- Source: Chyanne Chen
Chyanne Chen (Chinese: 陳小焱) is an American labor organizer and politician who is a member-elect of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 11, which includes the neighborhoods of Outer Mission, Excelsior, Crocker-Amazon and Ingleside. She previously worked for SEIU 1021 and the Chinese Progressive Association.
Early life and education
Chen was born in Guangdong, China and came to the United States at 15 and has lived in District 11 since 2000. She graduated from Galileo High School and earned a bachelors degree from the University of California, Davis as well as a master's degree in industrial labor relations from Cornell University. She is currently pursuing a Doctor of Education from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
= 2024 campaign
=Chen ran for District 11 of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where incumbent Ahsha Safaí was term-limited and running in the concurrent mayoral election. She listed expanding translation services, identifying wasteful spending and unused funds, affordable housing for seniors, building a new library, and improving parks and streets as legislative priorities. Fellow candidate Ernest Jones and Chen formed a ranked-choice voting 'alliance' where supporters of each candidate would rank the other candidate second. Considered a progressive, she was endorsed by Myrna Melgar, Phil Ting, Norman Yee, Sandra Lee Fewer, Mabel Teng, and Safaí. She narrowly defeated Michael Lai in the instant run-off election with 50.4% of the vote, making it the closest supervisor race of any district in the 2024 election.
Personal life
Chen is a homeowner and lives with her husband, two daughters, and in-laws.
