SF Supervisor Connie Chan to run for Congress to replace Nancy Pelosi

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan is officially announcing her campaign for Congress.

She's running for the seat currently held by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, and if she's elected - she would make history as the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress.

Chan's campaign launch comes just two weeks after Pelosi announced her retirement.

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Supervisor Chan dropped her first ad Thursday morning, and it includes a nod to Speaker Emerita Pelosi.

"I stand on the shoulders of those who came before me and fought for the same values," she said. "I'm running for Congress for all of the people who've are being shut out by the system."

Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved to San Francisco with her family as a 13-year-old.

She enters a growing field of candidates, including longtime State Senator Scott Wiener and software engineer turned political aide Saikat Chakrabarti.

Like him, Chan first entered politics as an aide.

She worked for several San Francisco supervisors and then-district attorney Kamala Harris, before being elected to the board in 2020.

Chan has also held roles at the city's Recreation and Parks Department and at City College of San Francisco.

"This election is about local neighborhoods versus outside money," Chan said in her video. "I am not a corporate Democrat. I didn't make money in tech. I'm a working mom. I made lunch for my kid."