Myrna Melgar (born March 17, 1968) is an American politician currently serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for the seventh district since January 8, 2021.[1] She is the first woman elected to represent district 7, the first Latina elected to the Board of Supervisors after the implementation of District elections in 2004, and the first Jewish Latina to serve in this position.[2]
Myrna Elizabeth Melgar is an American politician from San Francisco, currently representing District 7, which includes over 30 separate neighborhoods West of Twin Peaks and includes SF State University, SF City College's main campus, UCSF Parnassus, and the SF Zoo. Melgar was born in El Salvador. Her family fled the Salvadoran Civil War when she was 12, and settled in San Francisco. She attended San Francisco State University and has a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts from Excelsior College and a master's degree in Urban Planning from Columbia University.[citation needed]
Myrna formerly worked as the executive director of the Jamestown Community Center, deputy director of the Mission Economic Development Agency, Director of Homeownership Programs at the Mayor's Office of Housing during the Newsom Administration, and served as President of the City Planning Commission and Vice President of the Building Inspection Commission. Melgar lives in the Ingleside Terraces neighborhood with her partner, Environmental Attorney Sean H. Donahue, and three daughters.[citation needed]
Melgar was elected Supervisor for District 7 on November 3, 2020, with 18,561 total votes after ranked-choice allocations, garnering 53.1% of the vote.[4] She was sworn into office on January 8, 2021, replacing former Supervisor and President of the Board Norman Yee, who endorsed her as his successor.[5]
Melgar chairs the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the Board, and she also serves as Commissioner on the Bay Area Air Quality District, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District, and the First Five Commission.[6]