Keith Carson
Keith Carson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors from the 5th district | |
| Assumed office 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Warren Widener |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Berkeley, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Maria |
| Residence | Oakland, California, U.S. |
Keith Carson (born c.1950)[1] is a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in Alameda County, California for District 5. Carson has served on the board of supervisors in Alameda County, California since 1993, after being subsequently re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016.
Personal life[edit]
Carson is a native of Berkeley, California. After attending Berkeley High School, Carson attended Merritt College. He transferred to UC Berkeley from 1969-1971 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Sciences. Carson went on to receive his Master of Public Administration from California State University, Hayward (now California State University, East Bay).[2] Carson and his wife, Maria, have two children and three grandchildren.
Political career[edit]
Carson was elected to the steering committee of the local Berkley Citizens Action organization in 1979.[3]
Before Carson secured his first election to the Alameda County Board, he served as an aide to Ron Dellums during his term as a United States Representative from California,[1] serving as Dellums' campaign manager in 1980.[4] His first county board supervisor election, in 1990, ended in a narrow defeat to incumbent Warren Widener.[5]
He represents the Fifth District which includes the cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, and West Oakland, North Oakland, Rockridge, Grand Lake, Fruitvale, and Dimond District neighborhoods.
Carson is chair of the Alameda County East Bay Economic Development Alliance (East Bay EDA) and the Finance Committee for the Bay Area World Trade Center (BAWTC). He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the statewide organization representing supervisors in the state's 58 counties, and was elected president of that association in December 2016.[6] He also served on the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority (ACTIA), before the body was merged with the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency. He now serves on the new Alameda County Transportation Commission.[7]
Issues[edit]
During his County Supervisor election of 1990, which he lost, Carson referred to himself as "a progressive politician" who supports "progressive issues".[1] Carson called upon the California Attorney General and the United States Attorney's Office to investigate the shooting of Oscar Grant III, an unarmed black man who was shot by BART Transit Police on New Year's Eve.[8][9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Martinez, Don (28 May 1990). "Widener, Carson in battle for Alameda County post". San Francisco Examiner. 125 (301). Hearst. p. A-7. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Full Biography for Keith Carson, Candidate for Supervisor; County of Alameda; Supervisorial District 5". SmartVoter (This information is provided by the candidate.). 25 February 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Strictly Political". The Independent and Gazette. 101 (82). Berkley, California: Brown. 7 December 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Javetski, William (21 August 1980). "Dellums is not taking re-election for granted this time". Independent & Gazette. 103 (298). Berkley, California: Brown. p. 1. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Martinez, Don (14 June 1990). "Supervisor Widener barely keeps his seat". The San Francisco Examiner. 126 (4). Hearst. p. A-4. Retrieved 28 February 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "CSAC Elects New Slate of Officers: Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson Named President" (Archive post). California State Association of Counties. Retrieved 28 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Keith Carson". ACERA (Alameda County Employees' Retirement Association). Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McKinley, Jesse (8 January 2009). "In California, Protests After Man Dies at Hands of Transit Police". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lee, Henry K.; Bulwa, Demian (2009-10-17). "Mehserle trial to be moved in BART shooting - SFGate". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-03-15.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
| Preceded by Warren Widener |
Alameda County Board of Supervisors 5th District January 1993–present |
Incumbent |
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