"If you really believe that this is the right thing for the country, for your district, for the world, then you have to do it, and be damned everything else," Lee said during a recent breakfast ...

During more than two decades in Congress, the Democrat has been the only Black woman elected to the House from parts of the ...

Lee posted on X that she is considering a run for Oakland's mayor. California Rep. Barbara Lee, who is retiring from Congress ...

The longtime lawmaker has held numerous private meetings with city officials about the issues affecting Oakland, from the ...

As the political landscape in Oakland shifts, California Rep. Barbara Lee has announced her consideration for a run for mayor ...

Congresswoman Bara Lee has spent more than half her life in politics, and her career has come to a stop for now.

After the November recall of its mayor Sheng Thao, the group wrote that Oakland is facing "a crisis of leadership." A void ...

OAKLAND, California — Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee said Friday she will announce in early January whether she plans to run for mayor of Oakland as the city holds a special election following the ...

Retiring U.S. Representative Barbara Lee is contemplating a run for Oakland mayor following the recent recall of Mayor Sheng ...

Lee’s candidacy could create a headache for moderate activists and donors eager to put a more centrist Democrat at the helm of City Hall.