Danny Sauter

Danny Sauter
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 3rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2025
Preceded by	Aaron Peskin
Personal details
Born	1987/1988 (age 37–38) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Education	Miami University (BA)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	李爾德 [1]
Simplified Chinese	李尔德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Ěrdé Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 ji5 dak1

Danny Sauter (born 1987/1988)^[2] is an American politician serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for District 3 since January 8, 2025. District 3 includes the neighborhoods of North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, North Waterfront, Financial District, Nob Hill, Union Square, Maiden Lane, Polk Gulch, and part of Russian Hill.

Early life and education

Sauter was born in Columbus, Ohio.^[3] He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, having majored in marketing and minored in entrepreneurship and Chinese.^[3]

Political career

In 2016, Sauter volunteered for the campaign of Scott Wiener for the California State Senate.^[3]

Sauter ran for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 2020, but placed second behind incumbent supervisor Aaron Peskin.^[3][4]

In 2024 Sauter ran for the same seat again, as Peskin was term-limited. Sauter won the election.^[2][5]

References

1. "【灣區新聞】舊金山市參事李爾德望能改造舊金山死城現象 更積極推動房屋計劃（視頻）". KTSF 26 (in Chinese). February 7, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025.
2. Zhou, Yujie (December 12, 2024). "S.F. Supervisor-elect Danny Sauter sees a new District 3, breaking from past 20 years". Mission Local. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
3. Hoge, Patrick (December 9, 2024). "Community organizer Danny Sauter faces downtown revival test as supervisor". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
4. "November 3, 2020 Final Election Results". SF Elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
5. "November 5, 2024 Election Results (Final)". SF Elections. Retrieved 19 December 2024.