Candidates vying to represent San Francisco in Congress face off in a forum
Jan 07, 2026
Things heated up Wednesday night in the race for the U.S. Congressional seat that former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will leave behind when she retires.
At the UC Law San Francisco facilities near Civic Center, three candidates for that office faced off in the first major debate of that r
ace. The public forum was hosted by the California Working Families Party, the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club, and the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club.
The three candidates highlighted at this forum were San Francisco Supervisor and Budget Chair Connie Chan, former tech worker and former Chief of Staff to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and California State Senator and former San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener.
...read more
read less