Janet RileyIncumbent

Candidate for City Council (At-Large), Orinda · Incumbent

Janet Riley grew up in Orinda and has lived there for more than 40 years. She and her husband Ben returned to raise their two children in Orinda for its schools and quality of life. She earned a law degree from UC Hastings and a master's in taxation from George Washington University, then practiced law before moving into full-time volunteer work. Her service began as Co-Chair of Orinda's Fourth of July Celebration; she also served as President of the Sleepy Hollow Parents' Club, the OIS Parents' Club, and the Educational Foundation of Orinda. She was President of the Orinda Garden Club for nearly 30 years and is active in Santa Maria Church's Social Justice Committee, where she has co-sponsored three refugee families and organized food drives and lunch programs for people in need across Contra Costa and Alameda Counties. In 2017, the Orinda Association and Orinda Community Foundation named her Orinda's Citizen of the Year.

In her candidate statement, Riley says that if elected she will serve with professionalism, collaboration, and compassion, working with the community and partner agencies to sustain and improve quality of life for Orindans while prudently allocating the city's limited financial resources.

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