Political Campaign
In 2012, Engardio was the only candidate endorsed by the San Francisco Chronicle in his race for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The Chronicle said Engardio “lacks the financial backing of his rivals, yet he’s rich with ideas.” Engardio finished close to third in a field of nine candidates. He was the first openly gay supervisor candidate to run in San Francisco’s conservative District 7, where half the voters in some precincts supported a 2008 ban on gay marriage.
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