California State Senator, Scott Wiener, represents District 11 which includes all of San Francisco, Broadmoor, Colma, and Daly City, as well as portions of South San Francisco. (Photo courtesy Lorie Leilani Shelley/Office of Scott Wiener)
State Sen. Scott Wiener on Wednesday announced he is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2026 race, gunning for the seat of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
“I’ve spent a huge piece of my life fighting for the people of San Francisco — taking on the powerful interests and winning,” said Wiener in an email sent out to supporters. “Now it’s time to take that fight to Washington, to stand up to Trump’s takeover and get government working again for the people — delivering housing, healthcare, and clean energy we can all afford.”
Wiener, D-San Francisco, served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after being elected first in 2010 and then again in 2014. In 2016 he was elected to the state Senate and then was reelected again in 2020 and 2024.
Pelosi has not yet officially said whether she will run again in 2026.
Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.
