What is Harry Britt?
[[File:Harry Britt at East Bay Atheists 20140316.JPG|right|200px]] '''Harry Britt''' (June 8, 1938 – June 24, 2020) was an American political activist and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. He was born in [[Port Arthur, Texas]]. He was first appointed to the [[San Francisco Board of Supervisors]] in January 1979 by Mayor [[Dianne Feinstein]], replacing [[Harvey Milk]]. Britt was President of the Board of Supervisors from 1989 to 1990. Britt retired in 1993. Britt ran for the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[California]]'s [[California's 5th congressional district|5th congressional district]] in 1987, running against [[Nancy Pelosi]]. Britt was one of a few members of the [[Democratic Socialists of America]] to be elected to public office.<ref>''Democratic Left,'' vol. 8 no. 1 (January 1990), page 7.</ref> Britt died on June 24, 2020 in San Francisco after a long-illness, aged 82.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Laird | first = Cynthia | title = Breaking: Gay former SF supervisor Harry Britt dies | newspaper = Bay Area Reporter | date = 2020-06-24 | url = https://www.ebar.com/news/news/294035}} </ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Britt, Harry}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Democratic socialists]] [[Category:American LGBT politicians]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:American LGBT rights activists]] [[Category:Politicians from Texas]] [[Category:Politicians from San Francisco]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}} [[Category:American socialists]]