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Bevan Dufty Too Conservative as District 8 Supervisor
During the run-up to the 2006 election campaign for San Francisco District 8 supervisor, many claims have been made about the voting record of incumbent Bevan Dufty. Critics claim that Dufty is far too conservative to represent the progressive voters of District 8. Supporters claim that although Dufty’s record is conservative, he’s become increasingly progressive during his four-year term. As a concerned District 8 resident, rather than succumb to the rhetoric I decided to analyze Dufty’s voting record on the Board of Supervisors. District 8 voters may be surprised by the findings.
The Progressive Voter Index (PVI) is a measure of San Francisco voter politics developed by SF State professor Rich DeLeon and analyst David Latterman. Their analysis showed District 8 to be the third most progressive district on the PVI out of the 11 districts. Four districts measure high on the PVI scale: D9, D5, D8, and D6. Bevan Dufty is representing one of the most progressive Districts in San Francisco.
One might expect that supervisors from progressive districts would vote like one another. However, comparing the votes between each of the supervisors with whom Dufty served, that’s not the case. Dufty’s voting record is not closely aligned with supervisors representing progressive districts.
In fact, Dufty’s votes were in line with then-supervisor Gavin Newsom, who represented one of the three conservative districts while serving on the Board. That voting trend continues today with Newsom as mayor. Dufty has reliably voted to sustain all five of Mayor Newsom’s vetoes, along with the three supervisors who represent the most conservative districts on the PVI scale: D4, D7, and D2.
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One might expect that supervisors from progressive districts would vote like one another. However, comparing the votes between each of the supervisors with whom Dufty served, that’s not the case. Dufty’s voting record is not closely aligned with supervisors representing progressive districts.
In fact, Dufty’s votes were in line with then-supervisor Gavin Newsom, who represented one of the three conservative districts while serving on the Board. That voting trend continues today with Newsom as mayor. Dufty has reliably voted to sustain all five of Mayor Newsom’s vetoes, along with the three supervisors who represent the most conservative districts on the PVI scale: D4, D7, and D2.
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http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3781#more
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