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.
Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma (; born March 4, 1966) is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant. She was elected California State Treasurer on November 6, 2018 with more votes than any other candidate for Treasurer in the state's history and was inaugurated on January 7, 2019. She served as a member of the California Board of Equalization from 2015 to 2019. Ma served in the California State Assembly (2006–2012) and on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).