BART Director Lateefah Simon takes big lead in primary race for East Bay congressional seat

BART board director Lateefah Simon holds a baton that Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, gave her as she speaks during her Super Tuesday election night gathering at the Fluid510 nightclub on Broadway in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Simon is running for Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland’s 12th congressional district seat.

Simon, who has served on the Bay Area transit agency’s board since 2016, won every major endorsement — including one from Gov. Gavin Newsom — against a field candidates that she also far outraised, with $1 million in donations and $800,000 in campaign spending. She has built strong alliances among other Democrats, positioning her as the favorite in a district that has traditionally been a party stronghold. Prior to Lee taking office in 1998, the seat was held for many years by Oakland civil-rights icon Ron Dellums.

Tran, who teaches ethnic studies at Cal State East Bay, had won some fans among Oakland’s business community, where she has taken a moderate stance on combating crime with more police. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, right, is thanked by BART board member and Cal State trustee Lateefah Simon, who’s running for her seat, at Lee’s Super Tuesday election night gathering in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Oakland city Councilmember Carroll Fife, center, and others listen as BART board director Lateefah Simon speaks during her Super Tuesday election night gathering at the Fluid510 nightclub on Broadway in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Simon is running for Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland’s 12th congressional district seat.

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