Public Defender
San Francisco County, California
My vote power
Below average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 67 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 830,235 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(39,287,377 ÷ 830,235) ÷ ln(50,000) = 67.82, measured against a statewide vote in CA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
High representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Defending people charged with crimes who cannot afford a lawyer
- Making sure every defendant gets the fair defense the Constitution promises
- Running the office of defense lawyers and investigators
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Career defense attorney who joined the San Francisco Public Defender's Office in 2008 and managed its felony division; holds a law degree from UC Berkeley. Priorities: reducing incarceration and defending immigrants' rights and civil liberties.
Source: campaign.sfethics.org