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Jackie Fielder
Jacqueline Fielder[2] 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 educationFielder was raised in Long Beach, California, and is of Indigenous and Mexican descent.[3][4][5] Her grandfather grew up on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation and her grandmother on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.[6] She was raised by a single mother in a working-class family, attending public schools.[5] She graduated from Stanford University with a BA in public policy and an MA in sociology.[1] ActivismFielder is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.[7] Public banksFielder advocates for public banks. She advocated to pass California AB 857, which allowed local governments to create their own banks.[1] She co-founded the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition, the first publicly-owned municipal bank in San Francisco.[7][8] Dakota Access PipelineAs an indigenous woman, Fielder felt moved to support the Standing Rock Protests.[9] She traveled to the Standing Rock Reservation, where she was inspired to do more.[4] She noted indigenous Seattle residents had advocated for the city to divest from the pipeline, which led her to consider what she could do.[3] She decided to try to do the same in San Francisco, which led to the public bank.[10][1] PolicingWhile at Stanford, she joined the Black Lives Matter protests of 2014.[5] She also opposed the San Francisco Police Officers Association's use of force policy, and has criticized her political opponents for their support from police associations.[5][6] PoliticsIn 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.[11] At the time, some in local politics compared her to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.[1] 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][12] Former district 9 supervisor Tom Ammiano administered Fielder's oath of office at her swearing-in ceremony in January 2025.[13] Personal lifeTo pay bills, Fielder has been a server and bartender, as well as serving as a lecturer in ethnic studies at San Francisco State University.[1] She self-identifies as queer.[5][13] She has been homeless, relying on couch-surfing and sleeping in her car.[3] References
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