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Tom Ammiano

Tom Ammiano

Tom Ammiano served on the San Francisco Board of Education from 1990 to 1994, the Board of Supervisors from 1994 to 2008, and the California Assembly from 2008 to 2014. He is a member of the Phoenix Project’s Advisory Board.

A Brief History of Money & Politics in San Francisco

A Brief History of Money & Politics in San Francisco

Tom Ammiano

My first run for elected office was in 1980, a failed campaign for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Education. Ten years later, I won that spot, coming in first and kicking off a string of campaigns, many successful and a few not. I spent 4 years on