Jane Kim
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Jane Kim | |
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Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 6 | |
In office January 8, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
Mayor | Gavin Newsom Ed Lee London Breed |
Preceded by | Chris Daly |
Succeeded by | Matt Haney |
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Born | Jane Jungyon Kim July 9, 1977 (age 47) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic (2008–present) Green (before 2008) |
Residence | San Francisco, California |
Alma mater | Stanford University UC Berkeley School of Law |
Occupation | Civil rights attorney, politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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Website | janekim.org |
Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American civil rights attorney and politician. She is the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represented San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors between 2011 and 2019.[1] She is currently a member of the San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee and was the top vote getter in CA AD17.[2]
In 2016, she ran for the 11th California State Senate District, but lost to Scott Wiener in the primary. She was a candidate for Mayor in the 2018 mayoral election, finishing third with 24.03% of the first-round vote.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gordon, Rachel (December 31, 2010). "Incoming S.F. supervisor Jane Kim has grand goals". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "SFDOE Results".
- ↑ "Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2018)".