Lesbian to Run for the City Council in Oakland

The 39-year-old politician spoke to a group of supporters at the Joyce Gordon Gallery Wednesday where she revealed intentions to run for the coveted seat. If elected, Kaplan who was elected to the City Council’s at large seat in 2008 would be the first openly gay mayor of a major Bay Area city.

“That is a beautiful thing,” she said. “It is possible for us to build the Oakland renaissance.”
According to The Bay Citizen, Oakland has the largest per-capita lesbian population in the United States. Even still, the city has yet to elect an openly gay mayor.
Kaplan’s campaign looks promising. Oakland’s LGBT community is the largest voting base in the city and of the three candidates, Kaplan currently holds the largest identifiable base .“This will be a highly contested race,” said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California. “I think Rebecca is a really strong candidate and a lot of people in the LGBT community are really excited about her running.”
Kaplan will be running against fellow councilwoman Jean Quan and former State Senate Presiddent Pro Tempore Don Perata.

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