Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi endorsed Dean Preston, the progressive incumbent, for District 5 supervisor on Wednesday, KQED confirmed. The endorsement from one of the country’s most powerful Democrats came as a major boost in an already heated election for Preston, whose jurisdiction includes the Tenderloin, Haight Ashbury, Fillmore, Japantown and Hayes Valley. “This is a powerful endorsement from one of San Francisco’s most important leaders, and I look forward to working with Speaker Emerita Pelosi in our united effort to defeat Donald Trump and address the challenges facing our city,” Preston said in a statement. “In our district, Speaker Emerita Pelosi has championed crucial federal investments in our neighborhoods. I’m very grateful for her support in this race.”
