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Elect Tamisha Walker as City Councilmember to push Antioch in the right direction.
About the Position
Incorporated cities in California are generally governed by a five-person city council. In Antioch’s case, this five-person city council includes the mayor and mayor pro tem. A city council is responsible for establishing policy, passing local laws (called ordinances), voting on budget appropriations, and developing an overall vision for the city. City council members in Antioch serve four-year terms, and are not bound by term limits.
About the District
Antioch is Contra Costa County’s third most populous city, and includes a population that is 43 percent white, 33 percent Latinx, and 20 percent Black. Antioch City Council oversees the needs of 102,372 people and manages an estimated budget of $158 million annually. Antioch is managed by a council-manager structured government. Antioch’s District 1 includes the northernmost region of the city. The northern, eastern, and western boundaries of the district are the city limits, and the southern boundary is Highway 4.
About the Race
This November’s election will be the first by-district race since Antioch approved district divisions in May 2018. All four districts are up for election this year, with Districts 1 and 4 electing representatives to initial two-year terms. Going forward, all city council elections will seat members to four-year terms. There are three candidates running for the District 1 seat, including current Mayor Pro Tem Joy Motts and challenger Tamisha Walker. Walker’s campaign has not committed to any fundraising pledges, and has raised nearly $9,000 through a Crowdpac page. She entered the race after the most recent fundraising deadline, and has not recorded any receipts with the county. Incumbent Motts’s campaign has also not committed to any fundraising pledges, and does not have any fundraising receipts on record with the county.
About the Candidate
Tamisha Walker, a nonprofit executive director, is from Richmond, CA. According to campaign materials, Walker is running for election to use her experience as a community advocate to ensure that city government continues to work for all families in Antioch.
Walker’s priorities for Antioch this term include fiscal stewardship, investing in youth development, climate and public lands protections, reimagining public safety, and resolving the local housing crisis. Walker is also committed to establishing Antioch as a sanctuary city.
Walker is a founding member and executive director of Safe Return Project, which works to dismantle the mass-incarceration system and funds rehabilitation and prevention programs in the community. The program has a large footprint, affecting over 30,000 formerly incarcerated residents and over $90 million in local and state budgets. Criminal-justice reform is personal to Walker, who experienced economic and social disadvantage in her youth, and was incarcerated before turning 18. Since her release in 2009, she has been working in community organizing, and has training in violence-prevention strategies, conflict mediation, and incarceration and gun violence research and advocacy. She is a longtime advocate of the importance of rehabilitation in criminal justice, and eliminating racial disparity and injustice in policing.
Walker is endorsed by many progressive groups in the district, including Working Families Party. According to our analysis, Tamisha Walker is the strongest choice for equitable and representative leadership in office.
Last updated: 2023-04-05Tamisha Walker
Elect Tamisha Walker as City Councilmember to push Antioch in the right direction.
About the Position
Elect Tamisha Walker as City Councilmember to push Antioch in the right direction.
About the Position
Incorporated cities in California are generally governed by a five-person city council. In Antioch’s case, this five-person city council includes the mayor and mayor pro tem. A city council is responsible for establishing policy, passing local laws (called ordinances), voting on budget appropriations, and developing an overall vision for the city. City council members in Antioch serve four-year terms, and are not bound by term limits.
About the District
Antioch is Contra Costa County’s third most populous city, and includes a population that is 43 percent white, 33 percent Latinx, and 20 percent Black. Antioch City Council oversees the needs of 102,372 people and manages an estimated budget of $158 million annually. Antioch is managed by a council-manager structured government. Antioch’s District 1 includes the northernmost region of the city. The northern, eastern, and western boundaries of the district are the city limits, and the southern boundary is Highway 4.
About the Race
This November’s election will be the first by-district race since Antioch approved district divisions in May 2018. All four districts are up for election this year, with Districts 1 and 4 electing representatives to initial two-year terms. Going forward, all city council elections will seat members to four-year terms. There are three candidates running for the District 1 seat, including current Mayor Pro Tem Joy Motts and challenger Tamisha Walker. Walker’s campaign has not committed to any fundraising pledges, and has raised nearly $9,000 through a Crowdpac page. She entered the race after the most recent fundraising deadline, and has not recorded any receipts with the county. Incumbent Motts’s campaign has also not committed to any fundraising pledges, and does not have any fundraising receipts on record with the county.
About the Candidate
Tamisha Walker, a nonprofit executive director, is from Richmond, CA. According to campaign materials, Walker is running for election to use her experience as a community advocate to ensure that city government continues to work for all families in Antioch.
Walker’s priorities for Antioch this term include fiscal stewardship, investing in youth development, climate and public lands protections, reimagining public safety, and resolving the local housing crisis. Walker is also committed to establishing Antioch as a sanctuary city.
Walker is a founding member and executive director of Safe Return Project, which works to dismantle the mass-incarceration system and funds rehabilitation and prevention programs in the community. The program has a large footprint, affecting over 30,000 formerly incarcerated residents and over $90 million in local and state budgets. Criminal-justice reform is personal to Walker, who experienced economic and social disadvantage in her youth, and was incarcerated before turning 18. Since her release in 2009, she has been working in community organizing, and has training in violence-prevention strategies, conflict mediation, and incarceration and gun violence research and advocacy. She is a longtime advocate of the importance of rehabilitation in criminal justice, and eliminating racial disparity and injustice in policing.
Walker is endorsed by many progressive groups in the district, including Working Families Party. According to our analysis, Tamisha Walker is the strongest choice for equitable and representative leadership in office.
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