Scott Wiener — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as a California State Senator for the 11th district since 2016
Chairs the California State Senate Budget Committee
Served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2011 to 2016
Authored landmark legislation to increase housing supply in California
Earned degrees from Duke University and Harvard Law School
Served on the national board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign
Represented San Francisco on the regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Biography

Scott Wiener is an American politician who has served as a member of the California State Senate from the 11th district since 2016. A member of the Democratic Party, his district encompasses San Francisco and parts of San Mateo County. Born in Philadelphia in 1970 and raised in southern New Jersey, Wiener earned a bachelor's degree from Duke University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He also spent a year studying history in Santiago, Chile on a Fulbright Scholarship.