1. Michela Alioto-Pier was born on April 29,1968 and is an American politician and small business owner who served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2011.
20 Facts About Michela Alioto-Pier
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Michela Alioto-Pier previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission.
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Michela Alioto-Pier was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin Newsom after he was elected mayor, in 2003.
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Michela Alioto-Pier is the niece of Angela Alioto, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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Michela Alioto-Pier is the most recent member of the Alioto family to hold an elected political office in San Francisco.
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In 1981, at age thirteen, Alioto-Pier was paralyzed from the waist down when she fell from a ski lift in the Lake Tahoe area.
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Michela Alioto-Pier won the Democratic nomination, but lost the general election.
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Michela Alioto-Pier is credited with mounting a strong campaign despite the loss.
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Shortly after losing that election, Michela Alioto-Pier announced that she would try again in 1998 but withdrew from the race in deference to fellow Democrat Mike Thompson.
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Michela Alioto-Pier again ran for Secretary of State in 2002, but lost the Democratic nomination to fellow San Franciscan Kevin Shelley, whose father preceded Alioto-Pier's grandfather as that city's mayor.
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In January 2004, Michela Alioto-Pier was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom to his old seat in District 2 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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Michela Alioto-Pier ran for the seat in the November 2004 election and won, and in 2006 she ran for a full term and won easily.
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One significant source of the criticism was over Michela Alioto-Pier's attendance record while she was giving birth to her third child, which was a first for an elected official in San Francisco.
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Michela Alioto-Pier responded by passing a family leave policy for elected officials in San Francisco.
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Michela Alioto-Pier subsequently left the race for insurance commissioner due to a leg injury.
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On June 3,2010, Michela Alioto-Pier submitted papers to register as a candidate for re-election to District Two of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
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Michela Alioto-Pier was appointed to serve one year, ran for a two-year term, and then ran again for a four-year term.
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Michela Alioto-Pier challenged the ruling from the Department of Elections in Superior Court and won.
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On February 7,2011, Michela Alioto-Pier filed as a candidate for mayor of San Francisco.
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On March 10,2022, Michela Alioto-Pier filed as a candidate for the California State Board of Equalization, District 2.