Ross Mirkarimi represents District 5 on the San Francisco, California Board of Supervisors. He was elected in 2004 to replace former supervisor Matt Gonzalez, who had endorsed Mirkarimi. District 5 covers the Haight-Ashbury, Western Addition and a portion of the Inner Sunset neighborhoods.
Mirkarimi, a member of the Green Party, ran against and defeated the 21 other candidates in the race, including the two Democratic candidates endorsed by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Nick Waugh and Andrew Sullivan. With the debut of IRV method of voting in San Francisco, Mirkarimi finished with 28% of the first round vote and ultimately won the election with the required majority after multiple rounds of elimination.
Mirkarimi is most famous for co-founding the California Green Party over 14 years ago. He is notable for coordinating Ralph Nader's 2000 presidential campaign in California. Mirkarimi is also a public power advocate, having directed the 2001 ballot initiative campaign to bring a municipal utility district to San Francisco. The ballot measure lost by a very narrow margin amid charges of ballot handling irregularities [1].
Mirkarimi has lived in San Francisco since 1984.
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