Myrna Melgar | |
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Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 7th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Norman Yee |
Personal details | |
Born | El Salvador | March 17, 1968
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence(s) | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | Excelsior College Columbia University |
Occupation | Politician |
Website | Board of Supervisors District 7 website |
Myrna Melgar (born March 17, 1968) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 7 since January 8, 2021.[1] Melgar is the first woman elected to represent District 7. Additionally, she is the first Jewish Latina to serve on the Board of Supervisors after the implementation of District elections in 2004.
District 7 includes over 30 separate neighborhoods West of Twin Peaks. These diverse regions include several college campuses, attractions, and other public facilities, such as San Francisco State University, San Francisco City Colleges’ main campus, UCSF Parnassus, the San Francisco Zoo. Melgar resides in the Ingleside Terraces neighborhood with her husband and three daughters.[2]