ABAG Vice President Race Ends in 11-11 Tie, Forcing Special Meeting
Executive Board • Association of Bay Area GovernmentsMay 22, 2026
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The Association of Bay Area Governments' first leadership election under its new nomination rules ended in a deadlock on May 21, 2026, leaving the vice president seat open less than a month before the June 18 General Assembly. The Executive Board referred Susan Adams for president. After a vote first announced as a win for Supervisor Ken Carlson was recounted as an 11-11 tie, the board ordered a special meeting. The board also sent a budget to the General Assembly in which pension costs absorb about two-thirds of member dues, and staff warned that the next regional housing target may be larger than the last.
- Vice president vote deadlocks 11-11 between Carlson and Wanda Williams; special meeting set for the following week
- Susan Adams referred for president to the June 18 General Assembly
- FY 2026-27 budget advances 24-0 with a 3% dues increase and an $18M unfunded pension liability
- 7th-cycle housing allocation may be larger than the last; city housing elements still due Jan. 31, 2031
- Board formally opposes SB 979 and AB 2508 (For: 23, Recused: 1, each), although both bills have already stalled
Why it matters: This was the first election held under bylaws updated last year, which replaced the old secret ballot with a nomination process. The result left ABAG without a settled vice president just ahead of the General Assembly.
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