Sean Elsbernd

Sean Elsbernd (born February 7, 1976) is an American politician currently representing District 7 for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.^[1] District 7 includes neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, the Villas at Parkmerced, Lake Merced, Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, and Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

He went on to receive his BA from Claremont McKenna College in 1997 and graduated from University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2000. He was subsequently admitted to the State Bar of California on December 4, 2000.

Prior to his work in City Hall, Elsbernd worked as a law clerk with Nielsen, Merksamer, Parinello, Mueller, & Naylor and with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.^[2] He also worked in the office of Congressman Tom Lantos as a co-director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in 1995.

Elsbernd was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 2004, following his August 2004 appointment to the Board by Mayor Gavin Newsom.^[3]

Elsbernd sits on the Health Service System Board and the Retirement Board serving City employees and City retirees. He has served on the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors in each of his two complete years as a member of the Board.

Career and personal life

He was married to Jennifer Johnston on November 11, 2005.

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