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California State SenateCandidate for District 11

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Scott Wiener

Member,Board of Supervisors
117,913 votes (45.1%)Winning
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My Top 3 Priorities

  • Improving access to housing, quality public education, and affordable health care.
  • Increasing investment in public transit, including supporting high speed rail.
  • Pursuing an aggressive statewide environmental program focusing on smart water policy and clean energy.

Experience

Experience

Profession:Member, Board of Supervisors
Member, Board of Supervisors, City and County of San Francisco — Elected position (2011–current)
Chair, San Francisco County Transportation Authority — Elected position (2011–current)
Commissioner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission — Appointed position (2011–current)
Member, Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District Board of Directors — Appointed position (2013–current)
Member, San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board — Appointed position (2015–current)
Deputy City Attorney, San Francisco City Attorney's Office (2002–2011)

Community Activities

Member, National Board of Directors and Board of Governors, Human Rights Campaign (2000–2010)
Chair, San Francisco Democratic Party (2006–2008)
Co-Chair, Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club (2005–2007)
Co-Chair, San Francisco LGBT Community Center (2002–2004)
Co-Chair, BALIF (Bay Area's LGBT bar association) (2000–2002)

Who gave money to this candidate?

Contributions

Total money raised: $2,753,782

Top contributors that gave money to support the candidate, by organization:

1
Salesforce.com and employees
$33,400
2
Facebook and employees
$31,500
3
Google and employees
$27,050
4
Employees of Airbnb
$22,300
5
Employees of Y Combinator
$19,800

More information about contributions

By State:

California 96.46%
District of Columbia 0.74%
New York 0.38%
Connecticut 0.35%
Other 2.08%
96.46%

By Size:

Large contributions (98.93%)
Small contributions (1.07%)
98.93%

By Type:

From organizations (25.68%)
From individuals (74.32%)
25.68%74.32%
Source: MapLight analysis of data from the California Secretary of State.

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— April 21, 2016 Scott Wiener for State Senate 2016

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