Sean Elsbernd

Infobox Officeholder
name = Sean Elsbernd


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office = Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from District 7
term_start = 2004
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predecessor = Tony Hall
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birth_date = birth date and age|1972|02|02
birth_place = San Francisco, California
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nationality = United States
party = Democratic
spouse = Jennifer Johnston
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residence = San Francisco, California
alma_mater = Claremont McKenna College
University of California Hastings College of the Law
occupation = Politician
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religion = Catholic


website = [http://sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=26661 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd]
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Sean Elsbernd (born February 2, 1976) is a San Francisco politician, representing District 7 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, including neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, the Villas at Parkmerced, Lake Merced, Harding Park Golf Course, San Francisco State University, City College of San Francisco, and Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.

He went on to receive his BA from Claremont McKenna College in 1997 and graduated from University of California Hastings College of the Law in 2000 . He was subsequently admitted to the State Bar of Californiaon December 12/4/2000. His Bar Number is #209067 and as of 1/1/2004 it is inactive.

Prior to his work in City Hall, Sean worked as a law clerk with Nielsen, Merksamer(co-alumni of Claremont McKenna College), Parinello, Mueller, & Naylor (May 1999 - December 2000) and with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office ( May 1998 to May 1999)." (August 5, 2004 Mayor's Press Release) and in the office of Congressman Tom Lantos as a co-director of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in 1995.

Elsbernd was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November 2004, following his August 2004 appointment to the Board by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Elsbernd currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Rules Committee and Chair of the Transportation Authority’s Finance Committee.

He sits on the Health Service System Board and the Retirement Board serving City employees and City retirees. Elsbernd has served on the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Supervisors in each of his two complete years as a member of the Board.

On Catholic sex scandal

"San Francisco elected officials, who have tangled with the Catholic Church before, issued a blistering statement Tuesday that calls on the Vatican to overturn its edict that children waiting to be adopted should not be placed with gays and lesbians. Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, a married Catholic who represents the conservative neighborhoods west of Twin Peaks, said that voting for the resolution was the right thing to do. "It's not like Cardinal Levada is sitting at the Vatican waiting with bated breath to find out what the Board of Supervisors did, Elsbernd said. "That being said, I think it's important the board stands up and makes a statement. I believe the church made a mistake on its part." (Cathars Online:Breaking News 22 Mar 06)

He was married to Jennifer Johnston on Nov. 11, 2005. She works for the San Francisco Department of Human Resources and is on that department's executive team. She is the Chairperson of SFGV RESOURCES SUB-COMMITTEE of COIT,the Committee on Information Technology. She received the 2006 Public Managerial Excellence Awards (MFAC) from SPUR. The SPUR Award recognizes an individual manager who has demonstrated exceptional efficiency and consistent achievement. Jennifer Johnston was part of a team that wrote the Civil Service Reform: Preserving the Promise of Government Department of Human Resources report.