Ainye Long

Ainye Long is a candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction Primary Election in 2026 in Statewide, California.

Mathematics Teacher and Department Chair in Oakland, CA

Also running: Nichelle Henderson, Anthony Rendon, Frank Lara, Al Muratsuchi, Richard Barrera, Wendy Castaneda Leal, Gus Mattammal, Josh Newman, Sonja Shaw.

Ainye Long is an 8th-grade mathematics teacher and Department Chair at Willie L. Brown Middle School in the San Francisco Unified School District. A fifth-generation public school teacher, Long earned her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz. With nearly two decades of educational experience, she has previously worked as a regional superintendent for a nonprofit charter school system and as a director for the California Charter Schools Association.