Mark Leno

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Mark Leno
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Prior offices
California State Assembly
California State Senate District 11
Successor: Scott Wiener
Predecessor: Joe Simitian
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 5, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

American College, Jerusalem, 1973

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Mark Leno was a member of the California State Senate, representing District 11.

Leno ran in a special election for Mayor of San Francisco in California. Leno lost in the special general election on June 5, 2018.

Biography

Leno is a former Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing District 11 from 2008 to 2016. Leno did not seek re-election to the California State Senate in 2016.

He previously served in the California State Assembly and as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 2008, Leno won the Democratic Party primary nomination in California's 3rd District, defeating incumbent senator Carole Migden. In the November general election, Leno won with 80 percent of the vote. Overall, Leno's 2008 campaigns spent about $1.78 million.[1]

Leno attended the University of Colorado and was valedictorian of his graduating class at the American College of Jerusalem. He also spent two years in rabbinical studies at The Hebrew Union College in New York.[2]

Elections

2018

See also: Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2018)

General election

Special general election for Mayor of San Francisco

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of San Francisco on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of London Breed
London Breed (Nonpartisan)
 
36.6
 
91,918
Image of Mark Leno
Mark Leno (Nonpartisan)
 
24.4
 
61,276
Image of Jane Kim
Jane Kim (Nonpartisan)
 
24.2
 
60,644
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Angela Alioto (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
17,447
Image of Ellen Lee Zhou
Ellen Lee Zhou (Nonpartisan)
 
3.8
 
9,521
Image of Richie Greenberg
Richie Greenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
2.8
 
7,016
Image of Amy Farah Weiss
Amy Farah Weiss (Nonpartisan)
 
0.7
 
1,661
Image of Michelle Bravo
Michelle Bravo (Nonpartisan)
 
0.4
 
890
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
495

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 250,868
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Campaign finance

Mayoral candidates in San Francisco may apply for up to $950,000 in public funds to aid their campaigns. In order to qualify for this aid, they must reach a threshold of $50,000 made in contributions or expenditures and then file a notice of reaching that threshold within 24 hours with the San Francisco Ethics Commission.

As of January 22, 2018, three candidates had filed that paperwork with the Ethics Commission: London Breed, Jane Kim, and Mark Leno.[3]

May 19 report

The chart below details the campaign finance reports of the candidates in this race as of the May 19, 2018, filing deadline.[4]

Endorsements

Mayoral candidate endorsements
Endorsement Angela Alioto Michelle Bravo London Breed Richie Greenberg Jane Kim Mark Leno Amy Farah Weiss Ellen Lee Zhou
State officials
State Sen. Scott Wiener (D)[5] ✔ ✔
State Assemblyman David Chiu (D)[6] ✔
State Treasurer Betty Yee ✔ ✔
Local officials
Former San Francisco Supervisor John Avalos[7] ✔
Former San Francisco Supervisor Matt Gonzalez[7] ✔
San Francisco Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer[8][9] ✔ ✔
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin[8][9] ✔ ✔
San Francisco Supervisor Ahsha Safaí[8] ✔
San Francisco Supervisor Norman Yee[8] ✔
Organizations
Our Revolution[10] ✔
San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee[11] ✔ ✔
United Democratic Club[12] ✔
Harvey Milk LGBTQ Club[13] ✔ ✔
Alice Toklas LGBT Democratic Club[14] ✔ ✔
San Francisco Police UnionCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many ✔
San Francisco Democratic Party[15] ✔ ✔
Equality California[16] ✔
San Francisco Firefighter's Union[17] ✔
San Francisco Berniecrats[17] ✔ ✔ ✔
American Federation of Teachers[17] ✔
Community Tenants Association[17][18] ✔ ✔
Service Employees International Union[7] ✔ ✔ ✔
Small Property Owners of San Francisco ✔
San Francisco Tenants Union[19] ✔ ✔
PAC's
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund[16] ✔
Publications
The San Francisco Chronicle[20] ✔

To see more endorsements for London Breed, click here.

To see more endorsements for Jane Kim, click here.

To see more endorsements for Mark Leno, click here.


2016

See also: California State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 25, 2016, for candidates filing with signatures. The deadline for candidates using a filing fee to qualify was March 11, 2016.[21] Incumbent Mark Leno (D) did not seek re-election.

Scott Wiener defeated Jane Kim in the California State Senate District 11 general election.[22][23]

California State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wiener 50.99% 209,462
     Democratic Jane Kim 49.01% 201,316
Total Votes 410,778
Source: California Secretary of State


Jane Kim and Scott Wiener defeated Ken Loo in the California State Senate District 11 Blanket primary.[24][25]

California State Senate, District 11 Blanket Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jane Kim 45.31% 118,582
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Scott Wiener 45.06% 117,913
     Republican Ken Loo 9.63% 25,189
Total Votes 261,684

2012

See also: California State Senate elections, 2012

Leno won re-election in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 11. Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, he was displaced from District 3. He and Harmeet Dhillon (R) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. Leno was victorious in the general election on November 6, 2012.[26][27][28]

California State Senate, District 11, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMark Leno Incumbent 84.7% 303,241
     Republican Harmeet K. Dhillon 15.3% 54,887
Total Votes 358,128

2008

See also: California State Senate elections, 2008

In 2008 Leno was elected to the California State Senate, District 3. He finished with 326,755 votes while his opponent Sashi McEntee finished with 80,617 votes.[29] Leno raised $1,788,752

California State Senate, District 3
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Leno (D) 326,755
Sashi McEntee (R) 80,617

Campaign themes

2018

Leno's 2018 campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:[30]

“ IT’S TIME TO SHAKE UP CITY HALL!

We have a choice in this election — keep with the status quo, or vote for fundamental change. Mark Leno believes it’s time for change. He’s running for Mayor to shake up City Hall, embrace bold new ideas, and lead a regional effort to combat our toughest challenges including homelessness and the housing crisis.

CHANGE THE STATUS QUO AT CITY HALL

Mark was the first candidate to issue a Fair Campaign Pledge renouncing all Super PACs and outside committees in the election for Mayor. He will clean up City Hall, reducing the influence of lobbyists, Super PACs and wealthy insiders.

ESTABLISH MENTAL HEALTH JUSTICE CENTER

We need to stop recycling homeless people through the criminal justice system and treat those with chronic mental health and substance abuse issues. Mark is taking the lead to establish a Mental Health Justice Center — a huge step forward in our efforts to address homelessness and the suffering on our streets.

CREATE 50,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Mark passed the first law requiring market-rate developers to build affordable housing, creating thousands of new affordable units. As Mayor he will lead a regional effort to build housing, and will create 50,000 affordable, workforce, and permanent supportive housing units in San Francisco in the next ten years.

STOP THE EPIDEMIC OF CAR BREAK-INS

Our city’s response to car break-ins is a bad joke. Mark will establish a property crime unit in every district police station, increase foot patrols and community policing, and hold our public safety leaders accountable.

DEFEND SAN FRANCISCO AGAINST TRUMP

A civil rights leader who passed landmark laws for equality, Mark will stand up to Donald Trump and his hateful agenda attacking people of color, women, immigrants, and LGBTQ San Franciscans.[31]

”

Campaign finance summary

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Mark Leno campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012California State Senate, District 11Won $991,518 N/A**
2008California State Senate, District 3Won $1,752,396 N/A**
2006California State Assembly, District 13Won $847,827 N/A**
2004California State Assembly, District 13Won $860,049 N/A**
2002California State Assembly, District 13Won $907,752 N/A**
Grand total$5,359,542 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Leno served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Leno served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Leno served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Leno served on these committees:

Issues

Proposition 15

Leno supported California Proposition 15, Biennial Lobbyist Fee and Public Campaign Funding Measure (June 2010), arguing that "We've got a scheme here really would take all that special interest power out of our election system."[32]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Scorecards

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2016

In 2016, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 through August 31. The formal session ended on August 31, but constitutionally the session adjourned sine die on November 30.

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Legislators and 2016 general election candidates are scored based on their responses to a questionnaire asking about "their opinions on the importance of the 2nd Amendment."
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Legislative scorecards

Capitol Weekly, California's major weekly periodical covering the state legislature, publishes an annual legislative scorecard to pin down the political or ideological leanings of every member of the legislature based on how they voted on an assortment of bills in the most recent legislative session. The 2009 scores were based on votes on 19 bills, but did not include how legislators voted on the Proposition 1A (2009). On the scorecard, "100" is a perfect liberal score and "0" is a perfect conservative score.[33][34]

On the 2009 legislative scorecard, Leno ranked as a 100. He was one of eight state senators the publication identified as voting in what they defined as a "liberal" way in every vote they ranked.[35]

See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign donations," accessed March 13, 2014
  2. ↑ Mark Leno 2018 campaign website, "Home," accessed January 22, 2018
  3. ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Browse Candidates & Measures by Election," accessed January 22, 2018
  4. ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Welcome to the City and County of San Francisco Public Portal for Campaign Finance, Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Disclosure," accessed May 27, 2018
  5. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "In SF mayor’s race, Breed gets Wiener’s endorsement, but Leno has it too," April 2, 2018
  6. ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "California Assemblymember David Chiu endorses London Breed for mayor," March 10, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 San Francisco Chronicle, "Jane Kim keeps head down, piles up progressive endorsements," February 11, 2018
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 San Francisco Chronicle, "Concerns raised over Breed serving as both SF mayor, supervisor," December 14, 2017
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jane Kim for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 31, 2018
  10. ↑ Our Revolution, "Our Revolution Endorses Jane Kim for Mayor of San Francisco," March 16, 2018
  11. ↑ San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee, "Official Tally Sheet," accessed May 27, 2018
  12. ↑ The United Democratic Club, "June 2018 Endorsements," accessed May 27, 2018
  13. ↑ Harvey Milk LGBTQ Club, "Endorsements for June 5, 2018," March 23, 2018
  14. ↑ Alice B. Toklas, "June 5, 2018 Endorsements," April 2, 2018
  15. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Leno gets backing of SF Democratic Party in SF mayor’s race — Kim No. 2," March 29, 2018
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Bay Area Reporter, "Political Notebook: Leno secures LGBT backing in SF mayor's race," March 8, 2018
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 SF Weekly, "Breed Wins Firefighter Union’s Support For Mayoral Run," February 19, 2018
  18. ↑ Jane Kim for Mayor, "Community Tenants Association Endorses Jane Kim for Mayor," accessed May 31, 2018
  19. ↑ San Francisco Tenants Union, "ENDORSEMENTS FOR JUNE 2018 ELECTIONS," accessed May 31, 2018
  20. ↑ The San Francisco Chronicle, "Chronicle recommends: London Breed for San Francisco mayor," April 12, 2018
  21. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
  22. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
  23. ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
  24. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
  25. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
  26. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
  27. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  28. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  29. ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
  30. ↑ Mark Leno 2018 campaign website, "Home," accessed February 27, 2018
  31. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  32. ↑ KCBS, "Proposition 15 Campaign Kicks Off," February 21, 2010
  33. ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
  34. ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
  35. ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
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