John Avalos

John Avalos
Rafael Mandelman (left) and Avalos (right)
Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from District 11
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2009
Mayor	Gavin Newsom Ed Lee
Preceded by	Gerardo Sandoval
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1964 Wilmington, California
Nationality	United States
Political party	Democratic
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Politician
Website	Supervisor John Avalos

John Avalos is a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 11. The district consists of the Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and Outer Mission districts. He was elected on November 4, 2008 in the 2008 San Francisco elections and took office on January 8, 2009.

Avalos was born in Wilmington, California. His mother, an office manager, and his father, a member of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, raised seven children. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother cared for them on her own. Avalos moved to Andover, Massachusetts as a teenager and graduated from Andover High School in 1982.

Avalos earned a bachelor's degree in English from University of California, Santa Barbara and master's degree in social work from San Francisco State University. He was the first person in his family to graduate from college.

Avalos worked as an organizer for Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth in San Francisco's Excelsior District, and on the Justice for Janitors Campaign for Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1877. Avalos worked as an educator and counselor for the Columbia Park Boys and Girls Club, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, and San Francisco Conservation Corps. For four years before being elected to the Board of Supervisors, Avalos was a legislative aide for supervisor Chris Daly.