Dean Preston

Dean Preston
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 5
Assumed office
December 16, 2019
Preceded byVallie Brown
Personal details
Born1969 (age 54–55)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America
Residence(s)San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma materBowdoin College
UC Hastings (J.D.)
OccupationPolitician, attorney
WebsiteBoard of Supervisors District 5 website

Dean E. Preston (born 1969)[1] is an American attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In November 2019, Preston won a special election to finish Mayor London Breed's term on the Board of Supervisors. He was re-elected in the November 2020 election.

Born and having grown up in New York City, Preston graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in anthropology and economics before moving to San Francisco. He graduated with a J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law and was staff attorney for the Tenderloin Housing Clinic from 2000 to 2008, after which he founded and led Tenants Together, a tenant advocacy organization. Preston is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[2]

  1. ^ "Why is Dean Preston SF's most controversial politician?". The San Francisco Standard. March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Kane, Astrid (March 4, 2024). "Dump Dean or embrace him? Sizing up the most polarizing man in city politics". The San Francisco Standard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.