San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 6 · Nov 3, 2026
Matt Dorsey
Candidate for Board of Supervisors District 6 (incumbent)
Matt Dorsey, the incumbent, is running for San Francisco Board of Supervisors District 6 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Alex Behrend.
Ballots begin arriving by mail; drop boxes and the City Hall Voting Center open · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayDistrict 6 supervisor since 2022; authored the Recovery First Ordinance and the drug-free supportive housing ordinance.
- Occupation (from candidate statement)
- San Francisco Supervisor
- Campaign website
- mattdorsey.org
Where Matt Dorsey stands: positions on the record
Housing1 sourced position
Voted yes on the Family Zoning Plan rezoning (Zoning Map ordinance) at first reading; it passed 7-4 (Dec. 2025).
Council voteSan Francisco Board of Supervisors · Dec 2, 2025
Great Highway1 sourced position
Signer of the opponent's argument in the official Voter Information Pamphlet
Signed the official ballot argument against Prop G, which would reopen the Upper Great Highway in Sunset Dunes Park to private vehicles on weekdays.
Own statementSan Francisco Department of Elections
Public bank1 sourced position
Voted yes on submitting a charter amendment authorizing a municipal finance corporation and public bank to the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot; it passed 9-2 (July 2026).
Council voteSan Francisco Board of Supervisors · Jul 7, 2026
Homelessness and drugs3 sourced positions
Voted yes on final passage of the ordinance requiring new city-funded supportive housing to be drug-free, with exceptions; it passed 7-4 (July 2026).
Council voteSan Francisco Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Supports the RESET Center on Sixth Street, which he describes as a way to make more arrests and better custodial interventions for public drug use.
“The RESET Center is an approach I’ve long advocated for San Francisco to make more arrests and better custodial interventions for public drug use”
Own statementMission Local · Sep 15, 2026
Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Supports continued funding for naloxone, drug-checking, syringe access and low-barrier addiction medication as part of a four-pillars approach.
“San Francisco should continue to fund naloxone distribution, drug-checking services, syringe access, and low-barrier connections to medications for addiction.”
Own statementMission Local · Sep 22, 2026
Public safety1 sourced position
Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire
Wants to fully staff SFPD, deploy more speed cameras and expand automated license-plate readers and drone use.
“Expand automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and drone usage”
Own statementMission Local · Aug 25, 2026
What Matt Dorsey said vs. how Matt Dorsey voted
Homelessness and drugs
In their words
Supports continued funding for naloxone, drug-checking, syringe access and low-barrier addiction medication as part of a four-pillars approach.
Sep 22, 2026 ·Answer to Mission Local's weekly candidate questionnaire ·Mission Local · Sep 22, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on final passage of the ordinance requiring new city-funded supportive housing to be drug-free, with exceptions; it passed 7-4 (July 2026).
Jul 21, 2026 ·San Francisco Board of Supervisors · Jul 21, 2026
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