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Livermore City Councilmember Evan Branning recently announced his intention to run in the General Municipal Election this November to maintain his seat as the District 1 representative.
As the Pleasanton teacher aims for a second term, Branning maintains the platform of his previous campaign including his support of public safety, open space preservation, public transit, local businesses and community connections.
The election for Livermore City Council District 1, covering the city’s northwest quadrant, will be held Nov. 3 in time with the General Election. The winner is poised to sit on city council for the next four-year term ending November 2030.
“Livermore is a beautiful, safe, fun and welcoming city and I want to continue the hard work to keep our city moving in the right direction,” Branning told Livermore Vine in an email interview. “My top priority is to build on that success and support the businesses, community organizations and people who make that possible.”
Prior to serving as the first District 1 councilmember, Branning served on the Alameda County Public Health Commission, Livermore Human Services Commission, LARPD Foundation and the Livermore Planning Commission.
He went on to run a successful campaign for city council and was elected with 59.12% of the vote in 2022.
During his tenure, Branning said a lot of his work has focused on supporting the city’s Human Services Department as well as nonprofits and faith-based organizations that serve community members in the greatest need.
“I will keep working to uplift our most vulnerable residents while improving everyones quality of life,” he said.
“In my second term I plan to continue the work I have started,” Branning added. “While it isn’t a new direction I have a much better understanding of the city and region now than I did four years ago. I want to use that knowledge and those connections to bring programs and services to Livermore that are working in other cities.”
Between 2022 and 2026, Branning was elected president of the Association of Pleasanton Teachers and to the Board of Directors for the League of California Cities, East Bay Division, according to his campaign website. Branning has also been Chair of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority and has served groups such as the Livermore-Amador Valley Water Management Agency, the Association of Bay Area Governments and Livermore Downtown Inc.
Reflecting on his journey, he said the through line of his work has been service to others — beginning with a career working in kitchens, followed by teaching and serving as a union leader.
“I sought out jobs to improve others’ lives, first through food then through education,” he said.
While he currently works at Village High School in Pleasanton, Branning began his teaching career at the San Jose Job Corps.
“I was inspired by the Job Corps students, and it was an emotional decision to leave, but finding a spot at Village High School I was again able to work with students where I have the privilege of supporting our youth who have lost their way, to find a better path forward,” he explained.
Upon moving to the Bay Area for work, Branning said he discovered Livermore to be his “forever home.”
“I feel blessed for my neighbors, friends, and family in Livermore,” he said on his campaign website. “I have been doing all I can while serving on City Council to give back to all of you for your kindness to me.”
The official nomination period for hopefuls to file papers for city council candidacy runs from July 13 to Aug. 7. If an eligible incumbent does not file by the Aug. 7 deadline, the period is extended to Aug. 12, according to the city of Livermore website.
More information about Branning’s campaign is available at www.evanbranning.com.
