{"id":48536,"date":"2026-06-04T12:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48536"},"modified":"2026-06-04T12:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:15:11","slug":"wiener-vs-chan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/wiener-vs-chan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiener vs. Chan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Pelosi&#8217;s late endorsement<\/strong>\u00a0of Chan appears to have achieved its immediate goal: helping secure her place in the top two and preventing Chakrabarti from turning the race into a national proxy battle between Democratic establishment figures and the party&#8217;s progressive flank.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>By\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2F1dGhvcnMvbmxvcGV6P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfc2FuZnJhbmNpc2NvJnN0cmVhbT10b3A\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aC30defecf\" target=\"_blank\">Nadia Lopez<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 3, 2026 (Axios.com)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/occupysf.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Left photo: Tayfun Coskun\/Anadolu via Getty Images. Right photo: Carlos Avila Gonzalez\/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State Sen.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28vMjAyNS8xMC8yMi9zY290dC13aWVuZXItcGVsb3NpLWNvbmdyZXNzLXJ1bj91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX3NhbmZyYW5jaXNjbyZzdHJlYW09dG9w\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aB6b17f4e1\">Scott Wiener<\/a>&nbsp;and Supervisor Connie Chan<\/strong>&nbsp;advanced to November&#8217;s election to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi in one of San Francisco&#8217;s&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28vMjAyNi8wMS8wOC9zYW4tZnJhbmNpc2NvLXBlbG9zaS1zdWNjZXNzb3ItY29uZ3Jlc3MtcmFjZS0yMDI2LWRpc3RyaWN0LTExP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfc2FuZnJhbmNpc2NvJnN0cmVhbT10b3A\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aB04dd2a24\">most closely watched<\/a>&nbsp;Democratic contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the numbers:&nbsp;<\/strong>Wiener secured a runoff spot with about 41% of the vote, and Chan secured about 29%,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcG5ld3MuY29tL3Byb2plY3RzL2VsZWN0aW9ucy0yMDI2L2NhbGlmb3JuaWEtcHJpbWFyeS1yZXN1bHRzLXVzLWhvdXNlLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX3NhbmZyYW5jaXNjbyZzdHJlYW09dG9wIzEx\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aB81ba603f\">per the AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28vMjAyNS8xMS8yMC9jb25uaWUtY2hhbi1wZWxvc2ktY29uZ3Jlc3MtcmFjZT91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX3NhbmZyYW5jaXNjbyZzdHJlYW09dG9w\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aBf66b65dc\">Chan<\/a>&nbsp;celebrated her second place lead at an election party last night after returns showed her nearly doubling the votes of former congressional aide Saikat Chakrabarti \u2014 despite his self-funded&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly9zZnN0YW5kYXJkLmNvbS8yMDI2LzA1LzA3L3dpbi1jaGFrcmFiYXJ0aS1jb21taXRzLXNwZW5kaW5nLWhhcy1zZi1jb25ncmVzc2lvbmFsLXJhY2UvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfc2FuZnJhbmNpc2NvJnN0cmVhbT10b3A\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aBf4be3654\">$10 million campaign<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The big picture:&nbsp;<\/strong>The race for the 11th Congressional District is shaping up as a fight between two elected officials with similar priorities but contrasting visions of how San Francisco should wield power in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State of play:<\/strong>&nbsp;Wiener enters the runoff as the establishment favorite, backed by much of the city&#8217;s political and business leadership. If Chan advances, it&#8217;ll be with&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9zZWFyY2g_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\">support from Pelosi<\/a>, organized labor and neighborhood-based progressive groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pelosi&#8217;s late endorsement<\/strong>&nbsp;of Chan appears to have achieved its immediate goal: helping secure her place in the top two and preventing Chakrabarti from turning the race into a national proxy battle between Democratic establishment figures and the party&#8217;s progressive flank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;<\/strong>Nancy Pelosi&#8217;s endorsement absolutely turned the tide for us,&#8221;<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Chan told Axios last night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wiener<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>has<\/strong>&nbsp;built his political brand around pursuing housing construction, transit investments and statewide legislative wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Chan championed affordability, labor protections and public services as a supervisor while positioning herself as a more grounded voice for working-class residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What we&#8217;re watching:<\/strong>&nbsp;Chan&#8217;s path now depends on consolidating voters who wanted a more progressive alternative to Wiener while also expanding beyond her traditional political base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If elected, Chan would become the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress, a milestone that could resonate in a city where nearly one-quarter of residents are Chinese American.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.axios.com\/click\/45993791.54929\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3Nhbi1mcmFuY2lzY28vMjAyNi8wNi8wMy9zY290dC13aWVuZXItY29ubmllLWNoYW4tcnVub2ZmLXBlbG9zaS1zdWNjZXNzb3Itc2FuLWZyYW5jaXNjby1jb25ncmVzcz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX3NhbmZyYW5jaXNjbyZzdHJlYW09dG9w\/6952cf7a546433f2a202ec9aB0ca06057\">What&#8217;s next<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pelosi&#8217;s late endorsement\u00a0of Chan appears to have achieved its immediate goal: helping secure her place in the top two and preventing Chakrabarti from turning the race into a national proxy battle between Democratic establishment figures and the party&#8217;s progressive flank.&#8221; 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