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Former Supervisors
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 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)

Roberta Achtenberg

Elected

01/08/1991 - 06/02/1993

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

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

	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

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

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

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

John Bardis

Elected

01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981

Alicia Becerril

Appointed

01/24/1999 - 01/08/2001

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

Joe Beeman

Appointed

01/03/1967 - 01/08/1968

	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

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

	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

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

Vallie Brown

Appointed

07/16/2018 - 12/16/2019

	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

Matthew C. Carberry

Elected

01/08/1954 - 05/10/1956

	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

George Y. Chinn

Appointed

02/20/1973 - 01/08/1974

Julie Christensen

Appointed

01/05/2015 - 12/08/2015

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

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

	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

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

Jesse C. Coleman

Appointed

10/17/1961 - 01/08/1962

Annemarie Conroy

Appointed

04/06/1992 - 01/08/1995

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

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

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

Michael J. Driscoll

Appointed

01/04/1971 - 01/08/1972

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

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

	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

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

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

Don Fazackerley

Elected

01/08/1948 - 01/08/1952

	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

	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

Sandra Lee Fewer

Elected

01/08/2017 - 01/08/2021

	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

Dan Gallagher

Elected

01/08/1942 - 3/22/1952

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

Matt Gonzalez

Elected

01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005

	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

Tony Hall

Elected

01/08/2001 - 01/08/2005

	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

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

Matt Haney

Elected

01/08/2019 - 01/08/2023

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

Donald Horanzy

Appointed

12/07/1978 - 01/08/1981

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

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

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

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

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

	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

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

	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

Ed Lawson

Elected

01/08/1980 - 01/08/1981

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

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

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

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

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

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

James Mailliard

Elected

01/08/1968 - 01/08/1972

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frank J. McGovern

Elected

01/03/1928 - 01/06/1932

	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

Jose Medina

Elected

01/08/1997 - 01/19/1999

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

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

Harvey Milk

Elected

01/08/1978 - 11/27/1978

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

	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

J. Max Moore

Appointed

07/16/1963 - 01/08/1964

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

Jane McKaskle Murphy

Appointed

10/11/1977 - 01/08/1978

George R. Moscone

Elected

01/08/1964 - 01/01/1967

Alfred J. Nelder

Elected

01/08/1974 - 01/08/1978

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

	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

Kevin O'Shea

Appointed

02/10/1966 - 01/08/1968

Christine Olague

Appointed

01/09/2012 - 01/08/2013

	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

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

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

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

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

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

	Jeff Sheehy
		Appointed	01/08/2017 - 07/11/2018

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

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

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

	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

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

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

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

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

	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

	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

Dan White

Elected

01/08/1978 - 11/10/1978

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

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

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

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

Alphonse J. Zirpoli

Elected

01/08/1958 - 10/16/1961