Who Will Replace Nancy Pelosi? Hear 3 of the Candidates Debate

About this episode

The episode features a debate among the leading Democratic candidates for San Francisco’s U.S. House seat, discussing their visions for leadership and key issues.

Last Tuesday, the three leading Democratic candidates for San Francisco’s U.S. House seat, San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan, former political advisor and software engineer Saikat Chakrabarti, and California State Senator Scott Wiener, took to the stage at the historic Sydney Goldstein Theater for their first major debate before the June primary. Moderated by KQED’s Scott Shafer and Sydney Johnson, the candidates presented their visions for leadership and clashed over taxes, transit, and more. Links: SF House Candidates Clash on Taxes, Transit in Debate to Replace Pelosi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Shafer, Sydney Johnson

Guests: Connie Chan, Saikat Chakrabarti, Scott Wiener

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• debate
• leadership
• San Francisco
• Democratic candidates

Keywords

• Nancy Pelosi
• San Francisco
• House seat
• primary
• taxes
• transit
• candidates
• debate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sydney Goldstein Theater

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