2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election
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The 2022 San Francisco District Attorney recall election is a special recall election due to be held June 7, 2022.[1][2] The recall, if successful, would remove incumbent District Attorney Chesa Boudin, who was elected in 2019, and allow Mayor London Breed to appoint a replacement interim District Attorney.[3]
The election was made official on November 9, 2021 when the San Francisco Department of Elections announced it had received 83,484 valid signatures.[1]
Background[]
In the summer of 2021, there were two separate campaigns that sought to gather the necessary signatures. The first was spearheaded by former mayoral candidate Richie Greenberg, a member of the Republican Party, but narrowly fell short of the 51,325 signatures needed.[4] The second and ultimately successful campaign was led by Mary Jung and Andrea Shorter. Jung is the former Chairwoman of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee.[5][6]
Boudin has repeatedly denounced the recall attempt as a Republican-led effort.[7][8][9] The largest contributor to this recall effort and the recall of three school board members is Neighbors for a Better San Francisco, a political action committee based in San Rafael. The largest donor of Neighbors for a Better San Francisco for the recall effort is hedge fund manager William Oberndorf.[10]
Endorsements[]
- Interim San Francisco District Attorney (2019–2020) Suzy Loftus[11]
- Elected Officials
- Supervisor Connie Chan[12]
- Supervisor Matt Haney[12]
- Supervisor Gordon Mar[12]
- Supervisor Aaron Peskin[12]
- Supervisor Dean Preston[12]
- Supervisor Hillary Ronen[12]
- Supervisor Shamann Walton[12]
- Fmr. Supervisor David Campos[13]
- Fmr. Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer[14]
- Fmr. Supervisor Bevan Dufty[15]
- Assemblymember Phil Ting[12]
- Fmr. State Senator Mark Leno[12]
- Actor Danny Glover[12]
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Yes on recall |
No on recall |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Research (D)[A] | February 17–21, 2022 | 800 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 68% | 32% | <1% |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll conducted for the recall campaign
References[]
- ^ a b Shaban, Bigad; Campos • •, Robert. "SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin Officially Forced Into Recall Election Next June". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "San Francisco Department of Elections Certifies Petition to Recall the District Attorney | Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "The dangerous joke of the Chesa Boudin recall". The San Francisco Examiner. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Original Recall Chesa Boudin Effort Fails To Get Enough Signatures". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 2021-08-11. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Political Notebook: Gay black political group forms". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Commentary, Mike Ege. "SF Democratic Party Weakened by Opportunists". thebaycitybeacon.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "San Francisco certifies Chesa Boudin's recall election for June 2022". The San Francisco Examiner. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Thadani, Trisha; Sumida, Nami (2021-11-09). "Recall effort against San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin attracts more than twice as much money as his supporters". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Progressive San Francisco District Attorney To Face Recall Vote". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "The Republican billionaire behind S.F.'s recalls". The San Francisco Examiner. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-02-22.<
- ^ Redmond, Tim (2022-02-25). "SF Democrats overwhelmingly vote to oppose Boudin recall". 48 hills. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ferrannini, John (2021-03-31). "Groups defend SF DA Boudin as recall effort garners signatures". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Moench, Mallory; Morris, J.D. "This is where S.F. politicians stand on the recall election for District Attorney Chesa Boudin". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ Redmond, Tim (May 13, 2021). https://48hills.org/2021/05/boudin-allies-speak-out-at-a-rally-against-recall-madness/.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Dufty, Bevan (July 21, 2021). "Guest Opinion: Why I oppose recall of DA Chesa Boudin".
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