Jane Kim
| Jane Kim | |
|---|---|
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 6 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2011 | |
| Mayor | Gavin Newsom Ed Lee |
| Preceded by | Chris Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1977 (age 36–37) New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Other political affiliations |
Green |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jane Kim (born 1977 in New York City) is an American politician. Since January 2011, she represented San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors. District 6 comprises Alcatraz Island, Civic Center, Mission Bay, South of Market, the Tenderloin, Treasure Island, and Yerba Buena Island.[1] Kim moved to District 6 in 2009.[2]
Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, she served as member and president of the San Francisco Board of Education.[1]
Kim is the first Korean-American elected official in San Francisco.[3]
Kim was a member of the Green Party when she served on the Board of Education. She became a Democrat in 2008.[4]
Kim refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Board of Supervisors meetings. She says that it was a personal decision and that she rejects the words "with liberty and justice for all" because the United States has not yet achieved the goal of ensuring freedom and justice for all individuals.[5]
Kim said she had no opinion on whether the persecuted Chinese spiritual group Falun Gong should be allowed to participate in the Chinese New Year parade in San Francisco. She said “Yeah, they violated rules of the parade. They weren’t allowed to leaflet and they did, so they weren’t allowed to participate again in the parade. That’s my understanding of the issue.” She said it was "inappropriate" the way her predecessor Chris Daly's attempted to protect Falun Gong followers' rights.[6]
In what a San Francisco Chronicle columnist called "pretzel logic," the columnist questioned Kim's, along with other political progressives', leadership qualities because she voted no to mayor Edwin Lee's attempt to permanently remove Ross Mirkarimi, the San Francisco sheriff accused of spousal abuse and other charges, using mayoral charter city Powers, but then announced she was in favor of a recalling the sheriff by election.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gordon, Rachel (December 31, 2010). "Incoming S.F. supervisor Jane Kim has grand goals". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ Luke, Thomas (January 19, 2010) "Jane Kim Announces D6 Candidacy." Fog City Journal. (Retrieved 5-30-13.)
- ↑ Lee, Aruna (February 25, 2011) "Koreans Ask: Who Is the Next Jane Kim?." Bay Citizen.
- ↑ Eskanzai, Joe (June 13, 2011) "It Ain't Easy Being Green." SF Weekly. (Retrieved 5-30-13.)
- ↑ "Taking the Pledge". The San Francisco Chronicle. February 4, 2011.
- ↑ Thomas, Luke (February 7, 2011) "FCJ Interview with Supervisor Jane Kim." Fog City Journal. (Retrieved 11-26-2013.)
- ↑ Nevius, C.W. (October 18, 2012) S.F. progressives badly need a leader. San Francisco Chronicle. (Retrieved 10-18-2012.)
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