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Dublin City Councilmember Michael McCorriston announced this week his bid for mayor in November’s general election.
Currently representing District 1 of west Dublin, McCorriston has served on City Council since 2020. His posts have included vice mayor in 2023 and appointed mayor in 2024, a position he held for an approximately six-month period between the resignation of Melissa Hernandez in June — given her transition to the BART Board of Directors — and the swearing-in of Mayor Sherry Hu that December.
Running for the full term of mayor, McCorriston has focused his campaign on public safety, supporting Dublin’s local businesses, cultivating new business sectors, improving the city’s transportation network and infrastructure as well as addressing housing affordability and service gaps, particularly for seniors, according to a statement announcing his bid for the helm.
“As mayor, I will use my leadership and professional finance experience to ensure police and fire have the resources and tools they need to keep our city safe,” McCorriston said in the statement. “I will also ensure that the city’s financial resources remain robust to preserve city services and will continue to support investment in our city’s infrastructure, including maintaining roadways and improving the efficiency of traffic flows.”
During McCorriston’s years as a local representative, he has participated in boards and committees regarding transportation, land use, water resources, economic development, human services and housing, according to the statement.
He has advocated for policy improvements in public safety, including measures for e-bikes, and he has coordinated with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to improve the process of releasing individuals to the public from county jail.
As a leader of the city’s finance and investment committee, McCorriston has also recommended actions to maintain the city’s reserve funds and long-term financial stability, the statement adds.
The city has seen a budgetary surplus over the past decade, he explained in the statement, but city officials must express to residents the rationale behind financial decisions as well as their impact on residents.
“This would ensure that the city does not face financial challenges that unfortunately have impacted other municipalities,” McCorriston said.
“My professional experience will ensure that the city’s financial resources are used to strengthen our community today and for future generations,” he added.
Also on McCorriston’s priority list is Dublin’s growth and development strategy, which he said must be aesthetic and sustainable in terms of the environment and economy.
Proper development planning will allow the city to preserve its remaining natural landscape, he said. Additionally, he plans to encourage the development and revitalization of residential and commercial structures, constructed by local skilled labor.
McCorriston expressed his support of workforce housing as well as housing for seniors and expansion of their healthcare services.
“Every resident deserves to feel informed, heard and valued by their elected official,” McCorriston said. “That is what I’ve strived to do since I first joined the City Council, and it’s what I’ll continue to do as mayor.”
McCorriston holds an MBA from the University of San Diego and a Bachelor of Science in business finance from San Jose State University. He has lived with his family in Dublin for over 30 years where his children have attended school.
To learn more about McCorriston’s campaign, visit mike4dublin.com.
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