John Avalos

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John Avalos

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11

Successor: Ahsha Safaí

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Santa Barbara

Graduate

San Francisco State University

Personal

Profession

Community and Union Organizer

Contact

Campaign website

John Avalos was a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 11. Avalos assumed office in 2009. Avalos left office in 2017.

Avalos ran for election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to represent District 11 in California. Avalos lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Avalos is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in California, representing District 11. He was elected to the board of supervisors in 2008. Avalos was not eligible to run for re-election in 2016 due to term limits.

In 2011, Avalos ran for Mayor of San Francisco. With 19.3% of the vote, he came in second place, behind Edwin M. Lee.

Biography

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Avalos was born in Wilmington, California. He obtained a B.A. in English literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara and an M.A. in social work from California State University. His professional experience includes working as a community organizer for Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth and as a union organizer for the Justice for Janitors Campaign of the Service Employees International Union Local 1877. Coleman also worked as a legislative aide for former San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly.

Elections

2020

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

General election

General election for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 11

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Ahsha Safaí in round 3 . 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
		Ahsha Safaí	53.1	16,367	1,225	Won (3)
		John Avalos	46.9	14,470	1,057	3
		Marcelo Colussi	0.0	0	-2,794	3
		Jason Zeng (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ahsha Safaí	48.3	15,142	7	Won (3)
		John Avalos	42.8	13,413	1	3
		Marcelo Colussi	8.9	2,794	6	3
		Jason Zeng (Write-in)	0.0	0	-15	2

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Ahsha Safaí	48.3	15,135	0	Won (3)
		John Avalos	42.8	13,412	0	3
		Marcelo Colussi	8.9	2,788	0	3
		Jason Zeng (Write-in)	0.0	15	0	2

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,350
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Campaign themes

2020

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 11 2009–2017	Succeeded by Ahsha Safaí