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Matt Dorsey (born 1964 or 1965)[2] is an American politician and communications professional. Dorsey has served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 6 since his appointment by Mayor London Breed on May 9, 2022. He was elected to a full term in the November 2022 election. He previously served as head of communications for the San Francisco Police Department.
Matt Dorsey | |
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| Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Haney |
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| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Emerson College[1] |
| Website | Personal Website San Francisco District 6 |
Dorsey worked strategic communications for San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera for 14 years.[3] From 2020-2022, Dorsey worked for the San Francisco Police Department, where he served as Head of Strategic Communications.[3][4] He defended the police department for its decision to withdraw from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the District Attorney's office, which assigned itself as lead investigator in police use-of-force incidents.[5]
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
On May 9, 2022, Dorsey was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by Mayor London Breed, to replace outgoing District 6 supervisor Matt Haney for the remaining few months of his term. Haney had resigned from the Board after being elected to fill a vacancy in the California State Assembly.[6].
Dorsey ran for a full term in November 2022. He defeated Honey Mahogany, a former aide to Haney. Dorsey was supported by GrowSF, among many other moderate Democratic organizations.[7] District 6 was redrawn in redistricting in 2022; it no longer includes the Tenderloin, which was moved to District 5.[3][4] The new District 6 has 76,000 residents and consists of South of Market (SoMa), Rincon Hill, South Beach, Mission Bay, Mid-Market, The Hub (near Market and Octavia) and Showplace Square (southwestern SoMa).
Dorsey and Mayor Breed decided not to march in San Francisco Pride in 2022 after the organizers banned police officers from marching in uniform.[8] After Pride reached a compromise with the police, Dorsey and Breed agreed to march.[9]
As a supervisor, Dorsey has faced criticism for his support of a documentary on San Francisco's police department, which he began promoting during his time working for the department. Critics viewed the documentary as a waste of limited police resources.[10]
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Dorsey is gay[3], HIV-positive[3] and in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.[11]
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