District 9 Supervisor Jackie Fielder approaches District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey during a San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (Autumn DeGrazia/Bay City News)
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San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has represented the city’s Mission District since January 2025, is suffering from an “acute personal health crisis,” an aide said Friday.
Fielder, who has described herself as a Latina renter and Democratic Socialist, was elected in November 2024 after six rounds of ranked choice voting.
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“Jackie Fielder is going through an acute personal health crisis right now and we are not at liberty to share details, but we appreciate the support people have given us and are proud of her for taking care of herself,” Jennifer Ferrigno, a legislative aide, said in a statement.
The statement was later amended to add, “She has not officially resigned, and we are all prioritizing her health first and foremost.”
Mayor Daniel Lurie said he was sending Fielder “best wishes for a speedy recovery.”
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“She is a dedicated advocate for her community,” Lurie said on social media. “I am encouraging everyone to give her the time and space to get better so she can do that work fully, and I’m wishing her strength and all the best for her health.”
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Supervisor Matt Dorsey posted, “What matters to me above all else is the wellbeing of a colleague, who happens also to be a good person and dedicated public servant.”
“Know that we are all pulling for you, Jackie Fielder. Take as much time as you need,” wrote Dorsey, who represents District 6, including South of Market, Mission Bay and portions of the Financial District.
Fielder’s official biography describes her as a former city commissioner and climate and environmental justice advocate.
In 2017, she co-founded the San Francisco Public Bank Coalition to start a city-owned bank to support small businesses. Responding to the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, she also co-founded the San Francisco Defund DAPL Coalition.
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From 2018 to 2020, Fielder taught “Race, Women, and Class” at San Francisco State University in the College of Ethnic Studies.
From November 2021 to March 2024, she served as commissioner and vice chair of the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission, overseeing Clean Power SF.
Before becoming a supervisor, Fielder was co-director of Stop the Money Pipeline, a national coalition and campaign focused on disrupting the flow of money to fossil fuel companies where she worked on climate financial regulation.
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A graduate of Stanford University, she describes herself as the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants and Native American grandparents and a citizen of the Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota, with Two Kettle Lakota and Hidatsa descent.
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