Political Notebook: Breed could double LGBTQ supervisors with D6 pick
Mayor London Breed could double LGBTQ representation on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors with her nomination to fill the soon-to-be-vacant District 6 seat.
She could also name the first known transgender person to serve as a county supervisor in California if she selects queer San Francisco Democratic Party Chair Honey Mahogany, who would also be the city's first out Black supervisor.Or Breed could tap for the vacancy the highest-ranking LGBTQ person in the city's police department Matt Dorsey, a gay civilian who is director of strategic communications and part of Police Chief William Scott's command staff.
He would be the second known person living with HIV to serve as a San Francisco supervisor."I may have to stop saying I am the only queer supervisor.
I wouldn't be sad about that," gay District 8 Supervisor Rafael Mandelman told the Bay Area Reporter.Either Dorsey or Mahogany would make for a great colleague on the board, added Mandelman, who is running for reelection to his seat in the fall."Matt Dorsey is a personal friend of mine and a talented public servant, and I think he would contribute a lot to the Board of Supervisors or to any public service he might want to do," said Mandelman. "I also think Honey Mahogany would be an excellent supervisor and would be history making."Current District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney will officially resign from his board seat at 10 a.m.
