About Aaron

Mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin walks in a park with a young San Franciscan and her mother

“One of the smartest and most effective legislators on the Board”

– San Francisco Chronicle



Called “whip-smart and fearless” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Aaron Peskin has a record of taking on this city’s greatest challenges – and getting results.


Last year, Aaron was the first leader to call for the creation of a Law Enforcement Emergency Joint Task Force to combat our fentanyl crisis. He consistently voted for additional funds for law enforcement, emergency action in the Tenderloin and brought community ambassadors and police foot patrols to his district.

He has voted to approve and increase housing capacity by over 100,000 new homes in the city, and been one of our strongest champions for affordable housing – from when he passed the city’s first inclusionary housing law requiring developers to include affordable housing in their market-rate projects up to just weeks ago, when he led passage of Prop A, the affordable housing bond that will provide affordable homes for 4,500 working San Franciscans.

At the same time, Aaron is the city’s fiercest protector of our neighborhoods. He has protected neighborhood commercial districts from chain stores, fought against vacant storefronts, and protected the rights of neighbors to have a voice in the issues that impact them. He believes we can meet our housing goals without destroying the neighborhoods we love.


Representing District 3, which includes Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill and many of the city’s most historic locations, Aaron has made sure we don’t build walls on our waterfront or bulldoze the charm and history that makes San Francisco the most beautiful city in America.

Aaron Peskin poses in San Francisco City hall while gazing at the photographer. Aaron is holding some papers with both hands.

In addition to representing our communities on the Board of Supervisors, Aaron has been a lifelong environmental activist, working with Native America tribes to protect vital water sources and organizations such as the Sierra Club and Audobon Society to help create a sustainable future for all Californians. He serves as a Commissioner on both the Bay Conservation & Development Commission and the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, and was previously on the California Coastal Commission.


Aaron lives on Telegraph Hill with his wife, Nancy Shanahan, and is a past president of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers association. He is also a member of the South End Rowing Club, and gets up before dawn most mornings to swim in the San Francisco Bay.