Berkeley City Council District 1

The city of Berkeley has been using ranked-choice voting in its elections for city auditor, mayor and city council since 2010, while school board and rent board are decided by plurality vote.

Rashi Kesarwani is running for reelection to her seat as District 1 council member for the next term in the 2022 election.

Elisa Mikiten, affordable housing planner and partner at Mikiten Architecture, is running for the District 1 City Council seat against incumbent Rashi Kesarwani and newcomer Tamar Michai Freeman.

Margo Schueler, a recently retired construction and maintenance superintendent for the East Bay Municipal Utility District, filed to run for Berkeley City Council’s District 1 seat — currently held by Linda Maio — on April 20.