1989, BA in Political Science, Santa Clara University. 1991, Founder, PlumpJack Wine Shop. 1997, elected to serve on San Francisco Board of Supervisors; 2003, elected as Mayor of San Francisco, granted marriage licenses to same-sex couples, initiated a plan to bring universal health care to all of the city's uninsured residents and pursued local solutions to global climate change; 2007, re-elected to current position.