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Dennis Herrera | |
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| San Francisco Public Utilities Commission general manager | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2021[1] | |
| Preceded by | Michael Carlin (acting, following Harlan Kelly's resignation)[2] |
| City Attorney of San Francisco | |
| In office January 8, 2002[3] – November 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Louise Renne |
| Succeeded by | David Chiu |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Anne Herrera (m. 1998) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Villanova University (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Dennis Herrera is an American attorney, currently serving as Public Utilities Commission general manager for San Francisco. Herrera was previously City Attorney of San Francisco, known for his longtime legal advocacy for same-sex marriage in California, including the In re Marriage Cases, 43 Cal.4th 757 (2008), and Hollingsworth v. Perry, 570. U.S. (2013), as well as the legal fight against Proposition 8. He was first elected as City Attorney in 2001, and re-elected without opposition in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2019.[5] He ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in the 2011 election, finishing third in the City's ranked-choice voting system. After his long-standing position as City Attorney, he was unanimously approved in 2021 to become the general manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.[6]
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- ^ "San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Approves Contract for Dennis Herrera to Serve as General Manager". Office of the mayor of San Francisco. 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
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- ^ "Full Biography for Dennis Herrera". League of Women Voters California Education Fund. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ San Francisco Municipal Election Nov. 3, 2009 - Results
- ^ "SFPUC Commission meeting minutes - 9/28/21" (PDF). San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-03.
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