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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Clinton Killian |
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Oakland, California , United States |
| Email | None |
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| Contributor | Patrick |
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| Info | Democrat Clinton Killian is running for the California Assembly to build a better East Bay. That’s why he’ll focus first on the issues that make the biggest difference in our quality of life – better schools, safer communities, quality healthcare and new investments in public transportation and infrastructure.
Clinton is a successful attorney who helped establish The Oakland Free Legal Clinic. He is an Oakland Planning Commissioner who fought to increase home ownership for all people. He is a former member of the AC Transit Board of Directors who is fighting to increase public transportation options. He is a Stanford University graduate who volunteers as a student mentor. And he is an advocate for working people who helped build a grass roots coalition that stopped an illegal 600% utility tax increase in Oakland.
Building a Foundation for Our Children
One of Clinton’s highest priorities is rescuing our education system from its vicious downward cycle. He will fight to change state control of Oakland schools to restore the ability of parents, teachers and students to have meaningful input on critical issues such as academic progress, school closure and curriculum.
As a leader in the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and the Northern California Stanford Black Alumni Association, Clinton wants to build partnerships between the state and the business and philanthropic communities to help fund secondary education.
Clinton also understands that children cannot do their best unless families have access to quality healthcare. That’s why Clinton will fight to keep politicians from raiding funds that our county health services and hospitals need. And he will bring healthcare workers together with policy professionals to help control the cost of healthcare for uninsured patients.
Democrat Clinton Killian credits his mother for his work ethic and deep respect for the power of education. For years she worked 96 hours each week in three jobs to provide her children a good home and a great education. That’s one of the reasons why it is so important for Clinton Killian to ensure that all of our children have access to excellent schools.
Building Affordable Housing for Our Families
As a member and former Chair of the Oakland Planning Commission, Clinton has fought to make housing affordable for first-time homebuyers and to attract new residents from all over the Bay Area who cannot afford a home in other cities. Clinton will work to modify state law to encourage infill housing development close to existing transit systems and direct new housing efforts to urban areas. And Clinton will strongly oppose plans for a 2,000-slot casino near Oakland International Airport that would drain money away from housing, healthcare and other critical area needs.
Building a Transit Infrastructure that Works for the East Bay
Clinton is a former President of the Board of AC Transit, and understands the important relationship between transit, jobs and housing. He will fight to repair and upgrade our transit infrastructure, and push the state to create more targeted service areas such as an intra-Alameda loop, a Piedmont Hills loop, and bus-to-BART connections.
Democrat Clinton Killian has a vision of an East Bay with lower crime, better healthcare, plentiful housing close to good jobs and great schools. That’s why Clinton Killian is building a better East Bay for all our children.
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