Mark Leno Politician

Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951) is an American politician, representing California's 11th State Senate district, which includes San Francisco and part of San Mateo County. He was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve there. Leno was previously one of the first two openly gay men (along with John Laird) to serve in the Assembly. He also served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002 after being appointed by Willie Brown. Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc., a small business.

Personal facts

Mark Leno
Birth dateSeptember 24, 1951
Birth place
Milwaukee
Nationality
United States
Religion
Orthodox Judaism
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Profession
Politician , Businessperson

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Office holder

office
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 8
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
California's 11th State Senate district
California's 13th State Assembly district
California's 3rd State Senate district
successor

Mark Leno on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.markleno.com
  2. http://www.sen.ca.gov/leno
  3. http://www.ucop.edu/state/advocacy/biographies/ADLeno13.pdf