Cheris Crocker-Root
Candidate for City Council Member, Union City, District 3 · Financial Asset Manager
Cheris Crocker-Root is a Union City resident and mother of two daughters attending New Haven Unified School District schools. She has more than 20 years of experience in construction and finance, including project and asset management, and currently manages more than 630 multifamily housing units and $20 million in equity. She holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix's Oakland campus and served a five-year term on Union City's Park & Recreation Commission (2019-2024), chairing it in 2023-2024.
Positions in brief
Focuses on public safety and neighborhood upkeep, fiscal responsibility and transparent budgeting, support for public education and working families, and resident engagement.
Crocker-Root's four stated priorities are 'Strengthening public safety, eliminating blight, and keeping our neighborhoods well-maintained'; 'Responsible development, transparent budgeting, and securing the infrastructure funding our city was promised'; 'Championing quality public education, youth programs, and support for working families'; and 'Elevating neighborhood voices, expanding civic engagement, and ensuring every resident has a seat at the table.' She has also raised transportation and infrastructure safety, housing solutions, and green-space initiatives.
On the issues
- Public Safety & Policing
Wants to strengthen public safety and eliminate blight in neighborhoods.
“Strengthening public safety, eliminating blight, and keeping our neighborhoods well-maintained”
Source → - Taxes & Cost of Living
Supports responsible development, transparent budgeting, and securing promised infrastructure funding.
“Responsible development, transparent budgeting, and securing the infrastructure funding our city was promised”
Source → - Education & Schools
Champions quality public education and youth programs.
“Championing quality public education, youth programs, and support for working families”
Source → - Government, Elections & Democracy
Wants to elevate neighborhood voices and expand civic engagement.
“Elevating neighborhood voices, expanding civic engagement, and ensuring every resident has a seat at the table”
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