Shamann Walton is an American politician from San Francisco. He has been a member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors since 2019, representing
District 10, and was elected President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on January 8, 2021. Walton earlier served on the
San Francisco Board of Education and was its president immediately prior to his election as supervisor.
Early life
Walton was raised by his mother in
Vallejo, California
Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to t ...
. His teenage years were often troubled, having been expelled from the
Vallejo City Unified School District and served in
juvenile hall numerous times.
Walton graduated from
Morris Brown College in 1998.
He received his master's degree in public administration from
San Francisco State University in 2010.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Walton was elected supervisor for District 10 on
November 6, 2018, receiving 9,550 first preference votes (41.22 percent of all valid votes). After allocation of preferences from eliminated candidates in San Francisco's
ranked-choice voting system, Walton received 63.07 percent of final-round votes, compared to runner-up Tony Kelly's 36.93 percent.
He was sworn in at the Board of Supervisors' January 8, 2019 meeting, replacing
Malia Cohen
Malia M. Cohen (born December 16, 1977) is an American politician serving as the California State Controller following the 2022 election. A member of the Democratic Party, Cohen previously served as the Chair of the California California State B ...
, who was ineligible to run for re-election after
two four-year terms and had been elected to the
California Board of Equalization.
The Board elected Walton to Board President in 2021.
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