Lift Up Contra Costa Endorses

Shanelle-Scales Preston for District 5 Supervisor

Lift Up Contra Costa Action supports Shanelle Scales Preston for Supervisor in District 5. Shanelle Scales-Preston was elected to the Pittsburg City Council in 2018 and served as Mayor until December 2023. 

Her priorities have been to strengthen youth programs and improve city services to create a strong and vibrant community.

Pittsburg is Shanelle’s home and has shaped who she is today.  Her father owned a small business and was a member of UA 342 and her mother worked at the local glass factory.  She understands the day-to-day struggles we all face.  Shanelle’s strong ties to the community are built from her relationships with neighbors, her church and the organizations she volunteers for, including the Gateway Rotary Club and the Pittsburg Reads Initiative.

Shanelle has extensive regional experience.  She is Chair of the Board for MCE, the local electricity provider, is Chair of TransPlan which coordinates regional transportation projects and transit services in East County and is President of the League of California Cities East Bay Division.   

 Our community’s strength lies in its diversity and Shanelle has worked to ensure every voice is heard and valued.  Her community service started in the federal government more than twenty years ago where she learned to effectively advocate for residents and local governments navigating difficult bureaucracies and fix problems.  Shanelle has worked in communities across Contra Costa County her entire career and has built lasting relationships with residents here.

 Shanelle earned her degree from California State University East Bay.  She and her husband are raising their two sons in Pittsburg.

Lift Up Contra Costa Action

A Coalition of over 100,000 Contra Costa residents. We build political power, fight for policies, & hold our local elected officials accountable.

The goal of LUCCA’s endorsement is to elect candidates who support LUCCA’s and its partners policy positions and organizational mission, that fights against all forms of oppression, including anti-black racism, racism, anti-immigrant, anti-LBGTQ, environmental & healthcare injustice and the classist, anti-worker movements. LUUCA will also seek to gain recognition and improve relationships with elected officials, advance LUCCA’s policy agenda, and build respect for impacted communities as a powerful and committed activist organization.