Mark Leno
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| Member of the California State Senate from the 11th district 3rd district (2008–2012) |
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In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Carole Migden |
| Succeeded by | Scott Wiener |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 13th district |
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In office December 2, 2002 – December 1, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Carole Migden |
| Succeeded by | Tom Ammiano |
| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 8 |
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In office April 22, 1998 – December 2, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Susan Leal |
| Succeeded by | Bevan Dufty |
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September 24, 1951 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Douglas Jackson (deceased) |
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University of Colorado Boulder American College of Jerusalem (BA) Hebrew Union College |
| Profession | Small businessman |
| Religion | Judaism |
Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951) is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, he represents the 11th Senate District, which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. Before the 2010 redistricting, he represented the 3rd Senate District.
A member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus, Leno was the first openly gay man elected to the State Senate. He was previously one of the first two openly gay men (along with John Laird) to serve in the California State Assembly.
Before being elected to the State Senate in 2008, Leno served in the California State Assembly, representing the 13th Assembly District. Before his time in the Legislature, he served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002. Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc., a small business.
Leno is the grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he attended Nicolet High School, and later the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was valedictorian of his graduating class at the American College in Jerusalem, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree. Leno also spent two years in rabbinical studies at Hebrew Union College in New York. Afterward, he moved to San Francisco on the invitation of his sister. He lived his first four years in the Tenderloin before moving to the Noe Valley neighborhood.
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