Andre Sandford
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Housing program director (ballot designation); manager at the San Francisco Emergency Rental Assistance Program (2024)
- Lives in
- Oakland
Background
- Originally from Detroit; lived in Oakland for about six years as of 2024. source: goodparty.org
- Worked in children's social services, including child protective services, foster care, and support for transitional-age youth. source: goodparty.org
- Served as executive administrator to Detroit's police chief and to an associate commissioner of corrections in Alabama. source: goodparty.org
- Holds a master's degree in behavioral science. source: goodparty.org
- Ran against Bonta for Assembly District 18 in 2024. source: goodparty.org
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- "Public safety is a huge issue in the state of California" (2024) source: goodparty.org
- Economic development and affordable housing (2024) source: goodparty.org
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