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Democratic Socialist candidate Shahid Buttar is running against Pelosi again. (photo by Chris

Congressional Candidate, Pelosi Rival Shahid Buttar Files Defamation Lawsuit Against SF Chronicle

July 21, 2021 1:11 pm

Two-time Congressional candidate and Electronic Frontier Foundation civil rights lawyer Shahid Buttar filed a defamation lawsuit against the San Francisco Chronicle on Tuesday over an article that had falsely accused Buttar of sexual harassment. Buttar has been House Speaker Nancy...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 12th Congressional District Candidates Raised and Spent

April 17, 2020 2:30 amApril 16, 2020 9:15 pm

The 12th Congressional District, which comprises most of San Francisco, has had Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in charge since redistricting almost a decade ago, and the region having her as a Congresswoman since the end of the...

San Francisco Civil Liberties Lawyer Shahid Buttar Running Against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

December 17, 2019 11:55 amDecember 19, 2019 8:34 am

‘The Speaker can’t likely win an election in San Francisco while doing as much as she has to support & enable our criminal president.’ San Francisco civil liberties lawyer Shahid Buttar last week formerly entered the primary race against House...

Shahid Buttar’s Campaign to Unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

September 11, 2019 3:26 pmSeptember 12, 2019 2:29 pm

Shahid Buttar’s campaign to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) seems at first glance a quixotic endeavor. In attempting to successfully primary an incumbent speaker of the house, Buttar, a Democrat, seeks to achieve a historic first. He also is...