Jean Quan is close to becoming the first Asian-American woman to run a major U.S. city in next week's Oakland Mayoral challenge. Jean is a true progressive that believes in grassroots democracy.  Over the years, she has organized for better schools, good affordable housing, and diverse communities that work together.  

Jean Quan, Oakland City Councilmember and a founder of Asian American Studies, is running against a machine politician to become Oakland's first woman Mayor and the United States' first Asian American woman Mayor of a major urban city.