November 23, 2024
We did it!
I am thrilled and deeply humbled to share that we have won the race for Alameda County Supervisor, District 5. This victory belongs to all of us—the people who believed in a vision for an Alameda County that prioritizes community, equity, and opportunity for everyone.
I want to thank my campaign team and each and every one of you who gave your time, energy, and resources to our campaign. You knocked on doors -- rain or shine, made phone calls late into the evening, contributed with generosity, and reached out to friends and neighbors to share why having a strong advocate and partner at the County is so important.
This was not just a campaign—it was a movement powered by people.
While we faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in attack ads funded by big tech and corporate landlords, you showed that grassroots organizing and one-on-one conversations with voters can and do overcome those forces. The power of an inclusive community-labor coalition, a strong field game, of meeting people where they are, and of listening to their hopes and concerns—that’s how we won.
I am filled with purpose and excited to partner with you. As your Supervisor, I will carry the values of our campaign into every action I take to expand affordable housing, create effective solutions to homelessness, and ensure accessible healthcare, good jobs, and safe communities. And, we must defend our most vulnerable communities from the harsh anticipated policies of the coming Presidential Administration. I will be a Supervisor for all of us as a member of the County’s first majority-women and women of color Board.
Yesterday, John Bauters called me conceding the election, and I want to make sure we thank him for his years of public service and a hard-fought campaign. The issues and needs facing of our beloved East Bay are complex, dynamic, and challenging. It will take all of our hard work, together.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in our campaign and for being part of this journey with me and my family. Together, we have shown what is possible when people come together to stand up for our communities.
In gratitude and solidarity,
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Supervisor-Elect, Alameda County District 5
I’ll never stop fighting for the change we need!
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
Thank you for visiting my website and voting in this consequential election for our sisters, daughters and local communities.
In 2016, I joined hundreds of other women at Trump Tower to advocate for our health, safety, and reproductive rights. Yet in 2024, we are still pushing to defeat Trump and – here in Alameda County – continuing the fight for an end to gun violence, for affordable healthcare and housing for all, and solutions to homelessness.
As a lifelong community organizer, Filipina daughter of immigrants, sexual assault survivor, and working mom these issues are highly personal to me.
That’s why I support trained, accountable law enforcement and stronger financial investment to attack the root causes of crime and poverty — and created thousands of affordable housing units, helped hundreds of low-income tenants purchase homes, expanded violence prevention programs, and launched Fire Department mobile crisis teams to address mental health and 911 calls.
Please join my coalition led by Civil Rights Leader Lateefah Simon, the Alameda Labor Council, California Nurses Association, California Women’s List and Bay Rising Action to take our vision and successful approaches to the County. Let’s go!
Nikki Fortunato Bas
Oakland City Council President
Future Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Nikki & Labor Leader Debra Grabelle
About Nikki: Principled, Accountable Leadership
Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas is a Filipina daughter of immigrants, sexual assault survivor and working mom. These experiences inspired her to lead coalitions fighting for safe neighborhoods, a living wage, an end to food insecurity, and access to affordable healthcare and housing.
Nikki is a life-long, award-winning organizer who has spent decades successfully organizing Chinatown garment workers, building the student anti-sweatshop movement, and advocating for fair pay and working conditions for the East Bay’s most vulnerable residents. Previously the Executive Director of the Partnership for Working Families and the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.
Currently serving as Oakland's City Council President, Nikki leads the fight for an East Bay where every family is healthy, safe, and housed. She championed a $350,000,000 bond measure for up to 2,400 housing units for homeless and working families; established a $14,000,000 Fund to assist low-income housing insecure tenants to purchase homes; expanded violence prevention and anti-sex trafficking programs; and launched Fire Department mobile crisis teams to address mental health and 911 calls – and will take these successful approaches to the County as your Supervisor.
A 27-year Oakland Grand Lake resident, Nikki and her spouse Brad are the proud parents of daughter Balana, a college student.
Selected Leadership Positions:
✔ Oakland City Council President
✔ Executive Board and Housing Committee member, Association of Bay Area Governments
✔ Board Member, Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority
✔ Executive Director, Partnership for Working Families
✔ Executive Director, East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy
✔ Member, National League of Cities Re-imagining Public Safety Task Force
