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Achtenberg, Roberta Alioto, Angela Alioto-Pier, Michela Ammiano, Tom Arnold, Byron Avalos, John Barbagelata, John J. Bardis, John Becerril, Alicia Bierman, Sue Beeman, Joe Blake, William C. Boas, Roger Breed, London Britt, Harry Brown, Amos C. Brown, Vallie Campos, David Carberry, Matthew C. Casey, Joseph Chinn, George Y. Christensen, Julie Christopher, George Chiu, David Chu, Carmen Cohen, Malia Coleman, Jesse C. Conroy, Annemarie Daly, Chris Dobbs, Harold S. Dolson, Lee S. Driscoll, Michael J. Dufty, Bevan	Elsbernd, Sean Ertola, Charles A. Ertola, John A. Farrell, Mark Fazackerley, Don Feinstein, Dianne Ferdon, John J. Fewer, Sandra Lee. Francois, Terry A. Gallagher, Dan Gonzalez, Jim Gonzalez, Matt Gonzales, Robert E. Hall, Tony Halley, James Leo Hallinan, Terence Tyrone Haney, Matt Hongisto, Richard D. Horanzy, Donald Hsieh, Tom Hutch, Ella Hill Jew, Ed Katz, Leslie Kaufman, Barbara Kennedy, Willie B Kim, Jane Kopp, Quentin L. Lawson, Ed	Lau, Gordon J. Leal, Susan Leno, Mark Lewis, Marvin E. Ma, Fiona Maher, Bill Mailliard, James Mancuso, Edward T. Mar, Eric Mar, Gordon Mirkarimi, Ross Maxwell, Sophie McAteer, Eugene J. McCarthy, Leo T. McCarty, Francis McGoldrick, Jake McGovern, Frank J. McMahon, Clarissa S. Medina, Jose Mendelsohn, Robert H. Migden, Carole Milk, Harvey Molinari, John Moore, J. Max Morrison, Jack Murphy, Jane McKaskle	Moscone, George R. Nelder, Alfred J. Nelder, Wendy Newsom, Gavin O'Shea, Kevin Olague, Christina Pelosi, Ronald Peskin, Aaron Renne, Louise H. Rolph, Henry R. Rossi, Angelo Sandoval, Gerardo Sheehy, Jeff Shelley, Kevin Silver, Carol Ruth Stefani, Catherine Sullivan, James J. Tamaras, Peter Tang, Katy Teng, Mabel Tinney, Joseph E. Von Beroldingen, Dorothy Walker, Nancy Ward, Doris White, Dan Wiener, Scott Yaki, Michael Yee, Leland Yee, Norman Zirpoli, Alphonse J.

	Name	Elected / Appointed	Term
	(alphabetical order)

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Roberta Achtenberg

Elected

01/08/1991 - 06/02/1993

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	Angela Alioto	Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993
		Elected	01/08/1993 - 01/08/1997

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Michela Alioto-Pier	Appointed	01/26/2004 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2007
	Elected	01/08/2007 - 01/08/2011

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Tom Ammiano	Elected	01/08/1995 - 01/08/1999
	Elected	01/08/1999 - 01/08/2001
	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009

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	Byron Arnold		08/01/1951 - 01/08/1952
		Elected	01/08/1952 - 09/01/1955

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John Avalos	Elected	01/08/2009 to 01/08/2013
	Elected	01/08/2013 01/08/2017

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	John J. Barbagelata	Elected	01/08/1970 - 01/08/1974
		Elected	01/08/1974 - 01/08/1978

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John Bardis

Elected

01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981

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Alicia Becerril

Appointed

01/24/1999 - 01/08/2001

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	Sue Bierman	Elected	01/08/1993 - 01/08/1997
		Elected	01/08/1997 - 01/08/2001

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Joe Beeman

Appointed

01/03/1967 - 01/08/1968

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William C. Blake	Appointed	01/04/1955 - 01/08/1958
	Elected	01/08/1958 - 01/08/1962
	Elected	01/08/1962 - 01/08/1966
	Elected	01/08/1966 - 01/08/1970

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Roger Boas	Elected	01/08/1962 - 01/08/1966
	Elected	01/08/1966 - 01/08/1970
	Elected	01/08/1970 - 02/20/1973

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	London Breed	Elected	01/08/2013 - 01/08/2017
		Elected	01/08/2017 - 07/11/2018

Harry Britt	Appointed	01/10/1979 - 01/08/1980
	Elected	01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1985 - 01/08/1989
	Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993

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	Amos C. Brown	Appointed	05/29/1996 - 01/08/1999
		Elected	01/08/1999 - 01/08/2001

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Vallie Brown

Appointed

07/16/2018 - 12/16/2019

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David Campos	Appointed	12/04/08 to 01/08/09
	Elected	01/08/2009 to 01/08/2013
	Elected	01/08/2013 to 01/08/2017

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Matthew C. Carberry

Elected

01/08/1954 - 05/10/1956

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Joseph Casey	Appointed	09/01/1955 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 01/08/1964
	Elected	01/08/1964 - 01/08/1968

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George Y. Chinn

Appointed

02/20/1973 - 01/08/1974

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Julie Christensen

Appointed

01/05/2015 - 12/08/2015

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George Christopher	Elected	01/08/1946 - 01/08/1950
	Elected	01/08/1950 - 01/08/1954
	Elected	01/08/1954 - 01/09/1956

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	David Chiu	Elected	01/08/2009 - 01/08/2013
		Elected	01/08/2013 - 01/08/2017

Carmen Chu

Carmen Chu	Appointed	09/25/2007 - 01/11/2008
	Appointed	01/11/2008 - 01/08/2009
	Elected	01/08/2009 - 01/08/2011
	Elected	01/08/2011 - 01/08/2015

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Malia Cohen
	Elected	01/08/2011 - 01/08/2015
	Elected	01/08/2015 - 01/08/2019

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Jesse C. Coleman

Appointed

10/17/1961 - 01/08/1962

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Annemarie Conroy

Appointed

04/06/1992 - 01/08/1995

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Chris Daly	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2003
	Elected	01/08/2003 - 01/08/2007
	Elected	01/08/2007 - 01/08/2011

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Harold S. Dobbs	Elected	01/08/1952 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 01/08/1964

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	Lee S. Dolson	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1980
		Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1983

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Michael J. Driscoll

Appointed

01/04/1971 - 01/08/1972

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Bevan Dufty	Appointed	12/11/2002 - 01/08/2003
	Elected	01/08/2003 - 01/08/2007
	Elected	01/08/2007 - 01/08/2011

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Sean Elsbernd	Appointed	08/05/2004 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009
	Elected	01/08/2009 - 01/08/2013

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Charles A. Ertola	Appointed	12/13/1954 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 01/08/1964
	Elected	01/08/1964 - 05/20/1964

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	John A. Ertola	Appointed	06/03/1964 - 01/08/1968
		Elected	01/08/1968 - 01/03/1971

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Mark Farrell
	Elected	01/08/2011 - 01/08/2015
	Elected	01/08/2015 - 01/08/2019

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Don Fazackerley

Elected

01/08/1948 - 01/08/1952

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Dianne Feinstein (6/22/1933 - 9/29/2023)	Elected	01/08/1970 - 01/08/1974
	Elected	01/08/1974 - 01/08/1978
	Elected	01/09/1978 - 12/04/1978

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John J. Ferdon	Elected	01/08/1952 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 01/08/1964
	Elected	01/08/1964 - 09/01/1964

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Sandra Lee Fewer

Elected

01/08/2017 - 01/08/2021

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Terry A. Francois	Appointed	09/01/1964 - 01/08/1968
	Elected	01/08/1968 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 01/08/1978

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Dan Gallagher

Elected

01/08/1942 - 3/22/1952

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	Jim Gonzalez	Appointed	12/08/1986 - 01/08/1989
		Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993

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Matt Gonzalez

Elected

01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005

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Robert E. Gonzales	Appointed	01/06/1969 - 01/08/1972
	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 01/08/1978
	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1980

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Tony Hall

Elected

01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005

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James Leo Halley	Appointed	02/11/1948 - 08/01/1951
	Appointed	09/11/1952 - 01/08/1954
	Appointed	04/23/1954 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 07/16/1963

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	Terence Tyrone Hallinan	Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993
		Elected	01/08/1993 - 01/08/1996

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Matt Haney

Elected

01/08/2019 - 01/08/2023

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Richard D. Hongisto	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1983
	Elected	01/08/1983 - 01/08/1987
	Elected	01/08/1987 - 01/08/1991

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Donald Horanzy

Appointed

12/07/1978 - 01/08/1981

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Tom Hsieh	Appointed	09/05/1986 - 01/08/1989
	Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993
	Elected	01/08/1993 - 01/08/1997

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	Ella Hill Hutch	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1981
		Elected	01/08/1981 - 02/25/1981

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Ed Jew	Appointed	12/05/2006 - 01/08/2007
	Elected	01/08/2007 - 01/11/2008
	Resigned	01/11/2008

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	Leslie Katz	Appointed	06/01/1996 - 01/08/1997
		Elected	01/08/1997 - 01/08/2001

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	Barbara Kaufman	Elected	01/08/1993 - 01/08/1997
		Elected	01/08/1997 - 01/08/2001

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Willie B Kennedy	Appointed	03/06/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1985 - 01/08/1989
	Elected	01/08/1989 - 01/08/1993
	Elected	01/08/1993 - 05/31/1996

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Jane Kim
	Elected	01/08/2011 - 01/08/2015
	Elected	01/08/2015 - 01/08/2019

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Quentin L. Kopp	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 01/08/1978
	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1985 - 11/30/1986

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Ed Lawson

Elected

01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981

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	Gordon J. Lau	Appointed	09/09/1977 - 01/08/1978
		Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1980

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	Susan Leal	Appointed	06/07/1993 - 01/08/1995
		Elected	01/08/1995 - 01/08/1998

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Mark Leno	Appointed	04/22/1998 - 01/08/1999
	Elected	01/08/1999 - 01/08/2001
	Elected	01/08/2001 -11/29/2002

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Marvin E. Lewis	Elected	01/08/1946 - 01/08/1950
	Elected	01/08/1950 - 01/08/1954
	Elected	01/08/1954 - 01/03/1955

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Fiona Ma
	Appointed	12/11/2002 - 01/08/2003
	Elected	01/08/2003 - 01/08/2007

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Bill Maher	Elected	01/08/1983 - 01/08/1987
	Elected	01/08/1987 - 01/08/1991
	Elected	01/08/1991 - 01/08/1995

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James Mailliard

Elected

01/08/1968 - 01/08/1972

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Edward T. Mancuso	Elected	01/08/1944 - 01/08/1948
	Elected	01/08/1948 - 01/08/1952
	Elected	01/08/1952 - 04/24/1954

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Eric Mar	Elected	01/08/2009 - 01/08/2013
	Elected	01/08/2013 - 01/08/2017

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Gordon Mar
	Elected	01/08/2019 - 01/08/2023

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Sophie Maxwell	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2003
	Elected	01/08/2003 - 01/08/2007
	Elected	01/08/2007 - 01/08/2011

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	Eugene J. McAteer	Appointed	07/23/1953 - 01/09/1954
		Elected	01/08/1954 - 01/08/1958

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	Leo T. McCarthy	Elected	01/08/1964 - 01/08/1968
		Elected	01/08/1968 - 01/06/1969

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Francis McCarty	Appointed	03/24/1953 - 01/08/1954
	Elected	01/08/1954 - 01/08/1958
	Elected	01/08/1958 - 02/10/1959

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Jake McGoldrick
	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009

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Frank J. McGovern

Elected

01/03/1928 - 01/06/1932

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Clarissa S. McMahon	Appointed	11/16/1953 - 01/08/1956
	Elected	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1960
	Elected	01/08/1960 - 01/08/1964
	Elected	01/08/1964 - 02/08/1966

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Jose Medina

Elected

01/08/1997 - 01/19/1999

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Robert H. Mendelsohn	Elected	01/08/1968 - 01/08/1972
	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 09/08/1977

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	Carole Migden	Elected	01/08/1991 - 01/08/1995
		Elected	01/08/1995 - 03/28/1996

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Harvey Milk

Elected

01/08/1978 - 11/27/1978

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Ross Mirkarimi
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009
	Elected	01/08/2009 - 01/08/2013

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John Molinari	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 01/08/1978
	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1980
	Elected	01/08/1980 - 01/08/1984
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1985 - 01/08/1989

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J. Max Moore

Appointed

07/16/1963 - 01/08/1964

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	Jack Morrison	Elected	01/08/1962 - 01/08/1966
		Elected	01/08/1966 - 01/08/1970

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Jane McKaskle Murphy

Appointed

10/11/1977 - 01/08/1978

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George R. Moscone

Elected

01/08/1964 - 01/01/1967

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Alfred J. Nelder

Elected

01/08/1974 - 01/08/1978

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Wendy Nelder	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1983
	Elected	01/08/1983 - 01/08/1987
	Elected	01/08/1987 - 01/08/1991

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Gavin Newsom	Appointed	02/13/1997 - 01/08/1999
	Elected	01/08/1999 - 01/08/2001
	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2003
	Elected	01/08/2003 - 01/08/2004

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Kevin O'Shea

Appointed

02/10/1966 - 01/08/1968

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Christine Olague

Appointed

01/09/2012 - 01/08/2013

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Ronald Pelosi	Elected	01/08/1968 - 01/08/1972
	Elected	01/08/1972 - 01/08/1976
	Elected	01/08/1976 - 01/08/1978
	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1980

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Aaron Peskin
	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009

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Louise H. Renne	Appointed	12/18/1978 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1985 - 09/03/1986

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	Henry R. Rolph	Appointed	01/09/1956 - 01/08/1958
		Elected	01/08/1958 - 03/31/1961

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	Angelo Rossi	Elected	01/03/1922 - 01/04/1926
		Elected	01/06/1930 - 01/06/1931

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Gerardo Sandoval
	Elected	01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005
	Elected	01/08/2005 - 01/08/2009

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J eff Sheehy
	Appointed	01/08/2017 - 07/11/2018

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	Kevin Shelley	Elected	01/08/1991 - 01/08/1995
		Elected	01/08/1995 - 12/02/1996

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Carol Ruth Silver	Elected	01/08/1978 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1985
	Elected	01/08/1986 - 01/08/1990

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	Catherine Stefani	Elected Elected	01/08/2018 - 01/08/2023 01/08/2022 - 01/08/2024

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	James J. Sullivan	Appointed	05/10/1956 - 01/08/1958
		Elected	01/08/1958 - 03/20/1961

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Peter Tamaras	Appointed	03/31/1961 - 01/08/1962
	Elected	01/08/1962 - 01/08/1966
	Elected	01/08/1966 - 01/08/1970
	Elected	01/08/1970 - 01/08/1974
	Elected	01/08/1974 - 01/08/1978

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Katy Tang
	Appointed	02/27/2013
	Elected	01/08/2014 - 01/08/2015
	Elected	01/08/2015 - 01/08/2019

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	Mabel Teng	Elected	01/08/1995 - 01/08/1999
		Elected	01/08/1999 - 01/08/2001

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Joseph E. Tinney	Appointed	03/27/1961 - 01/08/1962
	Elected	01/08/1962 - 01/08/1966
	Elected	01/08/1966 - 05/31/1966

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Dorothy von Beroldingen	Appointed	05/31/1966 - 01/08/1970
	Elected	01/08/1970 - 01/08/1974
	Elected	01/08/1974 - 10/06/1977

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Nancy Walker	Elected	01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1983
	Elected	01/08/1983 - 01/08/1987
	Elected	01/08/1987 - 01/08/1991

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Doris Ward	Elected	01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981
	Elected	01/08/1981 - 01/08/1983
	Elected	01/08/1983 - 01/08/1987
	Elected	01/08/1987 - 01/08/1991
	Elected	01/08/1991 - 04/03/1992

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Dan White

Elected

01/08/1978 - 11/10/1978

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Scott Wiener	Elected	01/08/2011 - 01/08/2015
	Elected	01/08/2015 - 12/05/2016

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	Michael Yaki	Appointed	02/05/1996 - 01/08/1997
		Elected	01/08/1997 - 01/08/2001

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	Leland Yee	Elected	01/08/1997 - 01/08/2001
		Elected	01/08/2001 - 11/29/2002

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	Norman Yee	Elected	01/08/2013 - 01/08/2017
		Elected	01/08/2017- 01/08/2021

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Alphonse J. Zirpoli

Elected

01/08/1958 - 10/16/1961

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