Michela Alioto-Pier

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Alioto-Pier, the granddaughter of former Mayor Joe Alioto and a protégée of former Vice President Al Gore, calls it "the most personal venture I've ever undertaken." Having been in a wheelchair since a skiing accident at age 13, she says, "I've easily had more personal experience with insurance companies than any of the other candidates." [12]

Alioto-Pier subsequently left the race for insurance commissioner due to a leg injury. [13]

Re-election challenge in 2010

Michela Alioto-Pier
Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier.jpg
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 2nd district
In office
January 8, 2004 –January 8, 2011

On June 3, 2010, Alioto-Pier submitted papers to register as a candidate for re-election to District Two of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. San Francisco Department of Elections Director John Arntz issued a letter that same day in which he announced she was ineligible to run for re-election for District Two supervisor due to a 2008 ruling regarding term limits issued by City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Arntz wrote, "Accordingly, the Department of Elections cannot list you as a candidate for this office on the November 2, 2010 ballot or any other election materials for that election." She would have served on the Board of Supervisors for seven years when her term expired in January 2011. Supervisors are limited to serving two four-year terms.

The municipal ordinance providing for term limits was a matter of debate. Some claimed that the ordinance states that any person who has served more than one-and-a-half four-year terms in office (six years) shall be deemed to have effectively served for two full terms and thus be ineligible to seek re-election. [14] Others claimed that the law is more nuanced and that one must be appointed to serve more than two years for it to count as a full term. Alioto-Pier was appointed to serve one year, ran for a two-year term, and then ran again for a four-year term. According to this view, the question is whether or not the year she served as an appointed supervisor and the truncated two years she served can be combined and rounded up to count as a four-year term. [15]

Alioto-Pier challenged the ruling from the Department of Elections in Superior Court and won. In response, Herrera appealed that decision and overturned Alioto-Pier's victory, forcing her out of the 2010 election for District 2 Supervisor. [16]

Candidate for Mayor in 2011

On February 7, 2011, Alioto-Pier filed as a candidate for mayor of San Francisco. [17] In the November election, she placed ninth in a field of 16 candidates. [18]

Candidate for the California State Board of Equalization, District 2

On March 10, 2022, Alioto-Pier filed as a candidate for the California State Board of Equalization, District 2. [19]

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  4. ↑ "The Chronicle Recommends: Re-elect Alioto-Pier". SF Gate. October 26, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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