Aidan Hill is a longtime Southside Berkeley resident, community advocate, and candidate for Berkeley City Council District 7. They have lived in Berkeley since 2016 and have spent years working, organizing, and listening in the neighborhood they call home.

Aidan was born in Fontana, California and studied at Riverside City College before earning a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from University of California, Berkeley. Their academic and professional work has focused on public policy, housing, health access, and how cities care for people who are often overlooked.

Aidan has served the City of Berkeley through public service roles, including as Vice Chair of the Berkeley Homeless Commission, where they worked on policy recommendations related to shelter access, public health, and protections for vulnerable residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their approach has always centered lived experience, collaboration, and practical solutions.

In 2020, Aidan ran for mayor of Berkeley, becoming the youngest candidate in the race and the first legally nonbinary candidate to appear on a U.S. mayoral ballot. That campaign was rooted in transparency, grassroots organizing, and a belief that local government should be accessible to the people it serves.

Today, Aidan works as a Clinical Health Worker and remains active with East Bay Food Not Bombs, supporting neighbors through direct service and mutual aid. Their work connects health, housing, and community stability, with a focus on prevention rather than crisis response.

Aidan is interested in continuing their education in urban planning, with a focus on how cities can grow without erasing community, ecology, or history. They believe good planning starts with listening, that public space carries memory, and that neighborhoods deserve a real voice in shaping what comes next.

This campaign is grounded in care for Southside Berkeley, respect for its past, and responsibility to the people who live here now.