2024 San Francisco Mayoral Race

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Welcome to Mission Local’s dashboard for San Francisco’s mayoral race.

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The candidates

For the first time in six years, San Francisco has a contested mayoral race, with 13 candidates running for the office, five of whom have emerged as front runners: London Breed, Ahsha Safaí, Daniel Lurie, Mark Farrell and Aaron Peskin. We are listing them in the order they declared their intention to run.

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London Breed

  • Job: Incumbent Mayor of San Francisco
  • Age: 49
  • Party: Democratic party
  • Time in office:
    • Mayor of San Francisco: July 2018 – Present
    • Acting Mayor: Dec 2017 – Jan 2018
    • President of Board of Supervisor: Jan 2015 – June 2018
    • District 5 Supervisor: Jan 2013 – July 2018
  • Campaign website: Re-Elect Mayor London Breed 2024
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree in political science and public service, University of California, Davis
    • Master’s degree in public administration, University of San Francisco
Illustration of a man in suit with a tie

Ahsha Safaí

  • Job: Incumbent District 11 Supervisor
  • Age: 51
  • Party: Democratic party
  • Time in office:
    • District 11 Supervisor: Jan 2017 – Present
  • Campaign website: Ahsha Safaí for Mayor of San Francisco
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree, Northeastern University
    • Master’s degree in city planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Illustration of a man wearing a suit

Daniel Lurie

  • Job: Former CEO of nonprofit Tipping Point Community, and a Levi Strauss heir
  • Age: 46
  • Party: Democratic party
  • Time in office: N/A
  • Campaign website: Daniel Lurie for Mayor
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree in political science, Duke University
    • Master of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Illustration of a man with brown hair wearing a blue jacket and light blue shirt

Mark Farrell

  • Job: Former District 2 supervisor and interim mayor of San Francisco
  • Age: 50
  • Party: Democratic party
  • Time in office:
    • Mayor of San Francisco: Jan – July 2018
    • District 2 Supervisor: Jan 2011 – Jan 2018
  • Campaign website: Mark Farrell for Mayor
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree, Loyola Marymount University
    • Master’s degree, University College Dublin
    • Juris Doctor degree, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Note: since 2016, Farrell has not been eligible to practice law in California.)

Aaron Peskin

  • Job: President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, and District 3 supervisor
  • Age: 60
  • Party: Democratic party
  • Time in office:
    • President of the Board of Supervisors: Jan 2005 – Jan 2009, Jan 2023 – Present
    • District 3 Supervisor: Jan 2001 – Jan 2009, Dec 2015 – Present
  • Campaign website: Aaron Peskin for Mayor 2024
  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree, University of California, Santa Cruz

Fundraising

Top individual donors

A staggering total of nearly $33.85 million has thus far been poured into the November election. Almost 30 percent of this snowballing mass came from the top five individual donors below.

Daniel Lurie

Michael Moritz

Michael

Bloomberg

Miriam Haas

Chris Larsen

PAC for

London Breed

($400,000)

 

PAC supporting

Trevor Chandler

($50,000)

 

PAC against

Dean Preston

($50,000)

Daniel Lurie

For Mayor

($4,730,000)

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($2,496,323)

PAC for

Daniel Lurie

($1,000,000)

PAC for

London Breed

($1,200,000)

Re-elect

London Breed

($500)

Daniel Lurie

Michael

Bloomberg

Michael Moritz

Daniel Lurie

For Mayor

($4,730,000)

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($2,496,323)

PAC for

London Breed

($1,200,000)

Re-elect

London Breed

($500)

Miriam Haas

Chris Larsen

PAC for

Daniel Lurie

($1,000,000)

PAC for

London Breed

($400,000)

 

PAC supporting

Trevor Chandler

($50,000)

 

PAC against

Dean Preston

($50,000)

Graphic by Xueer Lu. Source: San Francisco Ethics Commission. Last updated: Sept. 11, 2024.

Top PAC donors

Political action committees (PACs) have also been contributing to the mammoth amount of funds pouring into the November election. The top five PAC donors contributed to about 6 percent of the total funds raised.

Neighbors for

a better San

Francisco

Uber Innovation

Ballot Measure

Committee

TogetherSF

Action

Northern CA

Carpenters

Regional

Council Small

Contributors

Committee

SEIU

Local 1021

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($157,544)

Retirement

benefits for

nurses and

911 operators

($100,000)

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($950,000)

No on the

“Community

Transit Act”

Prop. L

($750,000)

PAC for

London Breed

($125,000)

 

Brooke Jenkins

for DA 2024

($500)

 

Luis Zamora

for College

Board 2024

($500)

Neighbors for

a better San

Francisco

Uber Innovation

Ballot Measure

Committee

TogetherSF

Action

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($157,544)

TogetherSF

ballot measure

on commission

reform

($950,000)

No on the

“Community

Transit Act”

Prop. L

($750,000)

Northern CA

Carpenters

Regional

Council Small

Contributors

Committee

SEIU

Local 1021

Retirement

benefits for

nurses and

911 operators

($100,000)

PAC for

London Breed

($125,000)

 

Brooke Jenkins

for DA 2024

($500)

 

Luis Zamora

for College

Board 2024

($500)

Graphic by Xueer Lu. Source: San Francisco Ethics Commission. Last updated: Sept. 12, 2024.

Endorsements

See How They Run

Five Mission Local reporters started following each major candidate in April, with dispatches and analysis from the campaign trails.

The series alternates among candidates weekly until November. 

Financial disclosures

Financial disclosures show that Daniel Lurie and Mark Farrell are the wealthiest candidates in the mayor’s race, reporting an array of investments adding up to at least $10.2 million for Farrell and $6.8 million for Lurie. Aaron Peskin follows. He is the only candidate who reported real estate investments: three properties on Telegraph Hill. Mayor London Breed and District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí reported much more modest financial interests.

The financial disclosures do not show a complete picture of the candidates’ worth. They only report investments or properties “where conflicts of interest might occur.” Moreover, bank account balances and inheritances are not reported. If the latter were included, Lurie (heir to the Levi Strauss fortune) would likely top the list. The values of their assets are also reported within wide ranges, giving only a rough estimate of each candidate’s holdings.

Read the full story here.

Real properties and investments

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Real

property

$2.13

million+

Invest-

ment

$0.31

million+

$6.8

million+

$10.2

million+

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Real

property

$2.13 million+

Investment

$0.31 million+

$6.8 million+

$10.2 million+

Note: Candidates report their financial interests in a wide range. The graphics only show the lower end of the range. Source: San Francisco Department of Elections. Chart by Junyao Yang. Illustrations by Neil Ballard.

Salaries

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Salary

$269K+

$159K

$364K

$100K+

0

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Salary

$269K+

$159K

$364K

$100K+

0

Note: Peskin, Safaí and Breed do not need to report their government pay, but the salary in this chart included that. For example, Peskin's salary included his pay as district supervisor, president of Great Basin Land & Water and half of his spouse's salary. Candidates report their financial interests in a wide range. The graphics only show the lower end of the range. Source: San Francisco Department of Elections. Chart by Junyao Yang. Illustrations by Neil Ballard.

Gifts and travel payments disclosed by mayoral candidates

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Gift and

travel

$1.4K

$0.5K

$24.1K

not reported

Aaron

Peskin

Ahsha

Safaí

Daniel

Lurie

London

Breed

Mark

Farrell

Gift and

travel

$1.4K

$0.5K

$24.1K

Note: Candidates report their financial interests in a wide range. The graphics only show the lower end of the range. Source: San Francisco Department of Elections. Chart by Junyao Yang. Illustrations by Neil Ballard.

Explore the candidates’ full financial disclosures in the table below. You can also see the disclosures by clicking on the candidates’ names here.