California State Assembly — District 17
✦ AI Race Summary
AD-17 covers the eastern half of San Francisco — SoMa, Mission, downtown, Tenderloin, Bayview/Hunters Point. Incumbent Matt Haney is widely expected to coast to a third term. Only one candidate filed. Key issues are downtown economic recovery, fentanyl and behavioral-health policy, housing streamlining, and transit funding.
Candidates
Two-term Assemblymember (sworn in May 2022 after winning a special election) and former San Francisco Supervisor (D6, 2019–2022) and Board of Education commissioner (2013–2019). Chairs the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and the Legislative Renters' Caucus. Author of legislation on fentanyl-trafficking penalties, downtown economic recovery, and housing streamlining. Holds a BA from UC Berkeley, an MA from Stanford School of Education, a JD from Stanford Law, and an LLM in Human Rights from National University of Ireland.
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