David Chiu (politician)
David Sen-Fu Chiu (Chinese: 邱信福, born April 2, 1970) is an American politician currently serving as the City Attorney of San Francisco. Previously, he served in the California State Assembly as a Democrat representing the 17th Assembly District, which encompasses the eastern half of San Francisco. Chiu was the Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, a position he held from 2016 to 2021, and the former chair of the California Asian & Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus.
David Chiu | |||||||||||||||
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| City Attorney of San Francisco | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office November 1, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Dennis Herrera | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 17th district | |||||||||||||||
| In office December 1, 2014 – October 31, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Tom Ammiano | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Matt Haney | ||||||||||||||
| President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |||||||||||||||
| In office January 8, 2009 – December 1, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Aaron Peskin | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Katy Tang | ||||||||||||||
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district | |||||||||||||||
| In office January 8, 2009 – December 1, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Aaron Peskin | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julie Christensen | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | David Sen-Fu Chiu April 2, 1970 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Candace Chen | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MPP, JD) | ||||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 邱信福 | ||||||||||||||
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Prior to his election to the State Assembly, Chiu was the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and Supervisor for District 3, encompassing the northeastern corner of the city, including Chinatown, Nob Hill, North Beach, Union Square, the Financial District, and Fisherman's Wharf. He was the first Asian American to serve as District 3 supervisor, the first Asian American to serve as board president, and the first supervisor elected to three consecutive terms as board president.
On September 29, 2021, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that she would appoint David Chiu to serve as the new City Attorney of San Francisco. After he left the Assembly, a special election was held to succeed him, which was won by District 6 supervisor Matt Haney.