Jackie Fielder

Jackie Fielder
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2025
Preceded byHillary Ronen
Personal details
Born1991 or 1992 (age 33–34)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
EducationStanford University (BA, MA)

Jacqueline Fielder[1] is an American politician who serves as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 9, which includes the neighborhoods of the Mission District, Bernal Heights, and Portola.

Early life and education

Fielder was raised in Long Beach, California, and is of Indigenous and Mexican descent.[2][3][4] Her grandfather grew up on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation and her grandmother on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.[5] She was raised by a single mother in a working-class family, attending public schools.[4]

She graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in public policy and an Master of Arts in sociology.[6] She was a lecturer in ethnic studies at San Francisco State University.[6]

Activism

Fielder is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[7] Fielder advocated for public banks, supporting California AB 857, which allowed local governments to create their own banks.[6] She co-founded the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, the first publicly-owned municipal bank in San Francisco.[7][8] Fielder participated in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests.[9][10] While at Stanford, Fielder joined the Black Lives Matter protests of 2014.[4] She opposed the San Francisco Police Officers Association's use of force policy, and has criticized her political opponents for their support from police associations.[4][5]

Fielder appeared in the 2018 music video "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 in recognition of her activism. [11]

Political career

In 2020, Fielder challenged State Senator Scott Wiener for his seat in the 11th district. She advanced to the general election in a top-two primary system along with Wiener, but lost to him in the general election.[12] At the time, some in local politics compared her to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[6]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors

In 2024, Fielder ran for an open seat in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in district 9, since Hillary Ronen was termed out. She won, beating more moderate candidate Trevor Chandler, with Fielder earning 59.67% of the votes compared to Chandler's 40.33% after ranked choice voting.[7][13] Former district 9 supervisor Tom Ammiano administered Fielder's oath of office at her swearing-in ceremony in January 2025.[14]

Fielder chairs the Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the Board of Supervisors.[15]

Immigration

One of Fielder's first actions as Supervisor was introducing a resolution reaffirming San Francisco's status as a sanctuary city, which received unanimous support from the Board.[16] In June 2025, Fielder addressed a crowd of 9,000 people who were protesting raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in San Francisco, and condemned the arrest by local police of people attending the protest.[17]

Housing and homelessness

Fielder introduced legislation to end the city's policy that limits homeless shelter stays for families to 90 days, and has repeatedly called on the mayor's administration to reconsider policies that could evict families from shelters without providing viable alternatives for affordable housing.[18] Fielder endorsed a proposal to allocate $66 million a year to support families experiencing homelessness.[19]

In December 2025, Fielder voted against legislation to upzone 60% of San Francisco to allow for more housing.[20]

San Francisco Parks Alliance

Fielder has demanded accountability in the wake of the San Francisco Parks Alliance financial scandal. She has called for a comprehensive audit of the Parks Alliance's relationship with the city's Recreation and Parks Department, specifically to scrutinize all financial and in-kind relationships, including restricted funds and special arrangements.[21][22][23][24] Fielder said that she would "do everything in my power so that the leaders of the Parks Alliance are held responsible".[21] Fielder has also asked the city's Budget and Legislative Analyst to audit of the Recreation and Parks Department itself to determine what city officials knew about the Alliance's financial mismanagement and when they became aware of it.[23][25][24] This audit aims to clarify whether city oversight failed and to identify any systemic weaknesses in the city's partnership with nonprofits.[25] With Supervisor Shamann Walton, Fielder has called for subpoenas to compel testimony from the Parks Alliance's former top leaders, including ex-CEOs Robert Ogilvie and Drew Becher, and board treasurer Rick Hutchinson.[25][26][27] These subpoenas are intended to force these individuals to explain, under penalty of perjury, how millions in donor and city funds were misspent and why community groups' funds vanished.[26][27] Fielder has been vocal in public hearings, highlighting the impact of the scandal on smaller community organizations that relied on the Parks Alliance as a fiscal sponsor. She has pushed for transparency and answers regarding how these groups can recoup their lost funds and continue their work.[25]

Self-driving cars

In October 2025, a Waymo car in Fielder's district hit and killed KitKat, a cat that ran under the car; in response, Fielder held a rally in support of KitKat, and called for the state to pass legislation allowing local governments to ban self-driving cars.[28][29] Fielder received criticism for her decision to amplify a post on the social media site, X, promoting a crypto coin, $KitKat, named after the cat.[30]

Personal life

Fielder is queer.[4][14]

She has been homeless, relying on couch-surfing and sleeping in her car.[2]

References

  1. ^ Abello, Oscar Perry. "The Organizers and Officials Behind San Francisco's Push for a Public Bank". nextcity.org. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Taft, Molly (December 24, 2019). "What It's Like to Run for Office Without a Permanent Address". Teen Vogue. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Firstenberg, Ian (November 2, 2023). "Indigenous organizer Jackie Fielder builds on grassroots support for District 9 campaign". El Tecolote. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Why I Ran for the First Time: Jackie Fielder". Shondaland. August 11, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b ""We Deserve to Not Only Survive, but to Thrive"". jacobin.com. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Mark, Julian (December 11, 2019). "In state senate hopeful Jackie Fielder, San Francisco progressives see their Ocasio-Cortez". Mission Local. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Toledo, Aldo (November 8, 2024). "Will this new democratic socialist supervisor become the most progressive leader in S.F.?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  8. ^ Johnson, Sydney (September 8, 2023). "San Francisco Green-Lights Nation's First City-Run Public Bank". www.kqed.org. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Stites, Catherine. "SF State lecturer Jackie Fielder runs for State senate". Golden Gate Xpress. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "23-Year-Old Spearheads Indigenous Pipeline Fight". www.brit.co. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Amatulli, Jenna (May 31, 2018). "Maroon 5, Cardi B's 'Girls Like You' Video Is a Star-Studded Dance Party". HuffPost. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  12. ^ Kost, Alexei Koseff and Ryan (November 4, 2020). "Wiener wins second term in state Senate". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  13. ^ Waldron, Kelly (November 16, 2024). "Election 2024: See results across San Francisco". Mission Local. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  14. ^ a b Bajko, Matthew S. (January 21, 2025). "Political Notebook: Community welcomes queer SF supervisor Fielder". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  15. ^ Lu, Xueer (April 29, 2025). "S.F. city departments are billing each other millions as city faces down massive deficit". Mission Local.
  16. ^ Lopez, Nadia (January 27, 2025). "Meet Jackie Fielder, SF District 9's supervisor". Axios. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  17. ^ Hebert, Olivia; Medina, Madilynne (June 10, 2025). "Thousands gather in SF for 'epic battle' against ICE amid Calif. raids". SFGATE. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  18. ^ Barmann, Jay (April 15, 2025). "Sup. Jackie Fielder Challenges City Policy That Limits Shelter Stays For Families". SFist. Archived from the original on April 20, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  19. ^ Gurevich, Natalia (May 7, 2024). "Supervisor, advocates contend $66M a year can end family homelessness". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  20. ^ "S.F. Mayor Lurie's 'Family Zoning' plan approved in major legislative victory". San Francisco Chronicle. 2025.
  21. ^ a b Green, Matthew (June 3, 2025). "'Total fraud': The finances of this disgraced SF nonprofit just got weirder". The San Francisco Standard.
  22. ^ Kukura, Joe (May 20, 2025). "SF Parks Alliance Scandal Explodes, District Attorney's Office Opens Criminal Investigation". SFist. Archived from the original on June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  23. ^ a b Greschler, Gabe; Koehn, Josh (May 20, 2025). "SF parks nonprofit handed out bonuses to top staff as finances imploded". The San Francisco Standard.
  24. ^ a b Morris, J.D.; Barba, Michael (June 3, 2025). "Troubled S.F. Parks Alliance will shut down amid city investigations into financial mismanagement".
  25. ^ a b c d Kukura, Joe (June 5, 2025). "Jilted Neighborhood Groups Vent Over How Much of Their Money the SF Parks Alliance Made Disappear". SFist. Archived from the original on June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  26. ^ a b Green, Matthew (June 5, 2025). "SF Supervisors Order Subpoenas for Ex-Leaders of Defunct Parks Nonprofit". KQED.
  27. ^ a b Barba, Michael (June 5, 2025). "S.F. supervisor seeks to subpoena ex-leaders of collapsed parks nonprofit". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  28. ^ "San Francisco supervisor to hold rally for cat killed by Waymo". KTVU. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  29. ^ Swan, Rachel (November 3, 2025). "A Waymo robotaxi killed a beloved S.F. cat. Now a city supervisor wants driverless car reform". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  30. ^ "San Francisco's KitKat: Killed by a Waymo, immortalized by crypto". sfstandard.com. November 8, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.

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