Loren Taylor
Loren Taylor | |
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Taylor in 2019 | |
| Member of the Oakland City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office January 7, 2019 – January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Desley Brooks |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Jenkins |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Loren Manuel Taylor July 26, 1977 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA) University of Connecticut (MS) University of California, Berkeley (MBA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Loren Manuel Taylor (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician who served a member of the Oakland City Council from the 6th district from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran for mayor of Oakland in 2022, narrowly losing by 0.6% to fellow city councilmember Sheng Thao. Following Thao's recall and subsequent indictment, he ran again for mayor of Oakland in the 2025 special election to replace her. He lost by a margin of 5.4% to former congresswoman Barbara Lee.