Matt Gonzalez

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Categories: Green Party people | San Francisco

Biography

Matt Gonzalez is the former Supervisor and candidate for mayor of San Francisco. He was born in McAllen, Texas in 1965, lived his first five years in Puerto Rico, became an Eagle Scout in his youth, and later graduated from Columbia University (B.A. - 1987) and Stanford University (J.D. - 1990) law school. In 2000, he was elected to represent District 5 (the Haight, Western Addition and Inner Sunset) on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, of which he was made President by his peers in 2002. In 2003 he advanced to a run-off election against fellow Supervisor Gavin Newsom in the election for San Francisco mayor, a race which he lost narrowly. Gonzalez is a member of the Green Party and remains one of its more prominent political office-holders.

In 2004, Gonzalez elected to retire from politics rather than seek re-election. He further turned heads by endorsing the presidential ticket headed by Independent candidate Ralph Nader over fellow Green candidate David Cobb. He had endorsed Democratic representative Dennis Kucinich during the primary season.

Organizational Endorsements - 2003 Mayoral Race

Sierra Club

Bernal Heights Democratic Club

Deputy Sheriffs Association

Local 2, Hotel Employee Restaurant Employee Union

San Francisco Bay Guardian

San Francisco Bay View Newspaper

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555

San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

AFSCME 3299

Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

San Francisco League of Conservation Voters

San Francisco Motorcycle and Scooter Coaliton

SEIU, Local 790

Frontlines Newspaper

United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 101

CCSF'S AFT2121

San Francisco Tenants Union

Tenant Associations Coalition of San Francisco

San Francisco Green Party

DogPac

International Socialist Organization

San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union

New Mission News

United Transporation Union

San Francisco Sentinel

Community Tenants Association (CTA)

San Francisco Tomorrow

California Nurses Association

Central City Progressives

National Organization of Women, California/SF

Gay Asian Pacific Alliance

S.F. Taxi Permitholders and Drivers Association

Environmental Justice Advocacy

El Bohemio News

SF County Central Committee of the Peace and Freedom Party

Teachers 4 Change

Transgenders United for Equality (TRUE)

External Links

• Matt Gonzalez for Mayor