Two years ago progressive Democrat Shahid Buttar's bid for the 12th Congressional District seat in San Francisco came to an end in the primary race.
The attorney and deejay fell short by 1,174 votes to advance to the general election that November, landing in third place behind Republican Lisa Remmer.
Remmer — to no one's surprise — lost that fall to Democrat Nancy Pelosi, at the time the House minority leader. As for Buttar, he remained undaunted and immediately began laying the groundwork for