Dear Friends:
With your incredible support and volunteer help, I was elected mayor of Richmond on November 4, 2014, taking office January 13, 2015. I had previously served you on the City Council for nearly 20 years and I have served more than 3 years as your mayor.
With all the votes counted, I received a total of 8,498 votes (51.34%) and Nat Bates received 5,743 votes (34.69%). That's a lead of more than 16.5%!
The Richmond election made national news because of the Chevron induced David and Goliath context and is the subject of a film documentary Nat Bates for Mayor. See some of the media coverage below:
It is time to start looking forward to the next election in 2018, and I solicit your support. Look for more information soon.
Mayor Tom Butt
Tom Butt for Mayor 2018 – Campaign Endorsements to Date
Elected and Appointed Officials
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier
Former Congressman George Miller
State Senator Nancy Skinner
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond
Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin
El Cerrito Mayor Gabriel Quinto
Hercules Mayor Chris Kelley
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf
Pinole Mayor Tim Banuelos
San Pablo Mayor Genoveva Calloway
San Pablo Councilmember and Former Mayor Cecilia Valdez
Contra Costa District Attorney Diana Becton
Contra Costa County District I Supervisor John Gioia
Contra Costa County District III Supervisor Diane Burgis
Contra Costa County District IV Supervisor Karen Mitchoff
Contra Costa County District V Supervisor Federal D. Glover
Contra Costa Community College Trustee & Former Richmond City Councilmember John Marquez
East Bay Regional Parks Ward 1 Board Member Whitney Dotson
Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson
Former Richmond Mayor Rosemary Corbin
Former Richmond City Councilmember Jim McMillan
AC Transit Director Chris Peeples
BART Director, District 3, Rebecca Saltzman
West Contra Costa Unified School District Board Member Mister Phillips
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Commissioner Amy Worth
Contra Costa Transportation Authority Commissioner Julie Pierce
Organizations
Contra Costa Building & Construction Trades Council
Richmond Police Officers Association
Richmond Firefighters Local 188
Labor Unions
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 302
International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 188
Laborers Local 324
Operating Engineers Local 3
Painters &
Drywall Finishers Local 741
Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 159
Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 342
Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union 104
Community Leaders and Neighbors*
Stanly Anderson, Marina Bay Neighborhood Council President
Myrtle Braxton, Laurel Park Neighborhood Council President
Rock Brown, Richmond Heights Neighborhood Council President
Joe Fisher, Coronado Neighborhood Council President
Jessie Hall, Parkview Neighborhood Council President
Rosa Lara, Past President of the 23rd St. Merchants Association
Deena Love, Richmore Village/Metro Square Neighborhood Council President
Jeanette Mahoney, El Sobrante Hills Neighborhood Council
Doris Mason, Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council President
John Monks, Atchison Village Neighborhood Council President
Will Plutte, Greenbriar Neighborhood Council President
Arto Rinteela, Fairmeade Hilltop Neighborhood Council President
Bea Roberson, Treasurer, RNCC Executive Board
Susan Roland, Collins Management, Representing Seacliff HOA
April Roy, Hilltop Village Homeowners Association President
Dave Schoenthal, Former Point Richmond Neighborhood Council President
Mary Selva, Richmond Annex Neighborhood Council President
Jake Sloan, Davillier Sloan Inc. founder
Peter Thelin, Point Richmond Neighborhood Council President
Uche Uwahemu, Business person and community leader
Vernon Whitmore, Santa Fe Neighborhood Council President
Naomi Williams, Pullman Neighborhood Council President
Cesar Zepeda, Hilltop District Neighborhood Council President
*Organizations listed for identification purposes only – not organizational endorsements
Updated 8/14/2018
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