Mark Leno
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Mark Leno

Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 24, 1951(age 58)
Place of birthMilwaukee, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Colorado at Boulder
ProfessionPolitician, Businessman
ReligionJewish
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 3rd district
Assumed officeDecember 1, 2008
Preceded byCarole Migden
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 's 13th district
In officeDecember 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008
Succeeded byTom Ammiano
Preceded byCarole Migden

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Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951) is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate. Leno was previously one of the first two openly gay men (along with John Laird) to serve in the Assembly. He also served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002 after being appointed by Willie Brown. Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc., a small business.

In 2008, he won the Democratic Party nomination for California's 3rd Senate district with 43.8 percent of the vote, defeating incumbent Senator Carole Migden, who won 28.6 percent of the vote, and former Assemblyman Joe Nation, who won 27.6 percent of the vote. He was then elected with 80% of the vote in the general election.


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Commentary: California must help stem foreclosures - McClatchy Washington Bureau Tweet this news
McClatchy Washington Bureau---Mark Leno-, D-San Francisco, and Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, it would accomplish two things left out of previous bills: • Prohibit loan servicers from ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:57:57 GMT+00:00
Political Notebook: D8 candidates open campaign headquarters - Bay Area Reporter Tweet this news
Bay Area Reporter--Having examined the races won by past candidates in 2000 and 2002, Prozan said neither of the eventual winners, -Mark Leno- and Bevan Dufty , carried the ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:04:38 GMT+00:00
Op-ed: Fool Me Once: The Perils of Supporting Prop 18 - Bay Area Indymedia Tweet this news
Bay Area Indymedia--State legislators Tom Ammiano, -Mark Leno- and Leland Yee also oppose it. The passage of the water bond, which was part of a massive package of water bills ... - Date : Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:01:17 GMT+00:00
Mercury News editorial: Legislature should ban PG&E's political advocacy - San Jose Mercury News Tweet this news
San Jose Mercury News---Mark Leno-, D-San Francisco, this week announced legislation to make it illegal for the utility to spend ratepayer money on political advocacy. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:03:24 GMT+00:00
Police seek public's help after Pink Saturday fatal shooting - Bay Area Reporter Tweet this news
Bay Area Reporter---...- state Senator -Mark Leno- (D-San Francisco), and former Police Commission President and District 6 supervisor candidate Theresa Sparks. ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:52:43 GMT+00:00
Wednesday Readers' Forum - Marin Independent-Journal Tweet this news
Marin Independent-Journal---...- their own committee "hearing," leaving only one (-Mark Leno-) present to hear witness testimony before they vote "no" on the much-needed "Melody's Law. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:23:21 GMT+00:00
Pride perambulations - Bay Area Reporter Tweet this news
Bay Area Reporter---...- Cole Beam , Geoff Kors & James Williamson, Goldblatt, Kevin Shanahan & Michael Montoya , and a host of elected officials, including Senator -Mark Leno-, ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:49:42 GMT+00:00
Saturday Readers' Forum - Marin Independent-Journal Tweet this news
Marin Independent-Journal--The state Senate Public Safety Committee, chaired by Marin's state senator -Mark Leno-, did not honor itself this week by failing to move to the Senate floor ... - Date : Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:30:14 GMT+00:00
Another View: No wonder faith in Sacramento plummets - Pasadena Star-News Tweet this news
Pasadena Star-News--When he testified during the morning hearing, only one member of the seven-member committee - its chairman and Marin's state senator, -Mark Leno- was present ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:06:49 GMT+00:00
Risk of backlash in cell phone legislation - San Francisco Chronicle Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle---Mark Leno-, D-San Francisco, tried to do what the city of San Francisco did - making information about cell phone radiation levels more accessible to ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:44:40 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Susan Leal
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
District 8

1998 - 2002
Succeeded by
Bevan Dufty
|rows = 2|before = Carole Migden |title = California State Assemblymember, 13th District |years = December 2, 2002 - November 30, 2008 |after = Tom Ammiano
|title = California State Senator, 3rd District |years = December 1, 2008 - present



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