Francisco Herrera
Francisco Herrera was a candidate for the District 11 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in California. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Herrera ran unsuccessfully for mayor of San Francisco, California, in the general election on November 3, 2015. He won 15 percent of the vote in that race, placing second of six candidates for the seat.[1]
Although elections for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors are officially nonpartisan, Herrera is known to be affiliated with the Green Party.[2]
Biography
Herrera received an undergraduate degree in political science and government from Holy Names University and an M.A. in theological and ministerial studies from Santa Clara University.[3]
As of his 2016 run for the board of supervisors, Herrera was a co-director, musician, and educator for the social justice organization Trabajo Cultural Caminante. His professional experience also includes work as a co-host of the KPFA radio shows La Onda Bajita and Flashpoints and as an interfaith organizer for the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice and the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy.[3]
Elections
2016
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| San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11, General Election, 2016, Final Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Ahsha Safai - Winner | 51.9% | 9,236 | 0 |
| Magdalena De Guzman | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Herrera | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Berta Hernandez | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Alvarenga - Eliminated | 48.1% | 8,558 | 0 |
| Write-In | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 2,776 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 20,570 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11, General Election, 2016, Round 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Ahsha Safai - Most votes | 42.4% | 8,455 | 781 |
| Magdalena De Guzman - Eliminated | 19.1% | 3,813 | −3,813 |
| Francisco Herrera | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Berta Hernandez | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Alvarenga | 38.5% | 7,687 | 871 |
| Write-In | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 615 | 2,161 | |
| Total Votes | 20,570 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11, General Election, 2016, Round 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Ahsha Safai - Most votes | 39.3% | 8,001 | 454 |
| Magdalena De Guzman | 13.9% | 2,829 | 984 |
| Francisco Herrera - Eliminated | 11.9% | 2,421 | −2,421 |
| Berta Hernandez | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Kim Alvarenga | 34.8% | 7,082 | 605 |
| Write-In | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 237 | 378 | |
| Total Votes | 20,570 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
| San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11, General Election, 2016, Round 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Ahsha Safai | 38.2% | 7,815 | 186 |
| Magdalena De Guzman | 11.9% | 2,445 | 384 |
| Francisco Herrera | 10.1% | 2,076 | 345 |
| Berta Hernandez - Eliminated | 6.3% | 1,282 | −1,282 |
| Kim Alvarenga - Most votes | 33.5% | 6,858 | 224 |
| Write-In | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 94 | 143 | |
| Total Votes | 20,570 | 0 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
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 11, General Election, 2016, Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Transfer |
| Ahsha Safai - Most votes | 38.2% | 7,815 | 0 |
| Magdalena De Guzman | 11.9% | 2,445 | 0 |
| Francisco Herrera | 10.1% | 2,076 | 0 |
| Berta Hernandez | 6.3% | 1,282 | 0 |
| Kim Alvarenga | 33.5% | 6,858 | 0 |
| Write-In - Eliminated | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| Exhausted | 94 | 94 | |
| Total Votes | 20,570 | 94 | |
| Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes. | |||
2015
The city of San Francisco, California, held elections for mayor and board of supervisors on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 9, 2015.[4] In the mayoral race, incumbent Edwin M. Lee defeated Kent Graham, Francisco Herrera, Reed Martin, Stuart Schuffman and Amy Farah Weiss.[5]
| Mayor of San Francisco General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Edwin M. Lee Incumbent |
55.3% | 105,298 | |
| Francisco Herrera | 15% | 28,638 | |
| Amy Farah Weiss | 12.1% | 23,099 | |
| Stuart Schuffman | 9.6% | 18,211 | |
| Kent Graham | 4.6% | 8,775 | |
| Reed Martin | 2.4% | 4,612 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.9% | 1,764 | |
| Total Votes | 184,021 | ||
| Source: City & County of San Francisco, "November 3, 2015 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
Herrera's 2016 campaign website highlighted the following themes:
| “ |
With your support, my campaign will strive to begin a Green New Deal, to make District 11 a livable district for working class families. As your Supervisor, I will focus on: Housing security; work together to secure Protection from eviction, Preservation of present housing and Development of affordable new homes; we must change the regressive property tax — today's flax tax is the same for millionaires as for people on minimum wage — I will work with you to make property tax progressive as was the original spirit of income tax law. I will also propose an intangible tax (on stocks and securities, etc) for those who invest in such products, so that we are able to raise the city housing budget to provide housing for those in need.
San Francisco, like the country, needs a Green New Deal and District 11 can be an example of what a fairer society looks like in America. We will bring the collective wisdom of D11 to City hall and implement a people's platform that makes working folk the priority, not the 1%.[6][7] |
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2015
Herrera's 2015 campaign website highlighted the following campaign themes:
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Endorsements
2016
Herrera received endorsements from the following in 2016:
- San Francisco Green Party[2]
Recent news
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See also
- San Francisco, California
- Municipal elections in San Francisco, California (2016)
- San Francisco, California municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2016
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- City of San Francisco - Official Candidate List
- Official campaign website
- Francisco Herrera on Facebook
- Francisco Herrera on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 3, 2015 Official Election Results," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 San Francisco Green Party, "November 2016 Endorsements," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 LinkedIn, "Francisco Herrera," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ City of San Francisco, "Calendar for November 3, 2015, Municipal Elections," accessed February 12, 2015
- ↑ City of San Francisco, "Future Elections," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Francisco Herrera for D11 Supervisor, "Issues," accessed November 2, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Francisco Herrera 4 S.F. Mayor 2015, "Platform," accessed September 3, 2015
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