Mark Leno
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
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | London Breed (Nonpartisan) | 36.6 | 91,918 |
 | Mark Leno (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 61,276 | |
 | Jane Kim (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 60,644 | |
 | Angela Alioto (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 17,447 | |
 | Ellen Lee Zhou (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 9,521 | |
 | Richie Greenberg (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 7,016 | |
 | Amy Farah Weiss (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 1,661 | |
 | Michelle Bravo (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 890 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 495 | ||
| 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] | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
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✔ | ||||||||
| 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 |  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 | Jane Kim |
45.31% | 118,582 | |
| Democratic | 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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark 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 | |||
| Mark Leno (D)
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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] |
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Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Leno served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Budget and Fiscal Review, Chair |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Legislative Ethics |
| • Public Safety |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Leno served on the following committees:
| California committee assignments, 2013 |
|---|
| • Budget and Fiscal Review, Chair |
| • Environmental Quality |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Legislative Budget, Chair |
| • Joint Rules |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Leno served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Budget and Fiscal Review, Chair |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Rules |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Leno served on these committees:
| California committee assignments, 2009 |
|---|
| • Public Safety, Chair |
| • Appropriations |
| • Budget and Fiscal Review |
| • Health |
| • Judiciary |
| • Labor and Industrial Relations |
| • Natural Resources and Water |
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]
Sponsored legislation
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the California State Legislature was in session from December 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
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2014
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In 2014, the California State Legislature was in session from January 6 to August 30.
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2013
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In 2013, the California State Legislature was in session from December 3, 2012, to September 13, 2013
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2012
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In 2012, the California State Legislature was in session from January 4 to August 31.
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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
| San Francisco, Kalifornien | California | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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- California State Legislature
- California State Senate
- California Senate Committees
- California State Senate District 11
External links
- Mayor of San Francisco
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile of Mark Leno on Project Vote Smart
- Biographical profile of Mark Leno on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
- Mark Leno on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Campaign donations," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Mark Leno 2018 campaign website, "Home," accessed January 22, 2018
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "Browse Candidates & Measures by Election," accessed January 22, 2018
- ↑ 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
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "In SF mayor’s race, Breed gets Wiener’s endorsement, but Leno has it too," April 2, 2018
- ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "California Assemblymember David Chiu endorses London Breed for mayor," March 10, 2018
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 San Francisco Chronicle, "Jane Kim keeps head down, piles up progressive endorsements," February 11, 2018
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 San Francisco Chronicle, "Concerns raised over Breed serving as both SF mayor, supervisor," December 14, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jane Kim for Mayor, "Endorsements," accessed May 31, 2018
- ↑ Our Revolution, "Our Revolution Endorses Jane Kim for Mayor of San Francisco," March 16, 2018
- ↑ San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee, "Official Tally Sheet," accessed May 27, 2018
- ↑ The United Democratic Club, "June 2018 Endorsements," accessed May 27, 2018
- ↑ Harvey Milk LGBTQ Club, "Endorsements for June 5, 2018," March 23, 2018
- ↑ Alice B. Toklas, "June 5, 2018 Endorsements," April 2, 2018
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Leno gets backing of SF Democratic Party in SF mayor’s race — Kim No. 2," March 29, 2018
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 The Bay Area Reporter, "Political Notebook: Leno secures LGBT backing in SF mayor's race," March 8, 2018
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 SF Weekly, "Breed Wins Firefighter Union’s Support For Mayoral Run," February 19, 2018
- ↑ Jane Kim for Mayor, "Community Tenants Association Endorses Jane Kim for Mayor," accessed May 31, 2018
- ↑ San Francisco Tenants Union, "ENDORSEMENTS FOR JUNE 2018 ELECTIONS," accessed May 31, 2018
- ↑ The San Francisco Chronicle, "Chronicle recommends: London Breed for San Francisco mayor," April 12, 2018
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for the November 8, 2016, General Election," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2012 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ Mark Leno 2018 campaign website, "Home," accessed February 27, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ KCBS, "Proposition 15 Campaign Kicks Off," February 21, 2010
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "Capitol Weekly's Legislative Scorecard," December 17, 2009
- ↑ Fox and Hounds Daily, "Random Thoughts on the Political Scene," December 18, 2009
- ↑ Capitol Weekly, "2009 Capitol Weekly State Legislative Scorecard (Archived)," accessed March 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Joe Simitian (D) |
California State Senate District 11 2008–2016 |
Succeeded by Scott Wiener (D) |
