Members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body within the government of the City and County of San Francisco, California, United States.-Government and politics:...
is the legislative body of San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The body consists of eleven members elected from single-member districts through ranked choice voting
Instant-runoff voting
Instant-runoff voting , also known as preferential voting, the alternative vote and ranked choice voting, is a voting system used to elect one winner. Voters rank candidates in order of preference, and their ballots are counted as one vote for their first choice candidate. If a candidate secures a...
.
From 1977 to 1979, and starting again in 2000, supervisors were elected from eleven single-member districts. Prior to 1977 and from 1980 to 1998, members were elected at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
, all running on one ballot, with the top vote-getters winning office. In 1980, elections shifted from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, and because of the shift from district to at-large elections, all seats were up for election, with some members winning four-year terms and some winning two-year terms. Similar cases of supervisors elected to truncated terms happened in 1977 and 2000, when elections shifted to district elections.
Several members were initially appointed by the mayor. San Francisco's city charter gives the mayor the power to fill any vacancies and to suspend members in limited circumstances; the latter case has happened only once, when Mayor Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
suspended Ed Jew
Ed Jew
Edmund "Ed" Jew is an incarcerated former Chinese American politician based in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a masters degree in business administration at Golden Gate University...
due to allegations of lying about his residency and extortion. A few members were elected to the board, but appointed to their seat by the mayor during the weeks between the election and the beginning of their term. This has generally been done when supervisors were elected to the state legislature
California State Legislature
The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
, since the terms of state legislators begin earlier than those of supervisors. The most recent example occurred in 2008, when David Campos
David Campos
David Campos , is a Guatemalan-American attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 9. The district consists of Bernal Heights, part of Portola and the Inner Mission and it elected him on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections.-Early life and...
was elected to the District 9 seat held by Tom Ammiano
Tom Ammiano
Tom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district...
. In the same election, Ammiano was elected to the California State Assembly
California State Assembly
The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000...
and resigned his seat a month early to take his new office. Mayor Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007...
appointed Campos to the seat on December 4, 2008, a month before he would otherwise have taken office.
Board presidents
The President of the Board of Supervisors presides over all Board meetings and appoints members to Board committees, among other duties. Board presidents are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of every odd-numbered year, or when a vacancy arises in the office. From 1982 to 2000, the city charter specified that the president would be the highest vote-getter in the previous election, taking the power of electing the board president away from the supervisors themselves, except in the case of a vacancy in the post.
Board members
No list of supervisors in office prior to 1906 exists as the 1906 San Francisco earthquake1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
destroyed all Board of Supervisors records.
15-member at-large (1932–1934)
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| 1932 | Samuel Breyer | Arthur M. Brown, Jr. | Victor Canepa | Jesse Colman | Andrew J. Gallagher | Franck R. Havenner Franck R. Havenner Franck Roberts Havenner was a six term United States Representative from California's 4th congressional district beginning in 1936. He is a graduate from Columbian College... |
J. Emmet Hayden | James McSheehy | Carl W. Miles | Jefferson Peyser | James E. Power | Warren Shannon | Alfred Roncovieri | E. Jack Spaulding | William P. Stanton |
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11-member at-large (1934–1977)
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| 1934 | Jesse Colman | Franck R. Havenner Franck R. Havenner Franck Roberts Havenner was a six term United States Representative from California's 4th congressional district beginning in 1936. He is a graduate from Columbian College... |
Andrew J. Gallagher | James McSheehy | John Ratto | Samuel Breyer | Arthur M. Brown, Jr. | Adolph Schmidt | Adolph Uhl | Alfred Roncovieri | Warren Shannon |
| 1935 | J. Emmet Hayden | ||||||||||
| 1936 | Dewey Mead | Fred W. Meyer | |||||||||
| 1937 | George R. Reilly | ||||||||||
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| 1939 | John F. McGowan | ||||||||||
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| 1942 | Gerald O'Gara | Chester MacPhee | Robert M. Green | Daniel Gallagher Daniel Gallagher Daniel Gallagher was the Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco from 1952–56. During his tenure he fought for prison reform and higher pay for women employees. Prior to being appointed Sheriff, he was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. - External links :*... |
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| 1943 | James Gartland | ||||||||||
| 1944 | Edward Mancuso | John J. Sullivan | |||||||||
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| 1946 | Marvin E. Lewis | P. J. McMurray | George Christopher | ||||||||
| 1947 | J. Joseph Sullivan | ||||||||||
| 1948 | Chris J. Christensen | Don Fazackerley | |||||||||
| 1949 | James Halley | ||||||||||
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| 1952 | Byron Arnold | John J. Ferdon | Harold Dobbs Harold Dobbs Harold Dobbs was an influential leader in San Francisco, California. Born 1918, Dobbs was president of the city's board of supervisors, as well as founder and co-founder of several restaurants such as Mel's Drive-In and The Red Roof.... |
Francis McCarty | |||||||
| 1953 | James Halley | ||||||||||
| 1954 | J. Eugene McAteer | Matthew Carberry Matthew Carberry Matthew C. Carberry was the Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco from 1956-1972. He was appointed by Mayor George Christopher after the death of Sheriff Daniel Gallagher. A moderate conservative, he was defeated in his bid for a fifth term by the more liberal Richard Hongisto in the... |
Clarissa McMahon | ||||||||
| 1955 | William C. Blake | Charles Ertola | James Halley | ||||||||
| 1956 | Joseph M. Casey | James J. Sullivan | Henry Rolph | ||||||||
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| 1958 | Alfonso Zirpoli | ||||||||||
| 1959 | J. Joseph Sullivan | ||||||||||
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| 1961 | Jesse Colman | Joseph E. Tinney | Peter Tamaras | ||||||||
| 1962 | Jack Morrison | Roger Boas Roger Boas John Roger Boas is a San Francisco businessman and politician, long prominent in the Democratic Party in northern California.Boas was born August 21, 1921, in San Francisco, California, the son of Benjamin Boas, a finance company executive of German descent, and Larie Kline Boas... |
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| 1963 | J. Max Moore | ||||||||||
| 1964 | Leo T. McCarthy Leo T. McCarthy Leo Tarcissus McCarthy was a New Zealand-born American politician and businessman. He served as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995.... |
George Moscone George Moscone George Richard Moscone was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was the 37th mayor of San Francisco, California, US from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. Moscone served in the California State Senate from 1967 until becoming Mayor. In the Senate, he served as... |
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| 1965 | John Ertola | Terry A. Francois | |||||||||
| 1966 | Kevin O'Shea | ||||||||||
| 1967 | Dorothy von Beroldingen | Joe Beeman | |||||||||
| 1968 | Robert H. Mendelsohn | James Mailliard | Ron Pelosi Ron Pelosi Ronald Pelosi is an American businessman and public figure in San Francisco, California. He is the brother-in-law of House Minority Leader and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and is the uncle of California Lt... |
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| 1969 | Robert E. Gonzales | ||||||||||
| 1970 | Dianne Feinstein Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.... |
John Barbagelata | |||||||||
| 1971 | Michael J. Driscoll | ||||||||||
| 1972 | John L. Molinari | Quentin L. Kopp Quentin L. Kopp Quentin Lewis Kopp is an American politician and retired judge. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein... |
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| 1973 | George Chinn | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Alfred Nelder | ||||||||||
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| 1977 | Gordon Lau Gordon Lau Gordon J. Lau was the first Chinese American elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the city board of supervisors under Mayor George Moscone in 1977. Other notable supervisors at the time included Dianne Feinstein, Carol Ruth Silver,... |
Jane Murphy | |||||||||
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11-seat district (1978–1980)
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| 1978 | Gordon Lau Gordon Lau Gordon J. Lau was the first Chinese American elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, California. He was elected to the city board of supervisors under Mayor George Moscone in 1977. Other notable supervisors at the time included Dianne Feinstein, Carol Ruth Silver,... |
Dianne Feinstein Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.... |
John L. Molinari | Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, California, in 1977 and reelected in 1980. She was the second African American elected to the Board , and the first African American woman.-External links:* * *... |
Harvey Milk Harvey Milk Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors... |
Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver is an American lawyer and former politician. She was a Freedom Rider arrested and incarcerated for 40 days in Jackson, Mississippi,... |
Robert E. Gonzales | Dan White Dan White Daniel James "Dan" White was a San Francisco supervisor who assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, on Monday, November 27, 1978, at City Hall... |
Lee S. Dolson | Quentin L. Kopp Quentin L. Kopp Quentin Lewis Kopp is an American politician and retired judge. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein... |
Ron Pelosi Ron Pelosi Ronald Pelosi is an American businessman and public figure in San Francisco, California. He is the brother-in-law of House Minority Leader and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and is the uncle of California Lt... |
| 1979 | Louise Renne Louise Renne Louise Renne is a lawyer, former Supervisor and one-time City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, California. She was born to Anne Bartrem Hornbeck... |
Harry Britt Harry Britt Harry Britt is a political activist and former Supervisor for San Francisco, California. Britt was involved during the late 1960s in the civil rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago... |
Donald T. Horanzy | ||||||||
| 1980 | Ed Lawson | Doris M. Ward | Nancy G. Walker | John Bardis | |||||||
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11-seat at-large (1981–2000)
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| 1981 | Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver is an American lawyer and former politician. She was a Freedom Rider arrested and incarcerated for 40 days in Jackson, Mississippi,... |
Richard Hongisto Richard Hongisto Richard D. Hongisto was a businessman, politician, sheriff and police chief of San Francisco, California, and Cleveland, Ohio.-Early life and education:... |
John L. Molinari | Louise Renne Louise Renne Louise Renne is a lawyer, former Supervisor and one-time City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, California. She was born to Anne Bartrem Hornbeck... |
Harry Britt Harry Britt Harry Britt is a political activist and former Supervisor for San Francisco, California. Britt was involved during the late 1960s in the civil rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago... |
Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, California, in 1977 and reelected in 1980. She was the second African American elected to the Board , and the first African American woman.-External links:* * *... |
Doris M. Ward | Wendy Nelder | Lee S. Dolson | Quentin L. Kopp Quentin L. Kopp Quentin Lewis Kopp is an American politician and retired judge. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein... |
Nancy G. Walker |
| 1982 | Willie B. Kennedy | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Bill J. Maher | ||||||||||
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| 1986 | Tom Hsieh | Jim Gonzalez | |||||||||
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| 1989 | Terence Hallinan Terence Hallinan Terence Hallinan is an American attorney and politician from San Francisco, California. He is the second of six sons born to leftist attorney Vincent Hallinan and his wife Vivian.... |
Angela Alioto Angela Alioto Angela Alioto is an attorney, a politician, and a member of the Secular Franciscan order and Democratic Party. She is a member of one of the best known political families in San Francisco, and her family is generally associated with the liberal democratic side of the city's... |
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| 1991 | Kevin Shelley | Roberta Achtenberg Roberta Achtenberg Roberta Achtenberg is an American politician. She currently serves as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S... |
Carole Migden Carole Migden Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco, California who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002.... |
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| 1992 | Annemarie Conroy | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Sue Bierman | Barbara Kaufman | |||||||||
| 1994 | Susan Leal Susan Leal Susan Leal is a water utility consultant, the co-author of the book Running out of Water. Formerly, she was the General Manager of SFPUC, San Francisco Treasurer and a San Francisco Supervisor. She lives in San Francisco, CA.-Early life and education:... |
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| 1995 | Mabel Teng | Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district... |
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| 1996 | Leslie Katz | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Michael Yaki Michael Yaki Michael Yaki is a San Francisco attorney currently serving as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, succeeding Christopher Edley, Jr. in February 2005. Yaki graduated from UC Berkeley in 1983, and then from Yale Law School in 1986... |
Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007... |
José Medina | Leland Yee Leland Yee Leland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San... |
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| 1999 | Mark Leno Mark Leno Mark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate... |
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| 2000 | Alicia Becerril | ||||||||||
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11-seat district (2001–present)
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| 2001 | Jake McGoldrick Jake McGoldrick Jake McGoldrick is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.He represented District 1, known as the Richmond District neighborhood of San Francisco. McGoldrick was elected in 2000 as part of the progressive majority of candidates that were swept into office that year... |
Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007... |
Aaron Peskin Aaron Peskin Aaron Peskin is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was first elected to the Board in 2000, and was re-elected in 2004. In January 2005, his colleagues elected him President of the Board.-Personal life:... |
Leland Yee Leland Yee Leland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San... |
Matt Gonzalez Matt Gonzalez Matthew Edward Gonzalez is an American politician, lawyer, and activist prominent in San Francisco politics. He currently serves as chief attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender's office.... |
Chris Daly Chris Daly Chris Daly is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 6, on which he served from 2000 to 2010... |
Tony Hall Tony Hall (supervisor) Anthony Hall is a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He resigned in 2004 to accept appointment as executive director of the Treasure Island Development Authority... |
Mark Leno Mark Leno Mark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate... |
Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district... |
Sophie Maxwell Sophie Maxwell Sophie Maxwell was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 10.-Biography:Maxwell has lived in the Bayview district for the last twenty years.... |
Gerardo Sandoval Gerardo Sandoval Gerardo Compos Sandoval is a judge of the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A practicing attorney, he defeated Superior Court judge Thomas J. Mellon, Jr... |
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| 2003 | Fiona Ma Fiona Ma Fiona Ma is the Speaker pro Tempore California State Assembly and a San Francisco politician, and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.-Personal life:... |
Bevan Dufty Bevan Dufty Bevan Dufty is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented San Francisco's District 8, encompassing the 71,000 residents of Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, The Castro, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley,... |
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| 2004 | Michela Alioto-Pier Michela Alioto-Pier Michela Alioto-Pier served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She represented District 2, encompassing the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. She previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission. She was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin... |
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| 2005 | Ross Mirkarimi Ross Mirkarimi Ross Mirkarimi is a member of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, California, a marijuana legalization advocate, and co-founder of the Green Party of California. He was elected in 2004 to represent District 5... |
Sean Elsbernd Sean Elsbernd Sean Elsbernd is an American politician currently representing District 7 for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. District 7 includes neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, the Villas at Parkmerced, Lake Merced, Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco State University, City College of San... |
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| 2007 | Ed Jew Ed Jew Edmund "Ed" Jew is an incarcerated former Chinese American politician based in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a masters degree in business administration at Golden Gate University... |
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| 2008 | Carmen Chu Carmen Chu Carmen Chu is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 4. In 2000, she earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Occidental College, and in 2003, earned a master's degree in public policy from UC Berkeley... |
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| 2009 | Eric Mar Eric Mar Eric Lee Mar is a California politician, previously serving on the San Francisco Board of Education and San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee. In 2008, he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1.- Biography :... |
David Chiu David Chiu (politician) David Chiu is the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represents District 3, encompassing the northeastern corner of the city, including Chinatown, North Beach, the Financial District, and Fisherman's Wharf.- Early Life :... |
David Campos David Campos David Campos , is a Guatemalan-American attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 9. The district consists of Bernal Heights, part of Portola and the Inner Mission and it elected him on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections.-Early life and... |
John Avalos John Avalos John Avalos is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 11. The district consists of Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission districts. He was elected on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections and took office on January... |
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| 2011 | Mark Farrell Mark Farrell (politician) Mark Farrell is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 2, consisting of the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, part of Russian Hill, and Sea Cliff.... |
Jane Kim Jane Kim Jane Kim is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island.Prior to her election to the Board of... |
Scott Wiener Scott Wiener Scott Wiener is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 8, consisting of The Castro, Diamond Heights, Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, and Noe Valley... |
Malia Cohen Malia Cohen Malia Cohen is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 10, consisting of Bayview-Hunters Point, McLaren Park, part of the Portola, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley.... |
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Board members and transitions since 1980
| Name | Dates | Comments |
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| Terry A. Francois | 1964–1978 | Appointed 1964 by Mayor John F. Shelley to succeed Supervisor John J. Ferdon. Elected 1967, 1971, and 1975. |
| Robert H. Mendelsohn | 1968–1977 | Elected 1967, 1971, and 1975. Resigned 1977 to accept appointment by President Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. |
| Ronald Pelosi Ron Pelosi Ronald Pelosi is an American businessman and public figure in San Francisco, California. He is the brother-in-law of House Minority Leader and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and is the uncle of California Lt... |
1968–1980 | Elected 1967, 1971, 1975, and 1977. Defeated for re-election 1979. |
| Robert E. Gonzales | 1969–1980 | Appointed 1969 by Mayor Joseph Alioto Joseph Alioto Joseph Lawrence Alioto was the 36th mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976.-Biography:... to succeed Supervisor Leo T. McCarthy Leo T. McCarthy Leo Tarcissus McCarthy was a New Zealand-born American politician and businessman. He served as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995.... . Elected 1971, 1975, and 1977. |
| Dianne Feinstein Dianne Feinstein Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein is the senior U.S. Senator from California. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served in the Senate since 1992. She also served as 38th Mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988.... * |
1970–1978 | Elected 1969, 1973, and 1977. Served as acting mayor upon the assassination of Mayor George Moscone George Moscone George Richard Moscone was an American attorney and Democratic politician. He was the 37th mayor of San Francisco, California, US from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. Moscone served in the California State Senate from 1967 until becoming Mayor. In the Senate, he served as... in 1978. Elected mayor by the Board of Supervisors one week later. |
| Quentin L. Kopp Quentin L. Kopp Quentin Lewis Kopp is an American politician and retired judge. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and in the California State Senate. Kopp ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in 1979 against Dianne Feinstein... * |
1972–1986 | Elected 1971, 1975, 1977, 1980, and 1984. Resigned 1986 after election to the California State Senate California State Senate The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote... . |
| John L. Molinari* | 1972–1989 | Elected 1971, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1984. Did not seek re-election in 1988. |
| Gordon J. Lau | 1977–1980 | Appointed 1977 by Mayor George Moscone to succeed Supervisor Robert H. Mendelsohn. Elected 1977. |
| Jane McKaskle Murphy | 1977–1978 | Appointed 1977 by Mayor George Moscone to succeed Supervisor Dorothy von Beroldingen. |
| Lee S. Dolson | 1978–1980, 1981–1983 | Elected 1977. Defeated for re-election 1979. Elected 1980. Defeated for re-election 1982. |
| Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch Ella Hill Hutch was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in San Francisco, California, in 1977 and reelected in 1980. She was the second African American elected to the Board , and the first African American woman.-External links:* * *... |
1978–1981 | Elected 1977 and 1980. Died in office in 1981. |
| Harvey Milk Harvey Milk Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors... |
1978-1978 | Elected 1977. Assassinated 1978. |
| Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver Carol Ruth Silver is an American lawyer and former politician. She was a Freedom Rider arrested and incarcerated for 40 days in Jackson, Mississippi,... |
1978–1988 | Elected 1977, 1980, and 1984. Defeated for re-election 1988. |
| Dan White Dan White Daniel James "Dan" White was a San Francisco supervisor who assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk, on Monday, November 27, 1978, at City Hall... |
1978-1978 | Elected 1977. Resigned 1978. Assassinated Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. |
| Donald T. Horanzy | 1978–1981 | Appointed 1978 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed Supervisor Dan White. |
| Louise Renne Louise Renne Louise Renne is a lawyer, former Supervisor and one-time City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco, California. She was born to Anne Bartrem Hornbeck... |
1978–1986 | Appointed 1978 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed Feinstein on the Board of Supervisors. Elected 1980 and 1984. Resigned 1986 to accept appointment by Feinstein as city attorney. |
| Harry Britt Harry Britt Harry Britt is a political activist and former Supervisor for San Francisco, California. Britt was involved during the late 1960s in the civil rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago... * |
1979–1993 | Appointed 1979 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed assassinated Supervisor Harvey Milk. Elected 1980, 1984, and 1988. Did not seek re-election in 1992. |
| John Bardis | 1980–1981 | Elected 1979. Defeated for re-election 1980. |
| Ed Lawson | 1980–1981 | Elected 1979. |
| Nancy G. Walker* | 1980–1991 | Elected 1979, 1980, 1982, and 1986. Did not seek re-election in 1990. |
| Doris M. Ward* | 1980–1992 | Elected 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, and 1990. Resigned 1992 to accept appointment by Mayor Frank Jordan Frank Jordan Francis M. “Frank” Jordan is a U.S. politician, foundation executive and former Chief of Police.Jordan was born in San Francisco in 1935 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1953... as assessor. |
| Richard D. Hongisto | 1981–1991 | Elected 1980, 1982, and 1986. Did not seek re-election in 1990, running successfully for assessor. |
| Wendy Nelder* | 1981–1991 | Elected 1980, 1982, and 1986. Did not seek re-election in 1990, running unsuccessfully for assessor. |
| Willie B. Kennedy | 1981–1996 | Appointed 1981 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed Supervisor Ella Hill Hutch. Elected 1984, 1988, and 1992. Resigned 1996 to become administrative officer of the Public Transition Development Corporation. |
| Bill Maher | 1983–1995 | Elected 1982, 1986, and 1990. Ineligible to seek re-election in 1994. |
| Tom Hsieh | 1986–1997 | Appointed 1986 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed Supervisor Louise Renne. Elected 1988 and 1992. Ineligible to run for re-election in 1996. |
| Jim Gonzalez | 1986–1993 | Appointed 1986 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein to succeed Supervisor Quentin L. Kopp. Elected 1988. Defeated for re-election 1992. |
| Angela Alioto Angela Alioto Angela Alioto is an attorney, a politician, and a member of the Secular Franciscan order and Democratic Party. She is a member of one of the best known political families in San Francisco, and her family is generally associated with the liberal democratic side of the city's... * |
1989–1997 | Elected 1988 and 1992. Ineligible to seek re-election in 1996. |
| Terence Hallinan Terence Hallinan Terence Hallinan is an American attorney and politician from San Francisco, California. He is the second of six sons born to leftist attorney Vincent Hallinan and his wife Vivian.... |
1989–1996 | Elected 1988 and 1992. Resigned 1996 after election as district attorney. |
| Carole Migden Carole Migden Carole Migden is an American politician from San Francisco, California who represented the third district of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008 and the 13th district of the California State Assembly from 1996 to 2002.... |
1991–1996 | Elected 1990 and 1994. Resigned 1996 after election to the California State Assembly California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000... . |
| Roberta Achtenberg Roberta Achtenberg Roberta Achtenberg is an American politician. She currently serves as a Commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S... |
1991–1993 | Elected 1990. Resigned 1993 to accept appointment by President Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
| Kevin Shelley* | 1991–1996 | Elected 1990 and 1994. Resigned 1996 after election to the California State Assembly. |
| Annemarie Conroy | 1992–1995 | Appointed 1992 by Mayor Frank Jordan to succeed Supervisor Doris M. Ward. Defeated for first election in 1994. |
| Sue Bierman | 1993–2001 | Elected 1992 and 1996. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2000. |
| Barbara Kaufman* | 1993–2001 | Elected 1992 and 1996. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2000. |
| Susan Leal Susan Leal Susan Leal is a water utility consultant, the co-author of the book Running out of Water. Formerly, she was the General Manager of SFPUC, San Francisco Treasurer and a San Francisco Supervisor. She lives in San Francisco, CA.-Early life and education:... |
1993–1998 | Appointed 1993 by Mayor Frank Jordan to succeed Supervisor Roberta Achtenberg. Elected 1994. Resigned 1998 after election as city treasurer. |
| Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano Tom Ammiano is an American politician and LGBT rights activist from San Francisco, California. Ammiano is a Democrat who has served as a member of the California State Assembly since 2008, representing the 13th district... * |
1995–2008 | Elected 1994, 1998, 2000, and 2004. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2008. Resigned 2008 after election to the California State Assembly. |
| Mabel Teng | 1995–2001 | Elected 1994 and 1998. Defeated for re-election 2000. |
| Michael Yaki Michael Yaki Michael Yaki is a San Francisco attorney currently serving as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights, succeeding Christopher Edley, Jr. in February 2005. Yaki graduated from UC Berkeley in 1983, and then from Yale Law School in 1986... |
1996–2001 | Appointed 1996 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Terence Hallinan. Elected 1996. Defeated for re-election 2000. |
| Amos Brown | 1996–2001 | Appointed 1996 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Carole Migden. Elected 1998. Defeated for re-election 2000. |
| Leslie R. Katz | 1996–2001 | Appointed 1996 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Willie B. Kennedy. Elected 1996. Did not seek re-election in 2000. |
| Leland Yee Leland Yee Leland Yee is a California State Senator in District 8 which represents the western half of San Francisco and most of San Mateo County. Prior to becoming state senator, Yee was a California State Assemblyman, Supervisor of San Francisco's Sunset District, and was a member and President of the San... |
1997–2002 | Elected 1996 and 2000. Resigned 2002 after election to the California State Assembly. |
| José Medina José Medina For the Chilean track and road cyclist see José Medina José Alexander Medina is a retired male weightlifter from Venezuela. He competed for his native South American country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.... |
1997–1999 | Elected 1996. Resigned 1999 to accept appointment by Governor Gray Davis Gray Davis Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003... as Director of the California Department of Transportation California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation is a government department in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems throughout the state... . |
| Gavin Newsom Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician who is the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California. Previously, he was the 42nd Mayor of San Francisco, and was elected in 2003 to succeed Willie Brown, becoming San Francisco's youngest mayor in 100 years. Newsom was re-elected in 2007... |
1997–2004 | Appointed 1997 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Kevin Shelley. Elected 1998, 2000, and 2002. Resigned 2004 after election as mayor. |
| Mark Leno Mark Leno Mark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate... |
1998–2002 | Appointed 1998 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Susan Leal. Elected 1998 and 2000. Resigned 2002 after election to the California State Assembly. |
| Alicia Becerril | 1999–2001 | Appointed 1999 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor José Medina. Defeated for first election in 2000. |
| Matt Gonzalez Matt Gonzalez Matthew Edward Gonzalez is an American politician, lawyer, and activist prominent in San Francisco politics. He currently serves as chief attorney in the San Francisco Public Defender's office.... * |
2001–2005 | Elected 2000. Did not seek re-election in 2004. |
| Tony Hall Tony Hall (supervisor) Anthony Hall is a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He resigned in 2004 to accept appointment as executive director of the Treasure Island Development Authority... |
2001–2004 | Elected 2000. Resigned 2004 to accept appointment as executive director of the Treasure Island Treasure Island, California Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland, and an emerging neighborhood of San Francisco.... Development Authority. |
| Sophie Maxwell Sophie Maxwell Sophie Maxwell was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 10.-Biography:Maxwell has lived in the Bayview district for the last twenty years.... |
2001–2011 | Elected 2000, 2002, and 2006. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. |
| Jake McGoldrick Jake McGoldrick Jake McGoldrick is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.He represented District 1, known as the Richmond District neighborhood of San Francisco. McGoldrick was elected in 2000 as part of the progressive majority of candidates that were swept into office that year... |
2001–2009 | Elected 2000 and 2004. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2008. |
| Aaron Peskin Aaron Peskin Aaron Peskin is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was first elected to the Board in 2000, and was re-elected in 2004. In January 2005, his colleagues elected him President of the Board.-Personal life:... * |
2001–2009 | Elected 2000 and 2004. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2008. |
| Chris Daly Chris Daly Chris Daly is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 6, on which he served from 2000 to 2010... |
2001–2011 | Elected 2000, 2002, and 2006. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. |
| Gerardo Sandoval Gerardo Sandoval Gerardo Compos Sandoval is a judge of the Superior Court of California in and for the County of San Francisco. He was formerly a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. A practicing attorney, he defeated Superior Court judge Thomas J. Mellon, Jr... |
2001–2009 | Elected 2000 and 2004. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2008. |
| Bevan Dufty Bevan Dufty Bevan Dufty is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented San Francisco's District 8, encompassing the 71,000 residents of Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, The Castro, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley,... |
2002–2011 | Elected 2002 and 2006. Appointed post-election 2002 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Mark Leno. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2010. |
| Fiona Ma Fiona Ma Fiona Ma is the Speaker pro Tempore California State Assembly and a San Francisco politician, and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.-Personal life:... |
2002–2006 | Elected 2002. Appointed post-election 2002 by Mayor Willie Brown to succeed Supervisor Leland Yee. Did not seek re-election in 2006, running successfully for the California State Assembly. Resigned 2006 after election to the Assembly. |
| Michela Alioto-Pier Michela Alioto-Pier Michela Alioto-Pier served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She represented District 2, encompassing the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. She previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission. She was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin... |
2004–2011 | Appointed 2004 by Mayor Gavin Newsom to succeed Newsom on the Board of Supervisors. Elected 2004 and 2006. Ruled ineligible by the San Francisco Department of Elections, citing an opinion by City Attorney Dennis Herrera Dennis Herrera Dennis Herrera is City Attorney of San Francisco, best known for his court action in favor of gay marriage, including against Proposition 8. He was re-elected as City Attorney in 2009 with 96 percent of the vote... , to seek re-election in 2010. Alioto-Pier filed lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court asserting that, under the term limits law, she was eligible to seek re-election in 2010, and if re-elected, would be termed out as of the 2014 election instead. A Superior Court Superior Courts of California The Superior Courts of California are the superior courts in the U.S. state of California with general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a government agency... judge ruled in her favor, but the California Court of Appeal overturned that ruling, thereby removing her from the 2010 ballot for District 2 supervisor. Alioto-Pier appealed that ruling to the Supreme Court of California Supreme Court of California The Supreme Court of California is the highest state court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco and regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.-Composition:... which declined to hear the case. |
| Sean Elsbernd Sean Elsbernd Sean Elsbernd is an American politician currently representing District 7 for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. District 7 includes neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, the Villas at Parkmerced, Lake Merced, Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco State University, City College of San... |
2004–present | Appointed 2004 by Mayor Gavin Newsom to succeed Supervisor Tony Hall. Elected 2004 and 2008. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2012. |
| Ross Mirkarimi Ross Mirkarimi Ross Mirkarimi is a member of the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco, California, a marijuana legalization advocate, and co-founder of the Green Party of California. He was elected in 2004 to represent District 5... |
2005–present | Elected 2004 and 2008. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2012. |
| Ed Jew Ed Jew Edmund "Ed" Jew is an incarcerated former Chinese American politician based in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a masters degree in business administration at Golden Gate University... |
2006–2007 | Elected 2006. Appointed post-election 2006 by Mayor Gavin Newsom to succeed Supervisor Fiona Ma. Suspended by Mayor Newsom on September 25 2007, pending the outcome of a formal process to remove him from the board. A separate civil suit was initiated by the city to remove him as well. Resigned on January 11, 2008, prior to the completion of the removal process and the civil lawsuit, and agreed not to seek public office for five years. |
| Carmen Chu Carmen Chu Carmen Chu is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 4. In 2000, she earned a bachelor's degree in public policy from Occidental College, and in 2003, earned a master's degree in public policy from UC Berkeley... |
2007–2008, 2008–present | Appointed 2007 by Mayor Gavin Newsom to succeed Supervisor Ed Jew, after his suspension, pending final action by the Board of Supervisors on the question of whether to remove Jew from office. Jew resigned from office 2008, prior to the completion of the removal process, ending Chu's interim term. Under the charter, the seat became vacant upon Jew's resignation and remained vacant for about five and a half hours until a new appointment was made. Appointed 2008 by Mayor Newsom to succeed Supervisor Ed Jew, after his resignation. Elected 2008 to serve out the remainder of Jew's term, which expires January 2011. Elected 2010. Ineligible to seek re-election in 2014. |
| David Campos David Campos David Campos , is a Guatemalan-American attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 9. The district consists of Bernal Heights, part of Portola and the Inner Mission and it elected him on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections.-Early life and... |
2008–present | Elected 2008. Appointed post-election 2008 by Mayor Gavin Newsom to succeed Supervisor Tom Ammiano. |
| Eric Mar Eric Mar Eric Lee Mar is a California politician, previously serving on the San Francisco Board of Education and San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee. In 2008, he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1.- Biography :... |
2009–present | Elected 2008. |
| John Avalos John Avalos John Avalos is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 11. The district consists of Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission districts. He was elected on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections and took office on January... |
2009–present | Elected 2008. |
| David Chiu David Chiu (politician) David Chiu is the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represents District 3, encompassing the northeastern corner of the city, including Chinatown, North Beach, the Financial District, and Fisherman's Wharf.- Early Life :... * |
2009–present | Elected 2008. |
| Mark Farrell Mark Farrell (politician) Mark Farrell is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 2, consisting of the Marina, Pacific Heights, the Presidio, part of Russian Hill, and Sea Cliff.... |
2011–present | Elected 2010. |
| Malia Cohen Malia Cohen Malia Cohen is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 10, consisting of Bayview-Hunters Point, McLaren Park, part of the Portola, Potrero Hill, and Visitacion Valley.... |
2011–present | Elected 2010. |
| Scott Wiener Scott Wiener Scott Wiener is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 8, consisting of The Castro, Diamond Heights, Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley, Glen Park, and Noe Valley... |
2011–present | Elected 2010. |
| Jane Kim Jane Kim Jane Kim is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6, consisting of Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island.Prior to her election to the Board of... |
2011–present | Elected 2010. |
Members who served as president of the Board of Supervisors during part of their tenure on the board are denoted with an asterisk (*).
Trivia
- Former Supervisor Ronald Pelosi is the brother-in-law of U.S. House Minority Leader and former Speaker Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
. - Former Supervisors Jim Gonzalez and Matt Gonzalez are not related.
- Former Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier is the niece of former Supervisor Angela Alioto and the granddaughter of former Mayor Joseph AliotoJoseph AliotoJoseph Lawrence Alioto was the 36th mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976.-Biography:...
and former Supervisor Michael Driscoll. - Supervisors are elected on non-partisan ballots, but all current members of the Board of Supervisors are registered Democrats. Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi was a member of the Green Party when elected in 2004 and 2008, but switched his registration to the Democratic Party in 2010. Supervisor Jane Kim was a member of the Green Party, but switched her registration to Democratic before running for supervisor.