Matt Haney
What this job does: Your district's vote in the 80-member California State Assembly. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and with the Senate can place measures such as Props. 1, 2, 4, 5 and 43 on the ballot. A term is two years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- California State Assemblymember, District 17 (since 2022)
- Occupation
- Assemblymember
- Lives in
- San Francisco
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley (2005), a master's in human rights law from the National University of Ireland, Galway (2007), and a master's in education and J.D. from Stanford University (2010). source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked as a tenant attorney and as national policy director of The Dream Corps. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served on the San Francisco Board of Education (2012-2019) and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 6 (2019-2022). source: ballotpedia.org
- Was the only candidate listed on the June 2026 primary ballot for Assembly District 17. source: growsf.org
In their own words
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- End exclusionary zoning, speed office-to-housing conversions, and move toward by-right permitting for infill housing source: growsf.org
- Expand fentanyl addiction treatment and drug-free recovery housing while supporting enforcement against trafficking networks source: growsf.org
- Support small businesses and revitalize downtown, including updated nightlife rules source: growsf.org
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