fund the state's higher education system.

Incumbent Joel Young faces two candidates vying for his position as AC Transit district director-at-large, running on platforms to expand free bus passes to school-aged students and balance pension funds.

Unlike the city’s school board and City Council elections this year, all candidates who are running for Berkeley’s Rent Stabilization Board are guaranteed a position.

From handling union negotiations to implementing new curriculum, the Berkeley Unified School District Board of Education is responsible for discussing the long term vision the city’s local schools. This year five candidates, three of whom are incumbent, are vying for three open seats on the board.

On Tuesday, Berkeley voters will have a say in re-electing Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, as their Congressional Representative for District 13.

Though the two candidates at the forefront of the race for the state Assembly District 15 are Democrats, each carry distinct personal and professional experiences to distinguish themselves from their opponent.

In Berkeley’s District 8, the retirement of incumbent Councilmember Gordon Wozniak has left the City Council race wide open to four newcomers.