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Barbara Lee

Democratic · Mayor of Oakland · California · Spectrum score -70

Mayor · 2026 ballot ·

Barbara Lee is Mayor of Oakland in California. Political positions and ideology score -70 (Far left). Barbara Jean Lee is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025.

Term ends: Jan 3, 2027
Email: officeofthemayor@oaklandca.gov
Phone: 510-238-3141
Office: 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 3rd Fl., Oakland, CA 94612
Website: Official site
Wikipedia: Background

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Where Barbara stands on the spectrum

Barbara Lee scores -70 on Spectrum’s left–right line (far left), left of center on the economy and progressive on social issues. The number is modeled from twelve issue positions and the public record — not a poll and not a party label.

Composite -70 · Far left · economic -78 · social -68 · authoritarian -36

Confidence 68. How we calculate scores →

Background & record

Barbara Jean Lee is an American politician who has served as the 52nd mayor of Oakland since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee previously served as a U.S. representative from California from 1998 to 2025, representing California's 12th congressional district. She also served in both houses of the California State Legislature from 1990 to 1998.

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Issue detail

−100 left pole · +100 right pole

Economic: -78
Social: -68
Authoritarian: -36
Confidence: 68

Taxes & spending-76
Higher taxes on high earners, larger public budget
Health care-82
Public or single-payer coverage as a right
Climate & energy-80
Aggressive climate rules and fossil-fuel phase-down
Business regulation-74
Stronger antitrust, labor, and consumer rules
Labor & wages-78
Unions, higher minimum wage, worker power
Immigration-70
A broader legal path, less interior enforcement
Abortion-86
Legal access, opposed to bans
Guns-76
Licensing, assault-weapon limits, red-flag laws
Crime & policing-60
Reform, diversion, less incarceration
Schools & speech-72
Public-school investment, DEI frameworks
Defense & alliances-40
Diplomacy-first, smaller overseas footprint
Civil liberties-42
Privacy, speech, limits on surveillance and bans

No roll-call first dimension on file — issues only.

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Sources

Ballotpedia, mayors of the 100 largest cities, August 2026
Open States people (municipalities)
oaklandca.gov
en.wikipedia.org
Local contact is from the public office listing. Scores are modeled, not a roll-call.