Ben Matranga

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Ben Matranga

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

High school

St. Ignatius College Preparatory

Bachelor's

New York University

Graduate

New York University

Personal

Profession

Technology Equity Director

Contact

Personal website

Ben Matranga ran for election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to represent District 7 in California. Matranga lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Matranga was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in California. Matranga was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Although elections for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan, Matranga is known to be affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Biography

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Matranga obtained a B.A. in economics and political science and an M.P.A. in public policy and finance from New York University.

Matranga's professional experience includes working as a technology equity director, a street safety director, a senior adviser to the City and County of San Francisco, a consultant and investment officer for the Soros Economic Development Fund, and a consultant for EA Consultants. He founded Resilient West Portal in 2020.

Matranga has served as a member of the San Francisco Youth Commission and on the boards of directors of four companies. He and his wife, Daniela, live in the West Portal Neighborhood.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in San Francisco, California (2020)

General election

General election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7

Select round: Round 6 Round 5 Round 4 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Myrna Melgar in round 6 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	53.1	18,561	6,909	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	46.9	16,370	2,251	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	0.0	0	-10,855	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	0.0	0	0	5
		Emily M. Murase	0.0	0	0	4
		Ben Matranga	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	31.8	11,652	1,024	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	38.5	14,119	2,558	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	29.6	10,855	1,045	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	0.0	0	-6,147	5
		Emily M. Murase	0.0	0	0	4
		Ben Matranga	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	27.9	10,628	1,961	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	30.3	11,561	1,170	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	25.7	9,810	1,070	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	16.1	6,147	550	5
		Emily M. Murase	0.0	0	-5,500	4
		Ben Matranga	0.0	0	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	22.3	8,667	672	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	26.7	10,391	968	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	22.5	8,740	336	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	14.4	5,597	767	5
		Emily M. Murase	14.1	5,500	489	4
		Ben Matranga	0.0	0	-3,581	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	20.4	7,995	114	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	24.0	9,423	151	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	21.4	8,404	141	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	12.3	4,830	231	5
		Emily M. Murase	12.8	5,011	77	4
		Ben Matranga	9.1	3,581	167	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	0.0	0	-969	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Myrna Melgar	20.0	7,881	0	Won (6)
		Joel Engardio	23.6	9,272	0	6
	Submit photo	Vilaska Nguyen	21.0	8,263	0	6
		Stephen Martin-Pinto	11.7	4,599	0	5
		Emily M. Murase	12.5	4,934	0	4
		Ben Matranga	8.7	3,414	0	3
	Submit photo	Kenneth Piper	2.5	969	0	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,332
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

2016

See also: Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2016)

This is the final round of voting. To view previous rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7, General Election, 2016, Final Round
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Joel Engardio - Eliminated	42.6%	10,034	0
John Farrell	0%	0	0
Mike Young	0%	0	0
Norman Yee - Winner	57.4%	13,534	0
Ben Matranga	0%	0	0
Write-In	0%	0	0
Exhausted		3,897	0
Total Votes		27,465	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7, General Election, 2016, Round 4
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Joel Engardio	28.3%	7,465	2,569
John Farrell	0%	0	0
Mike Young	0%	0	0
Norman Yee - Most votes	45.7%	12,064	1,470
Ben Matranga - Eliminated	26%	6,844	−6,844
Write-In	0%	0	0
Exhausted		1,092	2,805
Total Votes		27,465	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7, General Election, 2016, Round 3
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Joel Engardio	22.7%	6,181	1,284
John Farrell - Eliminated	16.1%	4,383	−4,383
Mike Young	0%	0	0
Norman Yee - Most votes	41.3%	11,221	843
Ben Matranga	19.9%	5,401	1,443
Write-In	0%	0	0
Exhausted		279	813
Total Votes		27,465	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7, General Election, 2016, Round 2
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Joel Engardio	21.6%	5,926	255
John Farrell	14.3%	3,924	459
Mike Young - Eliminated	5.6%	1,522	−1,522
Norman Yee - Most votes	39.6%	10,857	364
Ben Matranga	18.8%	5,154	247
Write-In	0%	0	0
Exhausted		82	197
Total Votes		27,465	0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost

This is the first round of voting. To view subsequent rounds, click the [show] button next to that round.

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 7, General Election, 2016, Round 1
Candidate	Vote %	Votes	Transfer
Joel Engardio	21.6%	5,926	0
John Farrell	14.3%	3,924	0
Mike Young	5.6%	1,522	0
Norman Yee - Most votes	39.6%	10,857	0
Ben Matranga	18.8%	5,154	0
Write-In - Eliminated	0%	0	0
Exhausted		82	82
Total Votes		27,465	82
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ben Matranga did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Matranga's 2016 campaign website listed the following priorities:

“

PUBLIC SAFETY San Francisco has the highest per capita rate of property crime in the nation. Here in District 7, the broken glass from car break-ins is just one sign of the challenge. Physical assaults and home invasions will continue unless we have strong leadership that supports law enforcement in preventing and controlling crime. I will: Fight to make sure San Francisco has enough police officers to meet the demands of our growing City. Support common sense reform of the Police Department while respecting the men and women who put their lives on the line in our neighborhoods. Ensure that our officers have the tools, training and equipment they need, including Tasers. QUALITY OF LIFE The Board of Supervisors has failed to make quality of life a priority. When tent encampments were sprouting up across the City, some supervisors were more interested in talking about a 14-day notice than proposing real solutions that take people off our streets and connect them to services that transform their lives. And basics like road repaving, graffiti abatement and street cleaning are ignored. I will: Support the active enforcement of quality of life laws that prevent camping on sidewalks and prohibit aggressive panhandling. Demand accountability from City departments to ensure that streets and facilities in our district get the resources they need to reach a state of good repair. Track District 7 quality of life complaints received in the supervisor's office and actually work directly with neighbors and City agencies to get them fixed. FISCAL DISCIPLINE Every District 7 family has to make choices to balance our household budgets, but City Hall simply charges more and delivers less for our neighborhoods. Our current supervisor thinks that raising fees and increasing taxes at every turn is the answer. I believe we need to start by asking whether San Franciscans are getting our money’s worth from government. I will: Use my experience in finance to root out waste, fraud and abuse to ensure that vital City services are funded. Oppose tax and fee increases that squeeze working families out of the middle class. Support regular audits of every City department on a rotating schedule, based on relative risk to the City and taxpayers. NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER District 7 is home to many active neighborhood organizations who have defended the character of our neighborhoods. The current Supervisor supported damaging projects unanimously opposed by neighbors, like a vape shop on Ocean Avenue, and then took contributions from their lobbyists. We deserve a Supervisor who will work directly with neighborhood organizations to ensure that new projects meet neighborhood design standards and provide adequate infrastructure. I will: Demand that senior Planning staff meet on a regular basis with neighborhood leaders, not just developers. Require, as a matter of law, that the Planning Department inform neighborhood organizations before introducing significant rezoning proposals. Request that any large project sponsor address how their proposal will provide adequate infrastructure to reduce traffic congestion, improve environmental quality and keep San Francisco affordable. ETHICS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT Pay-to-play politics gets in the way of sound public policy and real results for our neighborhoods. The incumbent has raised thousands from lobbyists and special interests—and has a voting record to match. I refuse contributions from lobbyists registered with the San Francisco Ethics Commission, have accepted the spending limit in this race, and support lobbying reforms that the incumbent opposed. I will: Post my calendar on the City website to ensure that the public can know exactly who I am meeting with about City business and why. Strengthen City Ethics laws by banning lobbyists from making campaign contributions. Support the full implementation of 2015’s Proposition C, passed by 74% of San Franciscans, to require reporting of special interest spending to influence City decisions. The incumbent opposed this good government measure and used his City Hall newsletter to call for its defeat.

”

Endorsements

2016

Matranga received endorsements from the following in 2016:

• San Francisco Police Officers Association
• San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' Association
• San Francisco District Attorney Investigators' Association
• San Francisco Firefighters Local 798
• San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council
• San Francisco Laborers Local 261
• Robert F. Kennedy Democratic Club
• City Democratic Club
• Asian Pacific Democratic Club
• Building Owners and Managers Association
• Small Property Owners of San Francisco
• California Board of Equalization Chair Fiona Ma
• San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener
• Former San Francisco Supervisor Angela Alioto
• Former San Francisco Supervisor Barbara Kaufman
• Former San Francisco Supervisor Annemarie Conroy
• San Mateo Mayor Joe Goethals

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