Matthew Craig Haney was born on April 17,1982 and is an American politician from San Francisco currently serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 17th district, covering the eastern portion of the city.
28 Facts About Matt Haney
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In 2022, Matt Haney won a special election to the California State Assembly to succeed David Chiu, who resigned six months prior to become City Attorney of San Francisco.
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Matt Haney placed first in the primary election and defeated former supervisor David Campos, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff.
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Matt Haney was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended public schools in Albany, California.
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Matt Haney has a Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from the University of California, Berkeley, and an LL.
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Matt Haney has a Master of Arts in 2010 from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and a JD in 2010 from Stanford Law School.
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Matt Haney worked at both the Stanford Design School and at the JFK School of Law, and Sociology at Palo Alto University, where he taught education law.
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Matt Haney taught Education Law at the JFK School of Law in addition to teaching Sociology at Palo Alto University and served as a Fellow and Adjunct Faculty at the Stanford Design School.
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Matt Haney was the Executive Director of the UC Student Association.
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Matt Haney is the former National Policy Director for The Dream Corps.
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Matt Haney was elected in the November 2012 San Francisco general election, placing fourth behind three incumbents.
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Matt Haney replaced Norman Yee, who forwent re-election to run for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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Matt Haney cited objections to George Washington's role as a slaveowner.
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Matt Haney proposed removing but not painting over the Life of Washington mural by Victor Arnautoff inside of the school.
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Matt Haney cited his objection to its depiction of slavery and dead Native Americans.
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Matt Haney introduced a resolution calling for the end of the current all-choice-based student assignment system.
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Matt Haney was previously a volunteer for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign but had not sought out the endorsement.
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In September 2017, Matt Haney filed to run in the 2018 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election to represent District 6.
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Matt Haney was elected Supervisor for District 6 on November 6,2018, receiving 14,249 first preference votes.
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Matt Haney was sworn in at the Board of Supervisors' January 8,2019, meeting, replacing Jane Kim, who was ineligible to run for re-election after two four-year terms.
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Matt Haney resigned as supervisor prior to his swearing in as California State Assemblyman for the 17th district on May 3,2022.
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In 2021, Matt Haney supported state action to ensure cities allow the construction of more housing, and supported a local bill to legalize fourplexes on lots zoned for single-family homes.
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In 2020, Matt Haney authored the nation's first 'Overpaid CEO Tax'.
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Matt Haney wrote an opinion piece in the San Francisco Chronicle endorsing a No vote on 2020 California Proposition 22.
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Matt Haney introduced Proposition B, which amends San Francisco's Charter to form the Department of Sanitation and Streets by splitting it from the San Francisco Department of Public Works, in 2020.
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Matt Haney supported opening a safe injection site in his district by the Tenderloin district.
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Matt Haney represents the Tenderloin and SoMa, two districts most impacted by fatal drug overdoses within the city.
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Matt Haney ran to serve for the remainder of David Chiu's term, who vacated the seat upon his appointment to City Attorney of San Francisco.