Connie Chan and Scott Wiener Compete for California’s 11th Congressional District Seat
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and State Sen. Scott Wiener are competing for California's 11th Congressional District seat, a race that has opened up following Nancy Pelosi's retirement.
San Francisco Oakland San Jose, CA, October 28, 2026 —
San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener are competing for California’s 11th Congressional District seat, according to the information available about the race. The contest opened up following Nancy Pelosi’s retirement.
The brief description identifies Chan and Wiener as the two competing for the seat, but does not provide further details about their campaigns. It does not state when the election will take place, whether other candidates are running, or what positions either candidate has taken on policy issues.
Pelosi’s retirement is the stated reason the seat is open. The information provided does not include details about her retirement or specify the timing of the transition. It also does not describe the district’s boundaries, the candidates’ prior electoral records, or the steps in the election process.
Chan is identified as a San Francisco supervisor, and Wiener as a state senator. No campaign statements, endorsements, fundraising figures, polling, or direct quotations were included in the available summary. As a result, the candidates’ priorities and the current state of the contest cannot be described from the information provided.
The race is framed as a competition between Chan and Wiener for California’s 11th Congressional District seat following Pelosi’s retirement. Further specifics about the campaign and election were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Ericka Cruz Guevarra on ww2.kqed.org, see more information here.
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