Sean Elsbernd

Sean Elsbernd (born February 7, 1976) is an American politician who represented District 7 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.[1] District 7 includes neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, the Villas at Parkmerced, Lake Merced, Miraloma Park, Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, and Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

Sean Elsbernd
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 7
In office
2004 – January 8, 2013
MayorGavin Newsom
Ed Lee
Preceded byTony Hall
Succeeded byNorman Yee
Personal details
Born (1976-02-07) February 7, 1976
San Francisco, California
NationalityUnited States
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Jennifer Johnston
ResidenceSan Francisco, California
Alma materClaremont McKenna College
University of California Hastings College of the Law
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteSupervisor Sean Elsbernd

Early life

Elsbernd received his BA from Claremont McKenna College in 1997 and graduated from University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2000. He was subsequently admitted to the State Bar of California on December 4, 2000.

Career

Prior to his work in City Hall, Elsbernd worked as a law clerk with Nielsen, Merksamer, Parinello, Mueller, & Naylor and with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.[2] He also worked in the office of Congressman Tom Lantos as a co-director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in 1995.

Elsbernd was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 2004, following his August 2004 appointment to the Board by Mayor Gavin Newsom.[3]

Elsbernd served as the State Director for US Senator Dianne Feinstein until San Francisco Mayor, London Breed, appointed Elsbernd as her Chief of Staff. He began his new role in the San Francisco's mayor's office in November 2018.[4]

Personal life

He married Jennifer Johnston on November 11, 2005.

References
  1. "Supe seeks to halt Muni operators' $3,000 bonus" - SFGate
  2. "Inside the Tony Hall Ethics Investigation" - Fog City Journal
  3. "Newsom's pick for supervisor is District 7 native / Elsbernd worked behind scenes as aide to Hall, mayor" - SFGate
  4. Fracassa, Dominic (2018-06-26). "SF Mayor-elect Breed names former Supervisor Sean Elsbernd chief of staff". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
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