Mark Leno's Biography
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Full Name:
Mark R. Leno
Gender:
Male
Family:
Widowed
Birth Date:
09/24/1951
Birth Place:
Milwaukee, WI
Home City:
San Francisco, CA
Religion:
Jewish
Attended, Rabbinical Studies, The Hebrew Union College, New York
Attended, University of Colorado, Boulder
BA, American College, Jerusalem, 1973
Senator, California State Senate, District 11, 2008-2016
Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 13, 2002-2008
Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2000, 2004
Member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1998-2002
Member, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Legislative Caucus, present
Former Member, Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Climate Change and AB 32 Implementation Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Environmental Quality Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Labor and Industrial Relations, California State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Budget, California State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Ethics, California State Senate
Former Member, Public Safety Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, California State Senate
Owner, Budget Signs, Incorporated, 1978-present
Member, American Jewish Congress
Member, Haight-Ashbury Community Services
Former Member, Mental Health Committee, California State Senate
Director, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1996-2000
Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center Project, 1995-1998
Director, Human Rights Campaign, 1992-1996
Director, Mobilization Against AIDS, 1988-1992
Awards:
Sheila Kuehl Trail Blazer Award, Stonewall Democratic Club, 2006
Lazarus Award for Marriage Equality, The Lazarus Project, 2006
Mentor of the Year, The California Young Democrat, 2006
Kamala Harris Leadership Award, Partners Ending Domestic Abuse, 2006
Herman Humanitarian Award, Temple Beth Chayim Chadashim, 2006
Scales of Justice Award, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 2005
Lifetime Friend and Champion, Harvey Milk Democratic Club, 2005
Most Intriguing Gay Men, OUT Magazine, 2005
Award of Courage, American Foundation for AIDS Research, 2004
Housing Hero of the Year, San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, 2003
Small Business Owner of the Year Award, Small Business Network, 1995
Hormel Community Service Award, Human Rights Campaign, 1995
James R. Sylla Award, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, 1995