SF Republicans throw support behind surprising Democrat for mayor
San Francisco’s vastly outnumbered Republicans don’t have a candidate representing them in the upcoming mayoral election, but they have managed to find consensus on their favorite Democrat in the field — and it’s not the obvious one.
The San Francisco Republican Party and the rising moderate Republican group Briones Society have put Daniel Lurie, who has never held a government job, at the top of their mayoral recommendation lists.
The decision to back the nonprofit founder and Levi’s heir comes as a snub to Mark Farrell, a former supervisor and interim mayor who has been campaigning as the most conservative pick among the major candidates. Farrell has received some support from Republican camps but is not the first choice of the two most high-profile groups.
“Lurie edged out Farrell because our committee felt the time is ripe for a new crop of candidates and new perspectives in City Hall, including in the mayor’s office,” Briones Society founder Jay Donde told The Standard. His group won control of the Republican County Central Committee in a landslide victory in March.
https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/04/daniel-lurie-sfgop-briones-mayor/