Peter Yuan Liu

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Peter Yuan Liu

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

High school

Oakland High School

Bachelor's

University of California

Other

United States Defense Information School

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Insurance Agent

Contact

Personal Facebook

Personal Instagram

Peter Yuan Liu (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

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Liu immigrated to the United States when he was seven years old. He graduated from Oakland High in 1998. He earned his B.A. in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1998. He went on to earn a diploma in journalism from the United States Defense Information School. Following graduation, Liu served in the United States Army for two years. His professional experience includes working as a real estate agent and as an entrepreneur.

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in California, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate California

Adam Schiff defeated Steve Garvey in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Schiff (D)	59.8	4,534,025
		Steve Garvey (R)	40.2	3,046,608

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Adam Schiff (D)	31.6	2,304,829
✔		Steve Garvey (R)	31.5	2,301,351
		Katie Porter (D)	15.3	1,118,429
		Barbara Lee (D)	9.8	717,129
		Eric Early (R)	3.3	242,055
		James P. Bradley (R)	1.4	98,778
		Christina Pascucci (D)	0.8	61,998
		Sharleta Bassett (R)	0.8	54,884
		Sarah Sun Liew (R)	0.5	38,718
		Laura Garza (No party preference)	0.5	34,529
		Jonathan Reiss (R)	0.5	34,400
		Sepi Gilani (D)	0.5	34,316
		Gail Lightfoot (L)	0.5	33,295
		Denice Gary-Pandol (R)	0.4	25,649
		James Macauley (R)	0.3	23,296
		Harmesh Kumar (D)	0.3	21,624
		David Peterson (D)	0.3	21,170
		Douglas Howard Pierce (D)	0.3	19,458
		Major Singh (No party preference)	0.2	17,092
		John Rose (D)	0.2	14,627
		Perry Pound (D)	0.2	14,195
		Raji Rab (D)	0.2	13,640
		Mark Ruzon (No party preference)	0.2	13,488
		Forrest Jones (American Independent Party of California)	0.2	13,140
		Stefan Simchowitz (R)	0.2	12,773
		Martin Veprauskas (R)	0.1	9,795
		Don Grundmann (No party preference)	0.1	6,641
		Michael Dilger (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		John Dowell (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		Danny Fabricant (R) (Write-in)	0.0	3

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lexi Reese (D)
• Alexander Norbash (D)
• Eduardo Berdugo (Independent)
• Renee Martinez (Independent)
• Dominick Dorothy (D)
• Joshua Bocanegra (D)
• Barack Obama Mandela (R)
• Joe Sosinski (Independent)
• James Shuster (R)
• Rommell Montenegro (D)
• Zakaria Kortam (R)
• John Pappenheim (R)
• Jacob Farmos (D)
• Roxanne Lawler (R)
• Jessica Resendez (D)
• Jeremy Fennell (D)
• Carson Franklin Jr. (D)
• Frank Ferreira (Independent)
• Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Vienmerisce Veittemeignzce USA)
• Paul Anderson (G)
• Peter Yuan Liu (R)
• Dana Bobbitt (Independent)
• Zafar Inam (D)
• Jehu Hand (R)

Endorsements

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2022

Mayor of Oakland

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2022)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

Select round: Round 9 Round 8 Round 7 Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Sheng Thao in round 9 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	50.3	57,206	4,116	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	49.7	56,529	6,110	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	0.0	0	-16,538	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	0.0	0	0	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	0	7
		Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
		Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	44.2	53,090	8,430	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	42.0	50,419	2,162	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	13.8	16,538	1,053	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	0.0	0	-14,149	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	0	7
		Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
		Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	36.4	44,660	2,017	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	39.4	48,257	3,612	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	12.6	15,485	970	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	11.5	14,149	1,056	8
		Treva Reid	0.0	0	-9,022	7
		Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	0	6
		Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	34.4	42,643	1,564	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	36.0	44,645	1,739	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	11.7	14,515	585	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	10.6	13,093	1,294	8
		Treva Reid	7.3	9,022	744	7
		Gregory Hodge	0.0	0	-6,886	6
		Seneca Scott	0.0	0	0	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.9	41,079	443	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	34.4	42,906	936	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	11.2	13,930	671	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	9.4	11,799	325	8
		Treva Reid	6.6	8,278	304	7
		Gregory Hodge	5.5	6,886	760	6
		Seneca Scott	0.0	0	-4,151	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.4	40,636	241	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.4	41,970	113	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	10.6	13,259	87	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	9.1	11,474	296	8
		Treva Reid	6.3	7,974	95	7
		Gregory Hodge	4.9	6,126	140	6
		Seneca Scott	3.3	4,151	195	5
		John Reimann	0.0	0	-1,391	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	32.1	40,395	268	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.3	41,857	80	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	10.5	13,172	80	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.9	11,178	63	8
		Treva Reid	6.3	7,879	57	7
		Gregory Hodge	4.8	5,986	53	6
		Seneca Scott	3.1	3,956	100	5
		John Reimann	1.1	1,391	69	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.0	0	-1,000	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	31.8	40,127	218	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.1	41,777	267	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	10.4	13,092	199	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.8	11,115	166	8
		Treva Reid	6.2	7,822	195	7
		Gregory Hodge	4.7	5,933	135	6
		Seneca Scott	3.1	3,856	111	5
		John Reimann	1.0	1,322	54	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.8	1,000	40	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.0	0	-863	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Sheng Thao	31.8	39,909	0	Won (9)
		Loren Taylor	33.1	41,510	0	9
		Ignacio De La Fuente	10.3	12,893	0	9
		Allyssa Victory Villanueva	8.7	10,949	0	8
		Treva Reid	6.1	7,627	0	7
		Gregory Hodge	4.6	5,798	0	6
		Seneca Scott	3.0	3,745	0	5
		John Reimann	1.0	1,268	0	4
		Peter Yuan Liu	0.8	960	0	3
		Tyron Jordan	0.7	863	0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 125,522
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Alameda County Sheriff

See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Alameda County Sheriff-Coroner

Yesenia Sanchez won election outright against incumbent Gregory Ahern and Joann Walker in the primary for Alameda County Sheriff-Coroner on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Yesenia Sanchez (Nonpartisan)	52.8	141,763
		Gregory Ahern (Nonpartisan)	31.2	83,777
		Joann Walker (Nonpartisan)	15.9	42,762

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter Yuan Liu (Nonpartisan)

U.S. Senate California

See also: United States Senate election in California, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate California

Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Padilla (D)	61.1	6,621,621
		Mark Meuser (R)	38.9	4,222,029

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Padilla (D)	54.1	3,725,544
✔		Mark Meuser (R)	14.9	1,028,374
		Cordie Williams (R)	6.9	474,321
		Jonathan Elist (R)	4.2	289,716
		Chuck Smith (R)	3.9	266,766
		James P. Bradley (R)	3.4	235,788
		Douglas Howard Pierce (D)	1.7	116,771
		John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party)	1.5	105,477
		Sarah Sun Liew (R)	1.1	76,994
		Dan O'Dowd (D)	1.1	74,916
		Akinyemi Agbede (D)	1.0	70,971
		Myron Hall (R)	1.0	66,161
		Timothy Ursich Jr. (D)	0.8	58,348
		Robert Lucero (R)	0.8	53,398
		James Henry Conn (G)	0.5	35,983
		Eleanor Garcia (Independent)	0.5	34,625
		Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R)	0.5	33,870
		Pamela Elizondo (G)	0.5	31,981
		Enrique Petris (R)	0.5	31,883
		Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D)	0.4	27,889
		Daphne Bradford (Independent)	0.4	26,900
		Don Grundmann (Independent)	0.1	10,181
		Deon Jenkins (Independent)	0.1	6,936
		Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	206
		Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in)	0.0	58
		Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	7
		Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in)	0.0	1

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
• Dhruva Herle (D)
• Chris Theodore (D)
• Ernest Taylor (D)
• Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
• Marie Encar Arnold (D)
• Peter Yuan Liu (R)
• Brian Ainsworth (R)
• Yvonne Girard (R)
• Elizabeth Heng (R)
• Erik Urbina (R)
• Denard Ingram (D)
• Ellerton Whitney (L)
• Danny Fabricant (R)
• Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
• Paul Gutierrez (R)
• Mary Glory Thach (Independent)

2020

See also: California's 15th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House California District 15

Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Alison Hayden in the general election for U.S. House California District 15 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Swalwell (D)	70.9	242,991
		Alison Hayden (R)	29.1	99,710

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 15

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 15 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Swalwell (D)	59.0	103,826
✔		Alison Hayden (R)	17.0	29,864
		Sam Campbell (D)	9.8	17,286
		Peter Yuan Liu (R)	7.8	13,634
		Tuan Phan (D)	3.7	6,509
		Austin Intal (D)	1.4	2,548
		Don Grundmann (Independent)	1.2	2,194

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 175,861
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aisha Wahab (D)
• Jacob Vital (Independent)
• Bob Wieckowski (D)

2018

Mayor

See also: Mayoral election in Oakland, California (2018)

General election

General election for Mayor of Oakland

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Oakland on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Libby Schaaf (Nonpartisan)	53.3	84,502
		Cat Brooks (Nonpartisan)	25.7	40,760
		Pamela Price (Nonpartisan)	13.1	20,794
		Saied Karamooz (Nonpartisan)	1.9	3,005
		Ken Houston (Nonpartisan)	1.7	2,640
		Marchon Tatmon (Nonpartisan)	1.3	2,114
		Nancy Sidebotham (Nonpartisan)	1.1	1,766
		Peter Yuan Liu (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,166
		Cedric A. Troupe (Nonpartisan)	0.7	1,128
		Jesse A.J. Smith (Nonpartisan)	0.5	743

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Governor

See also: California gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of California

Gavin Newsom defeated John Cox in the general election for Governor of California on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gavin Newsom (D)	61.9	7,721,410
		John Cox (R)	38.1	4,742,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,464,235 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of California

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of California on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gavin Newsom (D)	33.7	2,343,792
✔		John Cox (R)	25.4	1,766,488
		Antonio Villaraigosa (D)	13.3	926,394
		Travis Allen (R)	9.5	658,798
		John Chiang (D)	9.4	655,920
		Delaine Eastin (D)	3.4	234,869
		Amanda Renteria (D)	1.3	93,446
		Robert Newman (R)	0.6	44,674
		Michael Shellenberger (D)	0.5	31,692
		Peter Yuan Liu (R)	0.4	27,336
		Yvonne Girard (R)	0.3	21,840
		Gloria La Riva (Peace and Freedom Party)	0.3	19,075
		Juan Bribiesca (D)	0.3	17,586
		Josh Jones (G)	0.2	16,131
		Zoltan Gyurko Istvan (L)	0.2	14,462
		Albert Caesar Mezzetti (D)	0.2	12,026
		Nickolas Wildstar (L)	0.2	11,566
		Robert Davidson Griffis (D)	0.2	11,103
		Akinyemi Agbede (D)	0.1	9,380
		Thomas Jefferson Cares (D)	0.1	8,937
		Christopher Carlson (G)	0.1	7,302
		Klement Tinaj (D)	0.1	5,368
		Hakan Mikado (Independent)	0.1	5,346
		Johnny Wattenburg (Independent)	0.1	4,973
		Desmond Silveira (Independent)	0.1	4,633
		Shubham Goel (Independent)	0.1	4,020
		Jeffrey Edward Taylor (Independent)	0.1	3,973

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 6,961,130
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Boris Romanowsky (Independent)
• Robert Kleinberger (R)
• Lindsey Neil Shortland (Independent)
• George Konik (R)
• Scot Sturtevant (Independent)
• Ted Crisell (D)
• James Tran (Independent)
• Jacob Morris (R)
• Michael Bilger (Independent)
• Andy Blanch (Independent)
• Daniel Amare (R)
• David Bush (Independent)
• David Hadley (R)
• Grant Handzlik (Independent)
• David Asem (D)
• Stasyi Barth (R)
• Michael Bracamontes (D)
• Analila Joya (Independent)
• Harmesh Kumar (D)
• Joshua Laine (Independent)
• John Leslie-Brown (R)
• Frederic Prinz von Anhalt (Independent)
• Timothy Richardson (Independent)
• Brian Domingo (R)
• Doug Ose (R)

2014

See also: Oakland, California municipal elections, 2014

The 2014 Oakland mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline was August 8, 2014. In the general election, Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf defeated incumbent Jean Quan and candidates Jason "Shake" Anderson, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Saied Karamooz, Peter Yuan Liu, Patrick K. McCullough, Bryan Parker, Courtney Ruby, Nancy Sidebotham, Dan Siegel, Joseph Tuman, Charles Ray Williams, and Eric Wilson.

Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost

This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 1
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1%	1,052	1
Dan Siegel	12.9%	13,122	3
Rebecca Kaplan	14.4%	14,693	4
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.5%	1,550	1
Courtney Ruby	3.1%	3,115	0
Eric Wilson	0.4%	393	0
Saied Karamooz	0.3%	264	1
Patrick K. McCullough	0.4%	362	1
Nancy Sidebotham	0.3%	267	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0.5%	464	1
Joseph Tuman	12%	12,251	0
Ken Houston	0.5%	518	0
Bryan Parker	7.8%	7,955	3
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.5%	30,041	0
Jean Quan	15.5%	15,808	3
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington - Eliminated	0%	33	−33
Exhausted		2,946	15
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 2
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1%	1,053	3
Dan Siegel	12.9%	13,125	62
Rebecca Kaplan	14.4%	14,697	21
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.5%	1,551	25
Courtney Ruby	3.1%	3,115	16
Eric Wilson	0.4%	393	6
Saied Karamooz - Eliminated	0.3%	265	−265
Patrick K. McCullough	0.4%	363	10
Nancy Sidebotham	0.3%	267	4
Peter Yuan Liu	0.5%	465	14
Joseph Tuman	12%	12,251	16
Ken Houston	0.5%	518	5
Bryan Parker	7.8%	7,958	8
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.5%	30,041	28
Jean Quan	15.5%	15,811	16
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		2,961	31
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 3
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1%	1,056	10
Dan Siegel	12.9%	13,187	16
Rebecca Kaplan	14.5%	14,718	40
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.5%	1,576	3
Courtney Ruby	3.1%	3,131	32
Eric Wilson	0.4%	399	17
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0.4%	373	10
Nancy Sidebotham - Eliminated	0.3%	271	−271
Peter Yuan Liu	0.5%	479	9
Joseph Tuman	12%	12,267	14
Ken Houston	0.5%	523	13
Bryan Parker	7.8%	7,966	19
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.5%	30,069	23
Jean Quan	15.5%	15,827	19
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		2,992	46
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 4
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1%	1,066	33
Dan Siegel	13%	13,203	28
Rebecca Kaplan	14.5%	14,758	46
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.6%	1,579	23
Courtney Ruby	3.1%	3,163	22
Eric Wilson	0.4%	416	14
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough - Eliminated	0.4%	383	−383
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0.5%	488	20
Joseph Tuman	12.1%	12,281	28
Ken Houston	0.5%	536	20
Bryan Parker	7.8%	7,985	35
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.6%	30,092	25
Jean Quan	15.6%	15,846	26
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,038	63
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 5
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1.1%	1,099	46
Dan Siegel	13%	13,231	70
Rebecca Kaplan	14.6%	14,804	65
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.6%	1,602	15
Courtney Ruby	3.1%	3,185	19
Eric Wilson - Eliminated	0.4%	430	−430
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0.5%	508	21
Joseph Tuman	12.1%	12,309	27
Ken Houston	0.5%	556	21
Bryan Parker	7.9%	8,020	18
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.6%	30,117	16
Jean Quan	15.6%	15,872	34
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,101	78
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 6
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1.1%	1,145	27
Dan Siegel	13.1%	13,301	52
Rebecca Kaplan	14.6%	14,869	33
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.6%	1,617	6
Courtney Ruby	3.2%	3,204	43
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu - Eliminated	0.5%	529	−529
Joseph Tuman	12.1%	12,336	42
Ken Houston	0.6%	577	27
Bryan Parker	7.9%	8,038	42
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.6%	30,133	40
Jean Quan	15.6%	15,906	76
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,179	141
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 7
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	1.2%	1,172	28
Dan Siegel	13.2%	13,353	52
Rebecca Kaplan	14.7%	14,902	119
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.6%	1,623	27
Courtney Ruby	3.2%	3,247	17
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	12.2%	12,378	42
Ken Houston - Eliminated	0.6%	604	−604
Bryan Parker	8%	8,080	62
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.7%	30,173	39
Jean Quan	15.7%	15,982	44
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,320	174
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 8
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams - Eliminated	1.2%	1,200	−1,200
Dan Siegel	13.2%	13,405	193
Rebecca Kaplan	14.8%	15,021	164
Jason "Shake" Anderson	1.6%	1,650	91
Courtney Ruby	3.2%	3,264	56
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	12.3%	12,420	67
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	8%	8,142	83
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	29.8%	30,212	44
Jean Quan	15.8%	16,026	112
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,494	390
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 9
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	13.5%	13,598	965
Rebecca Kaplan	15%	15,185	194
Jason "Shake" Anderson - Eliminated	1.7%	1,741	−1,741
Courtney Ruby	3.3%	3,320	44
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	12.4%	12,487	52
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	8.1%	8,225	54
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	30%	30,256	104
Jean Quan	16%	16,138	79
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,884	249
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 10
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	14.5%	14,563	268
Rebecca Kaplan	15.3%	15,379	320
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby - Eliminated	3.3%	3,364	−3,364
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	12.5%	12,539	801
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	8.2%	8,279	272
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	30.1%	30,360	953
Jean Quan	16.1%	16,217	198
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		4,133	552
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 11
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	14.8%	14,831	987
Rebecca Kaplan	15.7%	15,699	1,324
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby	0%	0	0
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	13.3%	13,340	1,533
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker - Eliminated	8.5%	8,551	−8,551
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	31.3%	31,313	1,867
Jean Quan	16.4%	16,415	741
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		4,685	2,099
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 12
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	16.1%	15,818	1,584
Rebecca Kaplan	17.4%	17,023	1,639
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby	0%	0	0
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman - Eliminated	15.2%	14,873	−14,873
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	0%	0	0
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	33.8%	33,180	6,761
Jean Quan	17.5%	17,156	893
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		6,784	3,996
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 13
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel - Eliminated	18.5%	17,402	−17,402
Rebecca Kaplan	19.8%	18,662	4,679
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby	0%	0	0
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	0%	0	0
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	0%	0	0
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	42.5%	39,941	3,877
Jean Quan	19.2%	18,049	2,476
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		10,780	6,370
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Round 14
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	0%	0	0
Rebecca Kaplan	26.6%	23,341	5,080
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby	0%	0	0
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	0%	0	0
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	0%	0	0
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Most votes	50%	43,818	4,988
Jean Quan - Eliminated	23.4%	20,525	−20,525
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		17,150	10,457
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

Mayor of Oakland, 2014, Final Round
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Charles Ray Williams	0%	0	0
Dan Siegel	0%	0	0
Rebecca Kaplan - Eliminated	36.8%	28,421	0
Jason "Shake" Anderson	0%	0	0
Courtney Ruby	0%	0	0
Eric Wilson	0%	0	0
Saied Karamooz	0%	0	0
Patrick K. McCullough	0%	0	0
Nancy Sidebotham	0%	0	0
Peter Yuan Liu	0%	0	0
Joseph Tuman	0%	0	0
Ken Houston	0%	0	0
Bryan Parker	0%	0	0
Elizabeth "Libby" Schaaf - Winner	63.2%	48,806	0
Jean Quan	0%	0	0
Write-in	0%	0	0
Sammuel Washington	0%	0	0
Exhausted		27,607	0
Total Votes		104,834	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Campaign themes

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Peter Yuan Liu did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Peter Yuan Liu completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Liu's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

God tasked Peter Yuan Liu to bring world peace in 2003 at Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq. Self-made multimillionaire, 100% service-connected Army combat veteran, on mission to create United States University Online run by U.S. Dept. of Education, Bachelors degree level for $400, Masters for $600 and Doctorates for $800. Once mastering the subjects, apply to $500 Doctorate level testing that if passed with 70%+ gets Bachelors Degree with a license to practice in their trade, 85%+ for Masters, 95%+ Doctorate. University available worldwide, profits distributed back to the taxpayers as dividends, etc. All H1B VISA seekers must pass the exam, eliminating fake diploma mills, provide degree pathway using work experience/training and/or if college/university went bankrupt and/or lost accreditation. Liu, federally recognized journalist by the DINFOS, deemed too honest, blacklisted by Twitter, Facebook and #fakenews mass media even though he ranked 10th out of 27 candidates in the 2018 California gubernatorial primary with zero monetary contributions. Liu's Community Empowered Safety Plan brings peace and #CESP5 riches to his followers worldwide, making Ivy League Universities such as Harvard, Yale, like 56K modems in age of wireless 5G. Electing Liu to U.S. Congress in 2020 only expedite this process.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am the World's Smartest Leader.
• Follow me.
• Do what I say and do so you'll be successful with lots of money and honey.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Upgrading socialists to be capitalists using my signature #CESP5 methodology.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Comedians, they all get the hot chicks, money and laughs despite looking somewhat ugly yet getting famous & attractive.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Playboy

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Rich with a lot of babes hanging around for photo opts.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I talk alot without doing much of anything.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Looking like a celebrity noble appearing on TV with hot babes discussing popular topics while ignoring fake issues like Climate Change.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Sold a lot of my limited edition sperms to my female fans all over Asia.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Have sex the first time, with my wife, I was 34. It was historic for me, she told me she was a virgin too.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Oakland parks and recreation summer job, cleaning parks of needles, secret stash of ammos.

What is your favorite book? Why?

I don't read books, who the hell reads books in this age?

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman, so I can use my x-ray zoom vision on hot babes showing amist skyskcrapers.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

My campaign song "I am Running for Governor" https://twitter.com/PeterLiuCAGov18/status/993972771133648896?s=20 It was shadowbanned by Twitter and restricted by Facebook.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Fame

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Taxpayers pay for their sexual harrassment suits in secret...I need to exploit that fucking loophole.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

hell naw, Big Daddy Trump proved otherwise.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Turning socialists into capitalists.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Whichever the hot chicks are in, like that hot Army veteran congresswoman from Hawaii, Tulsi G.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

No, I think 3 years is more appropriate so they don't need to focus on re-election so fast.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

It is needed to get rid of old people to put in fresh blood like me. If I am old, I rather chill with some hot babes and let the younger ones do the politics.

If you are not currently a member of your party’s leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives, would you be interested in joining the leadership? If so, in what role?

I am the World's Smartest Leader, everybody should follow me.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

nope

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

nope

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2014

Liu listed the following "Community Empowered Safety Plan" on his campaign website:

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1. New police chief will readily issue conceal carry permit to lawful city business owners, their workers or residents age 21+ who have clean background - Reality is the police can’t protect them neither in peacetime nor a riot. 2. For every person caught with an illegal gun (stolen, serial scratched off, ineligible felon, etc.) obtain search warrants ASAP for their residences to get more illegal guns, find fingerprints on those guns, match in FBI databases for suspect straw purchasers for more potential arrests. 3. Install mandatory surveillance in medium and high crime areas. Surveillance footage will be accessible real time via internet to lawful city residents with login and password. 4. New policing strategy involve more community participation. Each officer will setup and advise a neighborhood watch that has about 7 to 25 volunteer members led by a team leader voted by the members. They will meet once a month to discuss issues affecting the neighborhood and the officer will be present as needed to give advice. Once the city declares an emergency, all neighborhood volunteers will be notified to prepare for best course of action to protect themselves or neighborhood which includes evacuation orders. 5. Start a business center to teach small businesses entrepreneurship to city residents. 'How to brainstorm a business suitable to the individual, how to make a business plan, obtain a business license, market their services or products, etc.'

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Peter Yuan Liu campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	U.S. Senate California	Withdrew primary	$0	N/A**
2020	U.S. House California District 15	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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