Patricia (Pat) Kernighan,a politician and a lawyer,was a District 2 city council member in Oakland,California until 2014,noted for her advocacy of instant run-off voting in city elections.
In Seattle,Washington,while a college student in the 1970s,Kernighan was a member of the Feminist Coordinating Council,an organization that proposed a city ordinance to establish a commission on crimes against women and a protection unit.[4]
She was a legislative aide to Councilmember John Russo and later was chief of staff to Councilmember Danny Wan from 2000 until his resignation in 2005.[5]
She was elected to the Oakland City Council in 2005 and reelected in a 2006 election against challenger Aimee Allison.[6] In 2010,she defeated Jen Pae to win a third term.[7][8]
In 2006,Kernighan co-authored a measure to implement instant-runoff voting in Oakland,[10][11] and voters approved the measure in November 2006.[12][13] Oakland began using the voting system in its November 2010 elections for mayor,three city council races and four other local offices.[14]
Lake Merritt renovation
Kernighan co-authored a measure to fund major park renovations around Oakland's Lake Merritt. The measure passed in 2002.[15][16]
Personal life
She is married to Paul Gordon and has two grown daughters.[citation needed]
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