EXCLUSIVE: Wiener wins CA-11 primary, ending Chakrabarti’s congressional hopes
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SAN FRANCISCO (Diya TV) — State Sen. Scott Wiener led the field on primary night in the race to represent California’s 11th Congressional District, the San Francisco seat held by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi since 1987. Speaking with Diya TV’s Ravi Kapur shortly after results came in on June 2, Wiener said he was grateful for the support and outlined the issues he intends to focus on if elected to Congress.
“I’m incredibly grateful to the voters,” Wiener said. “I’ve had the honor of serving this community for a long time, working on the issues that matter most in San Francisco — housing, public transportation, healthcare, sticking up for immigrants and LGBTQ people. And we want to take that work to Congress and make big change for this country.”
Pelosi’s decision not to seek re-election opened the seat for the first competitive race there in nearly four decades. Eleve…