Bevan Dufty

Bevan Dufty
Former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 8
In office 2002–2011
Preceded by	Mark Leno
Succeeded by	Scott Wiener
Personal details
Born	February 27, 1955 (1955-02-27)
Nationality	United States
Political party	Democratic
Children	Sidney Maely Goldfader-Dufty
Residence	San Francisco, California
Alma mater	University of California, Berkeley
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Jewish
Website	Supervisor Bevan Dufty

Bevan Dufty (born February 27, 1955) is an American politician and former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented San Francisco's District 8, encompassing the 71,000 residents of Ashbury Heights, Buena Vista, The Castro, Diamond Heights, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Glen Park, Noe Valley, Sunnyside and Twin Peaks.

Early life

Dufty is the son of writer William Dufty and Maely Bartholomew, who had lost most of her family in the Holocaust. Dufty was raised in Harlem, NYC where his mother befriended jazz musician Billie Holiday, who would later become his godmother. His voice can be heard on a recording made in the Dufty household where Holiday makes jokes about his red underpants.

After moving from Harlem to California at age 16, Dufty finished high school at Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, CA, just south of San Francisco. Dufty graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a student body co-president and earned a degree in Political Science.

Political career

After graduation, he served as Senior Legislative Assistant for Education in the office of New York Rep. Shirley Chisholm. Later, he served as Chief Legislative Assistant to Rep. Julian Dixon, a post in which he helped craft legislation that created the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. In San Francisco, he worked for former Supervisor Susan Leal, served as an aide under Mayor Willie Brown, and coordinated the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services.

A Democrat, Dufty was elected a supervisor from the city's eighth district in 2002 before being re-elected in 2006. He served as Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, Chair of the City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee as well as a Representative on the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District Board. As Supervisor, Dufty was known for being highly accessible and maintaining strong constituent relations.^{[citation needed]}

Dufty is openly gay and his election campaigns have often won the backing of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund. In 2006, Dufty and lesbian friend Rebecca Goldfader had a daughter, Sidney.

In September 2009, Dufty announced he would be a candidate for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election.

External links

• Campaign website
• Unsolicited Yelp review (of Golden Gate Transit) incorporating a letter from Bevan Dufty

Political offices
Preceded by Mark Leno	Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8 2002-2011	Succeeded by Scott Wiener