Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 5
Incumbent
Assumed office December 16, 2019
Preceded by
Vallie Brown
Personal details
Born
1969 (age 54–55) New York City, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Other political affiliations
Democratic Socialists of America
Residence(s)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Bowdoin College UC Hastings (J.D.)
Occupation
Politician, attorney
Website
Board of Supervisors District 5 website
Dean E. Preston (born 1969)[1] is an American attorney and member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In November 2019, Preston won a special election to finish Mayor London Breed's term on the Board of Supervisors. He was re-elected in the November 2020 election.
Born and having grown up in New York City, Preston graduated from Bowdoin College with a degree in anthropology and economics before moving to San Francisco. He graduated with a J.D. from UC Hastings College of the Law and was staff attorney for the Tenderloin Housing Clinic from 2000 to 2008, after which he founded and led Tenants Together, a tenant advocacy organization. Preston is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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