Jane Kim
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 6 |
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Assumed office January 8, 2011 |
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| Mayor |
Gavin Newsom Ed Lee |
| Preceded by | Chris Daly |
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Jane Jungyon Kim July 9, 1977 (age 39) New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic (2008-present) Green (before 2008) |
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University (BA) UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Occupation | Civil rights attorney, politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Board of Supervisors District 6 website |
Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American civil rights attorney and politician, the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represents San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors. District 6 includes Union Square, Tenderloin, Civic Center, Mid-Market, Cathedral Hill, South of Market, South Beach, Mission Bay, Treasure Island, Yerba Buena Island, and Alcatraz.
Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, Kim served as member and then president of the San Francisco Board of Education. She ran for 11th District State Senate in California in 2016 and was defeated in a runoff election by Scott Wiener, by 51.7% to 48.3%
Jane Jungyon Kim was born on the island of Manhattan in New York City on July 9, 1977, to parents who immigrated to the U.S. from Seoul, South Korea, in 1971. Her grandfather was a prominent prosecutor in Seoul, and her father served the District Attorney's office in New York as a prosecutor. Kim grew up learning both the English and Korean language. At age 14, Kim began studying taekwondo, eventually earning a black belt. She was involved with community activism, especially the issue of homelessness. She decided in high school to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance—she rejected the Pledge words "with liberty and justice for all" because that goal was not available to all Americans.
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