Libby Schaaf

Libby Schaaf
Schaaf smiling
Schaaf in 2017
50th Mayor of Oakland
In office
January 5, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byJean Quan
Succeeded bySheng Thao
Member of the Oakland City Council
from 4th district
In office
January 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byJean Quan
Succeeded byAnnie Campbell Washington
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Beckman Schaaf

(1965-11-12) November 12, 1965 (age 59)
Oakland, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationRollins College (BA)
Loyola Marymount University (JD)

Elizabeth Beckman Schaaf (born November 12, 1965) is an American politician who served as the 50th Mayor of Oakland, California from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served on the Oakland City Council.[1]

Schaaf won the November 4, 2014 Oakland mayoral election in the 14th round in ranked choice voting with 62.79% of the vote.[2][3] Schaaf won re-election in 2018 with a 27% margin.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Councilwoman Libby Schaaf files to run for Oakland mayor". KTVU. December 2, 2013. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "2014 Mayoral Election Results". OaklandWiki. November 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Mayor Libby Schaaf: Official Biodata". January 5, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf wins re-election". ABC7 San Francisco. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 24, 2020.