Frank Jordan

Frank Jordan
Frank Jordan in 2012
40th Mayor of San Francisco
In office January 8, 1992 – January 8, 1996
Preceded by	Art Agnos
Succeeded by	Willie Brown
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-20) February 20, 1935 (age 82) San Francisco, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Wendy Paskin
Residence	San Francisco

Francis M. "Frank" Jordan (born February 20, 1935) is an American politician, former police chief, former mayor of San Francisco and a foundation executive.

Jordan was born in San Francisco in 1935 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1953. He studied political science and government at the University of San Francisco during his time on the police force and graduated in 1975.

Before becoming mayor, Jordan served as the Chief of the San Francisco Police Department from 1986 until 1990, at which point he resigned to run for mayor. He joined the force in 1957 and was named Chief of Police by then-Mayor Dianne Feinstein in 1986. At a conference at USF Jordan was reported to have said, "Since I have been the mayor and chief of police, I believe disciplinary procedures are very important to have in the hands of the chief of police," The panel also specifically recommended that the chief be given the power to suspend an officer for up to 90 days. Currently suspensions are limited to 10 days.

Jordan served as the Mayor of San Francisco, California from 1992, succeeding Art Agnos, until January, 1996, after being defeated by former California State Assembly Speaker Willie Brown in the November, 1995 mayoral election. He continued Agnos' campaign against the city's chapter of Food Not Bombs and introduced a controversial program called Matrix which aimed to deal with the city's homelessness problems. During his mayoral tenure Jordan played a role in converting the Presidio Army Base into part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, bringing Bay Area Rapid Transit to the San Francisco International Airport, keeping the San Francisco Giants in the city and balancing the city's budget.