# Hardline progressive who passed law letting trans women into female prisons and who insists they should be allowed to compete against female athletes wins Nancy Pelosi’s old seat

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hardline-progressive-who-passed-law-letting-trans-women-into-female-prisons-and-who-insists-they-should-be-allowed-to-compete-against-female-athletes-wins-nancy-pelosis-old-seat/
- Published: 2026-11-05T14:53:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T15:03:19+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16268355/Hardline-progressive-passed-law-letting-trans-women-female-prisons-insists-allowed-compete-against-female-athletes-wins-Nancy-Pelosis-old-seat.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Scott Wiener wins Pelosi’s former San Francisco seat.
- He led Connie Chan 55 per cent to 44 per cent with 57 per cent counted.
- His record on transgender rights and campaign tactics drew attention.

## Summary

California state Senator Scott Wiener has won the race for the 11th Congressional District, taking Nancy Pelosi’s former San Francisco seat after opponent Connie Chan conceded. His victory ends Pelosi’s nearly four-decade hold on the seat and makes Wiener the first openly LGBTQ person to represent San Francisco in Congress.

Wiener, 56, had 55 per cent of the vote to Chan’s 44 per cent, with about 57 per cent counted. He authored a 2020 California law allowing transgender, non-binary and intersex inmates to request housing that matches their gender identity, and has supported transgender women competing in women’s sport. The campaign also drew criticism over an AI parody chatbot and billboards targeting Chan, which Wiener’s team later said it would remove.

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