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The 2024 Oakland mayoral recall election was a successful special recall election to remove Oakland mayor Sheng Thao from office less than two years into her first four-year term. It was held on November 5, 2024 concurrent with the statewide and nationwide general elections.
Sheng Thao (RPA: Seeb Thoj, Pahawh: π¬π¬Άπ¬€π¬΅ π¬π¬²π¬π¬°; born July 18, 1985) is an American politician who served as the 51st mayor of Oakland, California from 2023 to 2024. She was the first Hmong American mayor of a major city in the United States.
Former Oakland, California, Mayor Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in November, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on corruption charges.. In addition to Thao, the Justice Department ...
Two months after she was recalled as Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao has reportedly been criminally indicted by a federal grand jury — a blockbuster blow to the struggling Bay Area city already ...
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao capitulated on Nov. 11 after an overwhelming 62% of voters opted to remove her from office — a historic result coming just two years into a term marked by complaints of ...
Thao was not the only official booted from office in Tuesday’s election. Pamela Price, district attorney for Alameda County, which includes Oakland, also was ousted by voters in a recall election. Critics of both Thao and Price disagreed with the officials’ progressive politics.
Early returns also show voters may recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. Lurie, who entered the race as a political newcomer, ran on a platform ...
Voters in Oakland ousted Thao from office during a recall election in November just two years after she narrowly won office, becoming the first Hmong-American woman to become the mayor of a major U.S. city. She faced criticism almost immediately after taking office for firing popular Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong. Frustrated voters ...