Julie Christensen (politician)
| Julie Christensen | |
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In office January 8, 2015 – December 8, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Chiu |
| Succeeded by | Aaron Peskin |
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| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Politician |
Julienne "Julie" Christensen is an American politician currently serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 3.
Biography
After studying sculpture, painting, and pre-law, Christensen worked for design firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in San Francisco before starting her own firm, Surface Work, in 1981.[1] Among her designs is the KitchenAid candy apple red mixer.[2]
Political career
On January 8, 2015,[3] Christensen was appointed by San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee to fill the District 3 supervisorial vacancy left by former Board of Supervisors President David Chiu upon his election to the California State Assembly.[4] Christensen's appointment was heavily backed by the real estate industry and angered many in Chinatown who had urged Mayor Lee to appoint Cindy Wu of the Chinatown Community Development Center.[5][6]
She has served on the Advisory Board for the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association and is an active proponent of extending San Francisco's Central Subway to North Beach.[7]
References
- ↑ "Surface Work". surfacework.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Julie Christensen is designer of change at SF City Hall". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.sfbos.org/index.aspx?page=17059
- ↑ "Ed Lee to tap Julie Christensen of North Beach as S.F. supervisor". SFGate. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Mayor Lee Rebuffs Chinatown in D3 Appointment".
- ↑ "Mayor appoints North Beach activist to District 3 seat in time for board president vote".
- ↑ "Why We Need the Central Subway in North Beach and Beyond". SPUR. Retrieved 3 March 2015.