San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8 · Nov 3, 2026

Gary McCoy

Candidate for Board of Supervisors District 8

23 candidates · 5 seats5 sourced positions

Gary McCoy is running for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 8 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Michael T. Nguyen and Darshini Patel.

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Healthcare policy advocate and former staffer to Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi; formerly oversaw pedestrian safety, park activation and open space policy at the Recreation and Parks Department.

Occupation (from candidate statement): Healthcare Policy Advocate
Endorsed by: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi; Rep. Kevin Mullin; Supervisors Myrna Melgar, Matt Dorsey and Connie Chan; Harvey Milk LGBTQ Club; former Supervisors Jeff Sheehy and Carol Ruth Silver; Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy Principal Mark Sanchez (for identification only); SEIU 2015; NUHW; UA Local 38; IFPTE Local 21; AFT 2121 San Francisco Department of Elections
Campaign website: www.garymccoysf.com

Where Gary McCoy stands: positions on the record

Housing2 sourced positions

Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Said yes, he would have voted for the Family Zoning Plan upzoning.
“Family Zoning is a correction to that.”
Own statementMission Local · Aug 12, 2026
Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Opposes the plan to designate 2,500 landmarks by 2030, saying it would make it harder to build housing.
“is going to make it harder to build more housing”
Own statementMission Local · Sep 9, 2026

Public safety1 sourced position

Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Does not support the city's use of Flock license-plate cameras.
“No, I don’t support the city’s use of Flock cameras.”
Own statementMission Local · Aug 19, 2026

Homelessness and drugs2 sourced positions

Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Says public drug use can't be solved by arrests alone; would arrest dealers while expanding treatment and step-down beds for users.
“We should arrest drug dealers while expanding treatment and step-down beds for drug users”
Own statementMission Local · Sep 16, 2026
Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Supports keeping syringe services and naloxone distribution, saying restricting syringe access would make the problem worse.
“I support keeping syringe services and naloxone distribution”
Own statementMission Local · Sep 30, 2026

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