Candidate for
Member of City Council; City of Berkeley; Council District 8

Gordon Wozniak was elected to Berkeley's City Council in December 2002.

During his four years in office, he has focused on reducing property crime, increasing citizen participation, as well as improving municipal services, traffic problems and environmental hazards. To learn more about his position on the issues click here: http://www.wozniakforcouncil.com/on-the-issues.html.

In addition to his work on Council, Gordon represents Berkeley on several regional groups including: the California League of Cities, ABAG, and Oakland Airport-Community Noise Management Forum. He also serves on the City of Berkeley's Joint Task Force Committee on Housing, the Agenda Committee, and City Partners, a work group bringing together the City, UC Berkeley, fraternities and sororities, and neighbors to discuss issues of mutual concern.

Gordon's roots with Berkeley run deep, starting out as a graduate student at U.C. Berkeley in 1966, and continuing as a resident of District 8 for almost 40 years. Along with his experience as research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Gordon worked on city problems serving as a commissioner on the Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Environmental Commission. He also has been a board member of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Originally from Dubuque, Iowa, Gordon moved to Berkeley in 1966 to attend graduate school, where he met his wife Evie.