28 Facts About Angela Alioto

Angela Mia Alioto Veronese was born on October 20,1949 and is an American attorney and politician.

Angela Mia Alioto was born in 1949 to Joseph Alioto and his first wife, Angelina Genaro Alioto.

Angela Alioto married Adolfo Veronese on December 8,1968, and had four children.

Early in her career, Angela Alioto helped produce a video designed to provide AIDS education for teenagers throughout various school systems, which helped educate AIDS awareness to teenagers.

Angela Alioto served in 1985 as the Co-Chair of the State Democratic Party's Platform Committee.

Angela Alioto served as First Vice-Chair of the California State Democratic Party from 1991 to 1993 and served as Second Vice-Chair.

Angela Alioto was selected as a super delegate to the 1992 Democratic National Convention, and was elected Co-Chair of the California Delegation.

Angela Alioto served as California Chair of the Jerry Brown for President Campaign in 1992.

Angela Alioto served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

Angela Alioto served as Board President from January 1993 to January 1995.

Angela Alioto went on to serve as the Chair of two Board Committees: the Health, Public Safety and Environment Committee and the Select Committee on Municipal Public Power, the committee she created as President.

On January 8,1997, Angela Alioto left the Board of Supervisors due to term limits.

Angela Alioto focused on protecting neighborhood health care, created a comprehensive homelessness plan, increased funding for AIDS services, wrote the San Francisco needle exchange legislation, co-sponsored the minority business laws, crimes legislation, protected workers rights, assured environmental protection, helped small business, and furthered efforts to municipalize the City's electrical utility system.

Angela Alioto created the San Francisco Film Commission and the San Francisco Youth Commission.

Angela Alioto ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in the 1991,1995,2003, and 2018 elections.

In 2003, Angela Alioto placed third, failing to qualify for the subsequent runoff election.

Angela Alioto has written a book about her experiences in San Francisco politics, entitled Straight to the Heart.

In 2016, Angela Alioto was elected onto the San Francisco Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Angela Alioto represented 20 African-American men who endured years of racial slurs, and were wrongfully terminated or passed over for promotions.

Angela Alioto has served as Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party, a member of the Golden Gate Bridge District, as well as the Outer-Continental Shelf Board of Control, Vice-Chair of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority, as Chair of the Transportation Authority's Finance Committee, as a member of the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the San Francisco Mental Health Board.

Angela Alioto is a lifetime member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Secular Franciscan Order, The Dante Society of America, The Society for Professional Journalists, The Bar Association of San Francisco, and The American Trial Lawyers Association.

Angela Alioto serves as the International Director of the Knights of Saint Francis at the Porziuncola Nuova.

Angela Alioto is the Chair of the Board of Regents at Saint Patrick's seminary as well as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Seminary.

Angela Alioto was Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Shrine of St Francis of Assisi, and has supported such groups as the Equal Rights Advocates, Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, Bay Area Young Positives, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the Harvey Milk Club, San Francisco Tomorrow, and many other Democratic clubs and neighborhood groups.

Angela Alioto has won several awards including national trial Attorney and the "Tau" award of the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley California.

Angela Alioto has received the "Fra Jacoba Franciscan Rose" award in Assisi, Italy given by the friars of Santa Maria Degli Angeli.

Angela Alioto has worked on this issue for over 13 years.

Angela Alioto is a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.