Jane Kim
Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American attorney and politician, and 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. She is a member of the San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee. She is executive director of the California Working Families Party.
Jane Kim | |
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 6th district | |
| In office January 8, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Daly |
| Succeeded by | Matt Haney |
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| Born | Jane Jungyon Kim July 9, 1977 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (2008–present) Green (before 2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Working Families (2022–present) |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
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| Website | Official website |
Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, Kim was a member and then president of the San Francisco Board of Education. In 2016, she ran for the 11th California State Senate District, but lost to Scott Wiener in a run-off election after finishing first place in the primary. She was a candidate for mayor in the 2018 San Francisco mayoral election, finishing third with 24.03% of the first-round vote.
She was the California political director and national regional political director for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign.