Scott Wiener
Scott Wiener | |||||||||||||
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Official portrait, 2017 | |||||||||||||
| Member of the California State Senate from the 11th district | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office December 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mark Leno | ||||||||||||
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 8th district | |||||||||||||
| In office January 8, 2011 – December 5, 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bevan Dufty | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jeff Sheehy | ||||||||||||
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| Born | May 11, 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
| Education | Duke University (BA) Harvard University (JD) | ||||||||||||
| Website | State Senate website | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Chinese | 威善高 | ||||||||||||
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Scott Wiener (born May 11, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the California State Senate since 2016. A Democrat, he represents the 11th district, encompassing San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. He is also the co-chair of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus.
Prior to his election to the State Senate in 2016, Wiener served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing the 8th district. He also served as Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, represented San Francisco as a commissioner on the regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and represented San Francisco as a director on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board.
During his political career, Wiener has been known as a prominent advocate for various measures to facilitate more housing construction in California to alleviate the California housing shortage.