Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951) is an American politician who served consecutively in both houses of the California State Legislature from 2002 to 2016. A Democrat, he represented the 11th Senate district, which includes San Francisco and portions of …

May 28, 2024 · Mark Leno is an American politician and champion for the LGBTQ+ community. The grandson of Russian Jewish immigrants, Leno spent two years in rabbinical school in New York before realizing it wasn’t the right fit and dropped out. At his sister’s urging, he moved to San Francisco in 1977.

Aug 29, 2016 · Mark Leno, a San Francisco Democrat whose 14 year record in the Legislature has been among the most consequential in a generation, leaves Sacramento this month for the last time

Aug 31, 2016 · During his time at the Capitol, Senator Leno worked tirelessly to pass the Homeowner Bill of Rights, seek justice for victims of human trafficking, protect consumers, keep firearms out of dangerous hands, and secure a better …

Mar 28, 2023 · Mark Leno was born on September 24, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mark grew up in a reform Jewish household; his social justice-oriented parents taught him about the history of anti-semitism in the US, and inspired his lifelong devotion for social justice.

Mar 23, 2018 · Mark Leno, a candidate in the San Francisco mayor's race, takes us to the National AIDS Memorial Grove, his favorite place in the city. “They light the woods in only the way gay...

Dec 15, 2017 · Mark Leno, a veteran San Francisco Democrat who rose from the Board of Supervisors to serve 14 years in the state Capitol, on Thursday became the first major candidate to enter the mayor’s...

Mark Leno is an American politician who served in the California State Senate until November 2016. A Democrat, he represented the 11th Senate district, which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. A member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus, Leno was the first openly gay man elected to the State Senate.

This morning, Assemblymember Mark Leno California was the guest of the premiere episode of the Politics Chat Show with Brian Leubitz of Calitics and Frank Russo of the California Progress Report. You can listen to the show here.