A progressive Democrat in San Francisco who has championed pro-transgender legislation in California is leading the primary race to fill the House seat long held by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is retiring.
State Sen. Scott Wiener, described by The New York Times as a “moderate state senator,” has dominated every poll as of May 28.
Trailing Wiener in the lead-up to primary election day on June 2 are three other Democrats: Saikat Chakrabarti, a founder of Justice Democrats and former chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.); Connie Chan, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors heavily backed by state labor unions and endorsed by Pelosi, and Marie Hurabiell, a moderate Democrat and attorney with a background in the tech industry….