CA-11: Wiener (D) brings legislative chops to fundraiser in race for Congress

After speaking to a packed house at a fundraising event in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley, gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said he’s glad the race to succeed Congressmember Nancy Pelosi in the U.S. House of Representatives is a competitive one. The district covers most of San Francisco.

“It should be a hard-fought, competitive race,” he told the Bay Area Reporter. “Because San Francisco deserves that, and I'm looking forward to making the case about why I'm the right person for our city in Congress.”

The April 16 event had over 200 guests and raised over $80,000, according to Joe Sangirardi, a gay man on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee, who was among the hosts. (Sangirardi’s day job is development director for statewide LGBTQ rights group Equality California, which has endorsed Wiener.) Wiener needs the money – among others, he’s up against centimillionaire Saikat Chakrabarti, a straight ally and wealthy tech investor who formerly was chief of staff to Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York).

Also running are Connie Chan, a straight ally who is District 1 supervisor, and Marie Hurabiell, a straight woman who was a Donald Trump appointee to the Presidio Trust during his first administration. All four are Democrats.



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