Bevan Dufty is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician and a Member of the
San Francisco Board of SupervisorsThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco, California.- Government and politics:...
. He represents San Francisco's District 8, encompassing the 71,000 residents of
Ashbury HeightsAshbury Heights are an electronic music band formed in 2005, in Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden. The group's original line-up was Anders Hagström & Yasmine Uhlin...
,
Buena VistaBuena Vista, meaning "pleasant view" in Spanish, may refer to:*Buena Vista , a Walt Disney trademark*Buena Vista Social Club , a Cuban music club plus an album and film inspired by the club-Places:Bolivia...
, The Castro, Diamond Heights,
Dolores ParkMission Dolores Park - commonly called Dolores Park - and formerly known as Mission Park is a San Francisco, California, city park located in the neighborhood of Mission Dolores, at the western edge of the Mission District, which lies to the east of the park. To the west of the park is a hillside...
, Duboce Triangle,
Glen ParkGlen Park can refer to:* Glen Park, San Francisco, California* Glen Park, Toronto* Glen Park, Williamsville, New York* A district within the fictional city of Los Santos, San Andreas, from the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas...
, Lower Haight, Noe Valley,
Sunnyside-in Australia:*Sunnyside , house of Ellen G. White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church-in Canada:*Sunnyside, Calgary, a community in Calgary, Alberta, Canada*Sunnyside, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
and
Twin PeaksTwin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation, headed by Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the brutal murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
. He is the son of writer
William DuftyWilliam Francis Dufty was an American writer, and nutrition activist. Including ghostwriting, he wrote approximately 40 books.-Biography:...
and Maely Bartholomew. His step mother was
Gloria SwansonGloria Swanson was an American actress. She was most prominent during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She was also one of the first stars to challenge the Hays Code by producing the banned Sadie Thompson in 1928...
and his Godmother was
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
singer
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
.
Dufty is a graduate of the
University of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
, where he was a student body co-president and earned a degree in Political Science.
Bevan Dufty is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician and a Member of the
San Francisco Board of SupervisorsThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco, California.- Government and politics:...
. He represents San Francisco's District 8, encompassing the 71,000 residents of
Ashbury HeightsAshbury Heights are an electronic music band formed in 2005, in Sundsvall, Medelpad, Sweden. The group's original line-up was Anders Hagström & Yasmine Uhlin...
,
Buena VistaBuena Vista, meaning "pleasant view" in Spanish, may refer to:*Buena Vista , a Walt Disney trademark*Buena Vista Social Club , a Cuban music club plus an album and film inspired by the club-Places:Bolivia...
, The Castro, Diamond Heights,
Dolores ParkMission Dolores Park - commonly called Dolores Park - and formerly known as Mission Park is a San Francisco, California, city park located in the neighborhood of Mission Dolores, at the western edge of the Mission District, which lies to the east of the park. To the west of the park is a hillside...
, Duboce Triangle,
Glen ParkGlen Park can refer to:* Glen Park, San Francisco, California* Glen Park, Toronto* Glen Park, Williamsville, New York* A district within the fictional city of Los Santos, San Andreas, from the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas...
, Lower Haight, Noe Valley,
Sunnyside-in Australia:*Sunnyside , house of Ellen G. White, co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church-in Canada:*Sunnyside, Calgary, a community in Calgary, Alberta, Canada*Sunnyside, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
and
Twin PeaksTwin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation, headed by Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the brutal murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
. He is the son of writer
William DuftyWilliam Francis Dufty was an American writer, and nutrition activist. Including ghostwriting, he wrote approximately 40 books.-Biography:...
and Maely Bartholomew. His step mother was
Gloria SwansonGloria Swanson was an American actress. She was most prominent during the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. She was also one of the first stars to challenge the Hays Code by producing the banned Sadie Thompson in 1928...
and his Godmother was
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
singer
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing...
.
Dufty is a graduate of the
University of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. The oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines...
, where he was a student body co-president and earned a degree in Political Science. After graduation, he served as Senior
Legislative AssistantA legislative assistant is a legislative staffer who works for a legislator by monitoring pending legislation, conducting research, giving advice and counsel, and making recommendations....
for Education in the office of New York Rep.
Shirley ChisholmShirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was an American politician, educator, and author. She was a Congresswoman, representing New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983. In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to Congress...
. Later, he served as Chief Legislative Assistant to Rep. Julian Dixon, a post in which he helped craft legislation that created the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. In San Francisco, he worked for former Supervisor
Susan LealSusan Leal is an American politician and consultant based in San Francisco, California. She is the former General Manager of The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission who was ousted by mayor Gavin Newsom in 2008. She was appointed to the post by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in 2003...
, served as an aide under Mayor Willie Brown, and coordinated the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.
A
DemocratThe Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world. In the U.S...
, Dufty was elected a supervisor from the city's eighth district in 2002 before being
re-electedThe 2006 San Francisco Board of Supervisors elections occurred on November 7 2006. Five of the eleven seats are being contested in this election...
in 2006. He serves as Chair of the
San Francisco County Transportation AuthorityThe San Francisco County Transportation Authority is a state chartered sub-regional transportation planning and programming agency for San Francisco County. SFCTA is a separate legal entity, with its own administrative structure, policies, staff, budget, and with separate borrowing capacity...
, Chair of the
City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee as well as a Representative on the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board. As Supervisor, Dufty is known for being highly accessible and maintaining strong constituent relations. His current term expires in January 2011.
Dufty is openly
gayThe term gay was originally used, until well into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy"; it had also come to acquire some connotations of "immorality" as early as 1637....
and his election campaigns have often won the backing of the
Gay & Lesbian Victory FundThe Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is an American political action committee dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT public officials in US political life.The Victory Fund was founded in 1991...
. In 2006, Dufty and lesbian friend Rebecca Goldfader had a daughter, Sidney.
On September 24, 2009, Dufty announced he would be a candidate for
Mayor of San FranciscoThe Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco is the head of the executive branch of San Francisco's city and county government. The mayor has the duty to enforce city laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the legislative branch....
in the 2011 election.
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