Mark Leno

Mark Leno
Member of the California State Senate
In office December 1, 2008 – November 30, 2016
Preceded by	Carole Migden
Succeeded by	Scott Wiener
Constituency	3rd district (2008–12) 11th district (2012–16)
Member of the California State Assembly from the 13th district
In office December 2, 2002 – November 30, 2008
Preceded by	Carole Migden
Succeeded by	Tom Ammiano
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 8th district
In office April 22, 1998 – December 2, 2002
Preceded by	Susan Leal
Succeeded by	Bevan Dufty
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-24) September 24, 1951 (age 72) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Domestic partner	Douglas Jackson (deceased)
Education	Jerusalem University College (BA)

Mark Leno (born September 24, 1951) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate until November 2016. A Democrat, he represented the 11th Senate district, which includes San Francisco and portions of San Mateo County. Before the 2010 redistricting, he represented the 3rd Senate district.

A member of the California Legislative LGBT Caucus, Leno was the first openly gay man elected to the State Senate.^[1] He was previously one of the first two openly gay men (along with John Laird) to serve in the California State Assembly.

Before being elected to the State Senate in 2008, Leno served in the California State Assembly, representing the 13th Assembly District. Before his time in the Legislature, he served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002. Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc., a small business, and was a candidate in the San Francisco mayoral special election, which was held June 5, 2018.