CA-11: Wiener (D) and Chan (D) Will Face Off in House Race to Succeed Nancy Pelosi

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The first-place finisher was State Sen. Scott Wiener, a prolific legislator in Sacramento and, before that, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, which is akin to a city council. He is known for pushing legislation to allow for the development of more housing and to protect gay and transgender rights.

He is considered a moderate Democrat in liberal San Francisco, but is regularly blasted as a member of the “radical left” by Fox News and other conservative outlets, particularly for his work on transgender issues and his legislation to ban ICE agents from wearing face masks.

Also on the ballot in the general election will be Tuesday’s second-place finisher, Connie Chan, a member of the Board of Supervisors who represents the Richmond district, a residential swath north of Golden Gate Park. She received a boost late in the primary race when Ms. Pelosi endorsed her. Both women have close ties to the city’s powerful labor unions and have stressed the importance of improving affordability for working families.

Mr. Wiener and Ms. Chan edged out another contender: Saikat Chakrabarti, who briefly worked as the chief of staff for Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but did not receive her endorsement in the race. He did win the endorsements of two other members of the so-called Squad, Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. He said that mainstream Democrats were proving a poor match for the Trump administration, and revolutionary leaders with fresh ideas were needed.


https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/politics/wiener-chan-pelosi-sf-election-house.html