Alameda County, California

AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3

California › Alameda County › AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3

2 candidates are tracked for AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Adriana Valencia and Joel Young. Candidate information follows official Alameda County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Open seat: the current Ward 3 director, Sarah Syed, is not one of the two candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per AC Transit's official Board of Directors page.

Adriana Valencia

Nonpartisan

Adriana Valencia appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.

2026 priorities (per the campaign site)

Reliable and affordable transit service
Better connections between buses, BART and ferries
Safer streets for walking and biking

Source: candidate campaign site.

Campaign site →

Joel Young

Nonpartisan

Joel Young appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.

Verify this race
Candidate roster from official Alameda County Supervisor of Elections filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
Cross-check with the official California election office, or see the full Alameda County sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.