Matt Haney

Matt Haney
Official portrait, 2020
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 17th district
Assumed office
May 3, 2022
Preceded byDavid Chiu
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 6th district
In office
January 8, 2019 – May 3, 2022
Preceded byJane Kim
Succeeded byMatt Dorsey
Personal details
Born
Matthew Craig Haney

(1982-04-17) April 17, 1982 (age 42)
Santa Cruz County, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Stanford University (MA, JD)
National University of Ireland (LLM)
WebsiteState Assembly website

Matthew Craig Haney (born April 17, 1982) is an American politician from San Francisco currently serving as a member of the California State Assembly from the 17th district, covering the eastern portion of the city. A progressive member of the Democratic Party, Haney had represented District 6 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2019 to 2022 and previously served as a commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Education from 2013 to 2019.

In 2022, Haney won a special election to the California State Assembly to succeed David Chiu, who became City Attorney of San Francisco. He placed first in the primary election and defeated former supervisor David Campos, a fellow Democrat, in a runoff.[1][2] He was sworn in on May 3, 2022.[3]

  1. ^ "April 19, 2022 Election Results - Summary | Department of Elections". sfelections.sfgov.org. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Garofoli, Joe; Picon, Andres (April 20, 2022). "Supervisor Matt Haney wins special election for Assembly District 17 seat". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Moench, Mallory; Morris, J. D. (April 20, 2022). "With S.F. Supervisor Matt Haney headed to the California Assembly, what's next for District 6?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 27, 2022.

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