Jane Kim
Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American civil rights attorney and politician. She is the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represented San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors between 2011 and 2019.[1] She is currently a member of the San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee and was the top vote getter in CA AD17.[2]
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 6 | |
| In office January 8, 2011 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Mayor | Gavin Newsom Ed Lee London Breed |
| Preceded by | Chris Daly |
| Succeeded by | Matt Haney |
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| Born | Jane Jungyon Kim Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "july".Expression error: Unrecognized word "july".Expression error: Unrecognized word "july". (age 47) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (2008–present) Green (before 2008) |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Occupation | Civil rights attorney, politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| Website | janekim.org |
In 2016, she ran for the 11th California State Senate District, but lost to Scott Wiener in the primary. She was a candidate for Mayor in the 2018 mayoral election, finishing third with 24.03% of the first-round vote.[3]
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Jane Kim celebrating her birthday in July 2006. At the time she was running for election in her successful second bid for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Education.
Kim joining the San Francisco Board of Education. She became the first Korean American elected official in the city's history.
Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Kim pose with Jessica Robinson Love, left
Kim earned a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law
Kim speaking in front of City Hall on Bike-to-Work Day in 2010
San Francisco Board of Education member Jane Kim reading.
References
- ↑ Gordon, Rachel (December 31, 2010). Incoming S.F. supervisor Jane Kim has grand goals. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/30/BAIQ1H07OB.DTL. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "SFDOE Results".
- ↑ "Mayoral election in San Francisco, California (2018)".
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