Aaron Peskin
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Aaron Peskin
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 3 |
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Assumed office December 8, 2015 |
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| Mayor | Ed Lee |
| Preceded by | Julie Christensen |
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In office 2001–2009 |
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| Mayor | Gavin Newsom |
| Preceded by | district created |
| Succeeded by | David Chiu |
| President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
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In office 2005–2009 |
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| Mayor | Gavin Newsom |
| Preceded by | Matt Gonzalez |
| Succeeded by | David Chiu |
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| Born | 1964 (age 52–53) Berkeley, California |
| Nationality | United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Shanahan |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater | University of California, Santa Cruz (BA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Environmental activist |
| Website | Board of Supervisors District 3 website |
Aaron Peskin (born 1964) is an American elected official in San Francisco, California. He serves as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing Supervisorial District 3. He was elected in 2015, having previously served two terms in 2001–2009. In January 2005, his colleagues elected him president of the board; he served as such until the end of his term limit in 2009. He was head of the San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee from 2008 to 2012.
District 3 includes the neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, North Waterfront, Financial District, Nob Hill, Union Square, Maiden Lane, and part of Russian Hill.
Peskin was born and raised in Berkeley. His mother, Tsipora, an emigrant from Israel, taught at UC Berkeley; his father, Harvey, was a professor of psychology at San Francisco State University. Peskin attended UC Santa Cruz. He is married to land-use attorney Nancy Shanahan.
Before entering politics, Peskin was an environmental activist and water-rights negotiator for a non-profit organization which brokered passage and use rights for tribal lands. He first came to public notice as president of the Telegraph Hill Dwellers, where he co-led the effort to save the Colombo building (it was going to be made a Chinatown branch of City College). He is a member of the South End Rowing Club and an avid outdoorsman, having hiked the John Muir Trail in 2006 and 2007. Peskin can be seen most mornings in his Speedo swimming in the San Francisco Bay. He reassured San Franciscans after the 2007 Cosco Busan oil spill that the water was safe by stripping down to his Speedo and going for a dip in front of a local television news crew.
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