SF’s Connie Chan moves closer to historic election in Congress

Chan, who immigrated from Hong Kong as a teenager and came of age in Chinatown, has built her campaign around labor and working-class voters.

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Supervisor Connie Chan has advanced to November’s general election, potentially making history as San Francisco’s first Asian American in Congress.

Race and result

San Francisco voters on Tuesday sent Chan and state Sen. Scott Wiener to the general election for California’s 11th Congressional District, where they will compete to succe…