Candidate for
Board of Education; County of San Francisco

Eric Mar is a parent, teacher, and progressive educational leader who was elected to his first term to the San Francisco Board of Education in November 2000. He chairs the Board's Rules Committee and previously served as Board Vice President and Chair of the Curriculum and Budget Committees.

As an independent, responsive and effective advocate for students, parents and teachers, Eric has an impressive track record of leadership and accomplishments which have improved educational opportunity and achievement for all public school students in San Francisco. He serves as a delegate to the California School Boards Association [CSBA] and is active in the Council of Urban Boards of Education [CUBE] of the National School Boards Association [NSBA] and the National Coalition of Education Activists [NCEA].

Eric is a longtime educator and community activist who has taught Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University since 1992. He is the past director of the Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights and former Acting Dean of New College of California School of Law. As a political leader, Eric was elected to the San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee for three consecutive terms and served as its Second Vice-Chair. As a public interest attorney he served on the Human Rights Committee of the State Bar of California and the Civil Rights Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Eric lives in San Francisco's Richmond District with his partner Sandra Chin Mar, an SFUSD teacher, and their 4 year old daughter Jade Justicia Mar.

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