Key facts
- Connie Chan is running to represent California's 11th congressional district.
- She hopes to succeed Nancy Pelosi, who endorsed her.
- Chan would be the first Asian-American to represent San Francisco in the U.S. House.
- A recent poll shows Scott Wiener leading Chan by six percentage points.
San Francisco supervisor Connie Chan is running to become the first Asian-American to represent the city in the U.S. House of Representatives, succeeding long-time Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, who has endorsed her. Chan, who immigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong at age 13, is facing state Sen. Scott Wiener in the race for California's 11th congressional district. A recent poll shows Wiener leading Chan by six percentage points, though Chan has historically outperformed poll numbers among monolingual Chinese voters.