2018 San Francisco mayoral special election
Ed Lee, who was appointed Mayor of San Francisco in 2011 following Gavin Newsom's election as Lieutenant Governor of California, elected to a full term in 2011, and reelected in 2015, died of cardiac arrest on December 12, 2017. London Breed, the President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became the city's acting mayor.
Michela Alioto-Pier
Michela Alioto-Pier (born April 29, 1968) is an American politician who served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2011. A Democrat, she represented the 2nd district, encompassing the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. She previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission. She was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin Newsom after he was elected Mayor, in 2003. Newsom himself was initially appointed to this seat by former Mayor Willie Brown.