Phil Kim
Phil Kim is a member of the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in California. He assumed office on August 23, 2024. His current term ends on November 3, 2026.
Kim is running in a special election to the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in California. He is on the ballot in the special general election on June 2, 2026.[source]
Biography
Kim holds a B.S. in Neuroscience from Bucknell University, and an M.A. in Urban Education Policy and Administration from the Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles.[1] At the time of his appointment, Kim worked for a decade with KIPP Northern California Public Schools, a charter-school system operating multiple campuses under SFUSD and more recently served as the Executive Director of School Strategy and Coherence in the Office of the Superintendent. [2][3]
Elections
2026
See also: San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2026)
General election
The general election will occur on June 2, 2026.
Special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education
Incumbent Phil Kim (Nonpartisan), Virginia Cheung (Nonpartisan), and Brandee Marckmann (Nonpartisan) are running in the special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on June 2, 2026.
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| Virginia Cheung (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Brandee Marckmann (Nonpartisan) | ||
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2022
See also: San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Weissman-Ward (Nonpartisan) | 21.9 | 149,996 | |
| ✔ | Lainie Motamedi (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 132,088 | |
| ✔ |  | Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 121,292 |
| Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 117,152 | ||
 | Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 89,385 | |
 | Karen Fleshman (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 73,744 | |
| Total votes: 683,657 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phil Kim (Nonpartisan)
2018
General election
General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alison Collins (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 122,865 | |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 112,299 |
| ✔ |  | Faauuga Moliga (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 107,989 |
| Phil Kim (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 76,017 | |
| Michelle Parker (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 65,740 | ||
| Li Miao Lovett (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 61,412 | ||
| John Trasvina (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 46,601 | ||
| Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 37,735 | |
| Monica Chinchilla (Nonpartisan) | 4.2 | 34,193 | ||
| Lenette Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 30,496 | ||
| Josephine Zhao (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 27,761 | ||
| Mia Satya (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 17,540 | ||
| Paul Kangas (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 13,967 | ||
| Darron Padilla (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 12,950 | ||
 | Martin Rawlings-Fein (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,439 | |
| Connor Krone (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,251 | ||
 | Roger Sinasohn (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,018 | |
 | Lex Leifheit (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 9,605 | |
| Phillip House (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 2,491 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,551 | ||
| Total votes: 817,920 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Matthew Haney, Rachel Norton, and Jill Wynns ran against challengers Stevon Cook, Rob Geller, Ian Kalin, Phillip Kim, Trevor McNeil, and Mark Sanchez.[4] Haney and Norton won re-election, and Sanchez and Cook won the other two seats on the ballot.[5]
Results
| San Francisco Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Matthew Haney Incumbent |
18.89% | 175,803 |
| Mark Sanchez |
16.73% | 155,706 |
| Stevon Cook |
16.37% | 152,335 |
| Rachel Norton Incumbent |
13.86% | 129,012 |
| Jill Wynns Incumbent | 10.16% | 94,571 |
| Trevor McNeil | 9.27% | 86,233 |
| Phillip Kim | 6.99% | 65,045 |
| Ian Kalin | 4.81% | 44,788 |
| Rob Geller | 2.75% | 25,617 |
| Write-in votes | 0.16% | 1,482 |
| Total Votes | 930,592 | |
| Source: San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Kim reported $11,484.00 in contributions and $9,261.82 in expenditures to the San Francisco Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $2,322.18 on hand as of October 22, 2016.[6]
Endorsements
Kim was endorsed by the community organization Evolve and CCSA Advocates.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Linkedin, "Phil Kim," October 22, 2024
- ↑ Linkedin, "Phil Kim," October 22, 2024
- ↑ San Francisco Examiner, "Breed’s new school-board appointee...," August 28, 2024
- ↑ City and County of San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Election Information for Campaigns and Candidates," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Francisco Ethics Commission, "City and County of San Francisco Public Portal for Campaign Finance, Lobbyist and Campaign Consultant Disclosure," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
