Chris Daly

Chris Daly
Chris Daly speaking at a Free Tibet rally in San Francisco.
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 6
In office 2001–2011
Preceded by	district created
Succeeded by	Jane Kim
Personal details
Born	(1972-08-13) August 13, 1972 (age 44) Silver Spring, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Sarah Low Daly
Children	Jack, Grace
Website	Supervisor Chris Daly

Chris Daly (born August 13, 1972) is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 6, serving from 2001 to 2011. He now lives in Fairfield, California, but commutes to Las Vegas, Nevada, where he works for the Nevada State Education Association.

Daly grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland; his father was a federal employee and consultant, and his mother an accountant. Daly was valedictorian of his high school class and was drawn to service as a teenager through the 4-H club. He attended Duke University, where he and other activists convinced the school to spend $3 million for affordable housing. He did not graduate. He moved to San Francisco in 1993, where he became involved in local politics through an advocacy group for homeless people called Mission Agenda.

Daly is married to Sarah Low Daly, whom he met at the World Youth Festival in Havana, Cuba; they have two children.

Daly was first elected to office in 2000 in a near sweep for progressive candidates in supervisorial races. He ran on his credentials as a housing advocate in the Mission District. Daly was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. In the three contested elections, Daly received 8,472, 6,642, and 8,968 votes respectively.

Daly's legislative record focused primarily on housing and homelessness. He sponsored legislation to help low-income tenants of Single Room Occupancy (SRO) residential hotels, many of whom were located in his district. In 2005, Daly negotiated a planned development on Rincon Hill, where the property was rezoned to allow for highrise development in exchange for a higher percentage of affordable housing units and "community benefits" to non-profits in the area. Daly also received unanimous support for a plan to demolish and rebuild an apartment complex at Trinity Plaza in exchange for 590 affordable units. This was the first time in California history that a housing developer voluntarily allowed new construction to be covered by rent control.