London Breed Wins Key Endorsement of San Francisco Democratic Party in Mayor’s Race

At around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Mayor London Breed secured the sole endorsement from the San Francisco Democratic Party in the mayoral race, a significant boost for the incumbent in a fiery election year.

Wednesday night’s meeting marked the first set of major endorsements for the Democratic County Central Committee, also known as the DCCC, since members voted in a majority moderate leadership panel for the local Democratic Party’s governing body, flipping the previously progressive-led slate.

“As someone who has registered voters, traveled to battleground states, and done the hard work to build our party up locally over the years, I know the value of this endorsement and what it means,” Breed posted on social media platform X after the vote. “With our democratic values under attack all over the country and with so much at stake in this election, I’m proud to stand with and be supported by our local Democratic Party.”

DCCC is a political heavyweight, overseeing all the city’s chartered Democratic clubs. Along with endorsements, the group sends out mailers, registers and turns out voters, and is a major source of political fundraising.

The Democratic Party endorsed Breed for mayor when she successfully ran in 2019.

Powerful groups, including the pro-development SF Yimby Action, the caregivers’ union SEIU Local 2015, as well as elected leaders such as Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Attorney General Rob Bonta, have all endorsed Breed.

Her leading progressive opponent, Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin, has received endorsements from SEIU 1021, San Francisco’s largest union representing city workers, and the local chapter of the National Union of Healthcare Workers.

Former supervisor and interim mayor Mark Farrell nabbed endorsements from the likes of billionaire-backed moderate groups TogetherSF and Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, as well as the city’s Building and Construction Trades Council.

Nonprofit founder and Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie also received an endorsement from Neighbors and the backing of former Mayor and police Chief Frank Jordan.

Supervisor Ahsha Safaí is backed by United Educators of San Francisco, as well as the Building and Construction Trades Council with Farrell.

The DCCC also made endorsements on Wednesday night for the Board of Supervisors, including a closely watched race in District 5, where progressive incumbent Dean Preston represents areas including the Tenderloin, Japantown and Haight-Ashbury. Before the meeting, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a member of the DCCC, announced she was endorsing Preston along with two other supervisors for reelection, but the committee endorsed Preston challenger Bilal Mahmood.