Phil Kim

About this race

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

8 candidates ran for San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. San Francisco Unified school district voters.

Where they stand

Strongly left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 45 donors to their 2016 campaign for board_educ. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

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Also running

• Virginia Cheung
• Alida Fisher
• Autumn Brown Garibay
• Ryan Hazelton
• Laurance Lee
• Reina Tello
• Tim Tung

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Quick answers

What does the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education seat do?

Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.

Who is Phil Kim running against?

Virginia Cheung, Alida Fisher, Autumn Brown Garibay, Ryan Hazelton, Laurance Lee, Reina Tello and Tim Tung, for San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education.

Is Phil Kim liberal or conservative?

On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Phil Kim is strongly left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.

Should I vote for Phil Kim?

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