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lynette gibson mcelhaney 150 px member of the oakland city council from district 3 1996 replace this image female.svg nancy nadel
 2012 nancy nadel
nancy nadel

nancy nadel is a u.s. politician , businesswoman , and former four-term member of the oakland city council .
after two terms on the board of the east bay municipal utility district , nadel was elected to the district three downtown-west oakland city council seat in 1996 .
in 2006 , nadel ran unsuccessfully for mayor .
in 2008 , nadel was re-elected to her fourth consecutive term on oakland 's city council in a contentious race with two other candidates .
she retired from the oakland city council in 2012 ; her seat is currently held by lynette gibson mcelhaney .
nadel is the founder of a chocolate business .
