Aaron Peskin

Aaron Peskin
Official portrait, 2016
President of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byShamann Walton
In office
January 8, 2005 – January 8, 2009
Preceded byMatt Gonzalez
Succeeded byDavid Chiu
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
December 8, 2015
Preceded byJulie Christensen
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 8, 2009
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byDavid Chiu
Personal details
Born
Aaron Dan Peskin

(1964-06-17) June 17, 1964 (age 60)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNancy Shanahan
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz (BA)
WebsiteGovernment website

Aaron Dan Peskin (born June 17, 1964) is an American elected official in San Francisco, California. He is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 3. He was elected in 2015,[1] having previously served two terms in 2001–2009.[2]

District 3 includes the neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, North Waterfront, Financial District, Nob Hill, Union Square, Maiden Lane, Polk Gulch and part of Russian Hill.

At the end of his second set of two terms as Supervisor, Peskin ran as a candidate in the 2024 San Francisco mayoral election, where he placed third behind incumbent mayor London Breed and winner Daniel Lurie.[3]

During his tenure on the Board of Supervisors, Peskin has been known both as a "neighborhood preservationist" by supporters or as a "NIMBY" by critics, as he has regularly sought to block new housing and other developments.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Brooks, Jon (November 4, 2015). "S.F. Election: Lee Re-elected, Peskin Wins, Airbnb Curbs Fail". KQED News. PBS. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Inauguration | Board of Supervisors". sfbos.org. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Results and Live Maps: Daniel Lurie wins". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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  5. ^ Koehn, Josh (March 4, 2024). "Aaron Peskin sees 'a lane' to becoming San Francisco's mayor". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Dineen, J.K. "YIMBYS love to hate mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin. But is his housing record more nuanced than critics say?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 16, 2024.