Michela Alioto-Pier

Michela Alioto-Pier
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district
In office January 8, 2004 – January 8, 2011
Preceded by	Gavin Newsom
Succeeded by	Mark Farrell
Personal details
Born	Michela Alioto (1968-04-29) April 29, 1968 (age 56) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Tom Pier
Relations	Joseph Alioto (grandfather) Angela Alioto (aunt) Michael J. Driscoll (grandfather)
Children	Nicholas Giovanna Valentina
Residence(s)	San Francisco, California St. Helena, California
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation	Public servant

Michela Alioto-Pier (born April 29, 1968) is an American politician and small business owner who served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2011. A Democrat, she represented District 2, encompassing the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. She previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission. She was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin Newsom after he was elected mayor, in 2003. Newsom himself was initially appointed to this seat by former mayor Willie Brown.

Alioto-Pier's paternal grandfather was former San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto and her maternal grandfather was Michael J. Driscoll Sr., a former San Francisco port commissioner and former San Francisco supervisor. She is the niece of Angela Alioto, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She is the most recent member of the Alioto family to hold an elected political office in San Francisco.