Charlotte Hill

Public Ethics Commissioner

Charlotte Hill

Public Ethics Commissioner

Charlotte Hill is a political scientist at UC Berkeley, where she researches the impact of electoral and voting reforms on political participation. She regularly advises organizations focused on improving democracy policy and increasing voter turnout. Before entering academia, Dr. Hill held senior communications roles for the nonpartisan political reform organization RepresentUs and the international petition platform Change.org. She recently served as the vice president of the San Francisco Elections Commission, where she helped oversee local election administration.

Dr. Hill grew up in Northern California and has lived in the Bay Area since 2006. She holds a BA, an MPP, and a PhD in Public Policy from UC Berkeley.

Subcommittees: ad hoc Public Outreach 2023 Commissioner Recruitment, Enforcement Resources, Ethics Complaints, and Campaign Finance Subcommittee; ad hoc Charter Review Subcommittee.

PEC Appointee

District 4

Email Address: CHill@oaklandca.gov

Phone Number: 510-238-3593

Term Start Date: Jan 22, 2022

Term End Date: Jan 21, 2025