A number of his out colleagues he has served with in the California Legislature are backing Assemblymember Kevin Mullin (D-South San Francisco) as he seeks a rare open Bay Area U.S.
House seat in 2022. While its exact boundary will change due to the redistricting process underway and likely receive a new number, the Peninsula-based district is expected to continue to include parts of southern San Francisco.
Currently known as the state's 14th Congressional District, it has been held since 2008 by Congressmember Jackie Speier (D-San Mateo/San Francisco).
But she announced last month that she would depart Washington, D.C. at the end of her current term, setting up a scramble among San Mateo County elected leaders to succeed her on Capitol