Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor is 1st to enter mayor's race

By KTVU staff

Published September 30, 2021 11:50am PDT

Oakland City Councilman announces running for mayor

Councilman Loren Taylor has announced his candidacy in Oakland's upcoming mayoral race.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland City Councilman Loren Taylor is planning to run for mayor.

Taylor, whose district covers parts of East Oakland, is the first candidate to announce he's running in next year's election.

Mayor Libby Schaaf is wrapping up her second term. Term limits prevent her from seeking re-election.

Taylor is a third generation Oakland resident and says he hopes to deliver "results rather than rhetoric." He has scheduled a kick-off event for Saturday.

At the beginning of the year Taylor was one of the councilmembers working to improve equity in city contracting jobs.