Veronica Shinzato
Veronica Shinzato ran for election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to represent District 1 in California. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Shinzato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Veronica Shinzato was born in Lima, Peru. She earned a master's degree from the University of San Francisco in 2008. Shinzato's career experience includes working as the Bay Area outreach and education manager for the California Department of Tax and Fees Administration.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in San Francisco, California (2020)
General election
General election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 1
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Connie Chan 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.
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Total votes: 36,076 |
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Endorsements
To view Shinzato's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Veronica Shinzato completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Shinzato's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Growing up undocumented, I had a front row seat to economic injustice: from lack of access to healthcare to barriers to employment. As a child, I remember living in a tiny multi-generational apartment on 18th and Clement. I remember taking the MUNI to get to San Francisco General Hospital, debating whether or not we should seek medical help out of fear. No child should ever go through that, especially during a pandemic.
I am running to build a San Francisco that works for all, the same San Francisco that gave me and my family a second chance. If a former undocumented Okinawan-Peruvian girl who worked full-time while going to college and graduate school, can one day make it to City Hall, imagine what powerful message it will send to young girls and boys across San Francisco.
Unfortunately, our government has become increasingly out of touch with the struggles of so many struggling San Franciscans and families. And I am running to change that. Our campaign is fueled by grassroots support. But I have faith that better days are head of us.- As a working single mom to a child with a pre-existing condition, I am running be a new voice at City Hall for struggling families like mine.
- I am running to build a San Francisco that works for all, not just the privileged few. At a time when thousands of San Franciscans are being squeezed by the economics of this pandemic, we cannot just go back to politics as usual.
- As a tenant living in a multigenerational home, in this race, no one better understands the plight of thousands of struggling tenants than me. At City Hall, I will be their champion.
1) Expand COVID-19 relief to immigrant families locked out of federal government help.
2) Provide rental subsidies and assistance to struggling tenants.
3) Expand access to small business loans for mom-and-pop shops that are the backbone of our economy.
4) Introduce legislation to explore Universal Basic Income (UBI) for low-income San Franciscans.
5) Restructure our business and property taxes crushing small businesses.
Putting A Dent On Our Affordable Housing & Homelessness Crisis
1) Recalibrate some of our requirements and permitting process that are making it harder, not easier, to build more affordable housing.
2) Reevaluate some of our restrictions to accommodate more low-cost alternatives to traditional housing ie. home sharing, co-ops.
3) Invest in wrap-around services and more supportive housing to house our homeless residents.
4) Improve our foster youth system that has created a pipeline from shelters to the streets.
5) Improve our data collection to account for San Franciscans on the verge of homelessness ie. couch surfers, artists, low-income students.
Shit Our Emphasis Away From Heavy Policing To Reinvesting In Our Communities
1) Make peer intervention mandatory.
2) Increase transparency over disciplinary outcomes for officers accused of misconduct.
3) 311, not 911. Invest in mental health, supporting housing, violence prevention.
Read Katharine Graham and Hillary Clinton's memoirs. It's tough running for office as a woman. Even tougher for a woman of color like myself.
One must lead with integrity - and not based on what is politically convenient, but based on what's best. A lot of politicians tend to do the latter because of the influence of special interested groups that fund their campaigns.
I am a hard worker. I came to this country as a child with a thick Peruvian accent and Japanese looks. If a former undocumented girl like myself went through all of that, made it through college while working full-time, I can handle anything.
2. Writing legislation that directly impact people's lives.
2. Mastering power of inquiry - You don't know everything. So just ask a question.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 13, 2020
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