Nancy Nadel | |
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Member of the Oakland City Council from District 3 | |
In office 1996–2012 | |
Succeeded by | Lynette Gibson McElhaney |
Nancy Nadel is a U.S. politician, businesswoman, and former four-term member of the Oakland City Council. After two terms on the Board of the East Bay Municipal Utility District, Nadel was elected to the District Three Downtown-West Oakland City Council seat in 1996. In 2006, Nadel ran unsuccessfully for Mayor. In 2008, Nadel was re-elected to her fourth consecutive term on Oakland's City Council in a contentious race with two other candidates. She retired from the Oakland City Council in 2012;[1] her seat is currently held by Lynette Gibson McElhaney. Nadel is the founder of a chocolate business.