Fremont's mayor, Mei has been a beneficiary of business groups and other forces of moderate Democrats. Endorsed by Sam Liccardo, the San Jose mayor, and Congressman Ro Khanna.

As a Fremont Unified School District Trustee, she reportedly rejected a proposal to recognize a day honoring civil rights leader Harvey Milk, voted to ban “Angels in America,” a book about the AIDS epidemic, from FUSD curriculums and voted against inclusive sex education for all students. Mei refutes these allegations, despite news coverage reporting otherwise—prompting the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee to unanimously withhold endorsements for anti-LGBTQIA+ candidates. Source: https://www.sanjoseinside.com/the-fly/fremont-mayor-belabored-by-past-voting-history-in-tight-state-senate-race/