Jackie Fielder, the newly elected District 9 Supervisor, has assembled a team of four legislative aides, combining the experience of two current aides from Supervisor Hillary Ronen's office with the fresh perspectives of two campaign veterans.
District 9 Supervisor-Elect Jackie Fielder’s four picks for legislative aides includes two members from current supervisor Hillary Ronen’s team, and two from the campaign team that catapulted her to a 19-point victory over her closest contestant, Trevor Chandler. Fielder’s team will be composed of Jennifer Ferrigno, Ana Herrera – both current aides to Ronen – and political outsiders Sasha Gaona and Feng Han.
“I’m so excited to work with these four amazing folks who are stars in their own right and are ready to fight for our communities,” said Fielder. Fielder praised the work both Han and Gaona did in the campaign that delivered her a victory with “stunning margins.” The supervisor-elect also celebrated the experience both Herrera and Ferrigno bring to her team, “Ana and Jennifer have been serving in Supervisor Ronen’s office on some of the district’s most pressing issues, and both have a really solid background in immigrant rights advocacy.” Gaona and Han will be holding their first government jobs. Responsible for a multitude of responsibilities, legislative aides do everything from talking to the community, writing legislation, scheduling, press communication and advising. “You’re really a jack of all trades, and most importantly you’re also a representative and a proxy for your boss,” said Sunny Angulo, longtime legislative aide and chief of staff for District 3 supervisor Aaron Peskin. Angulo, who has 13 years of experience as a legislative aide, said she did everything from policy writer, scheduler, social worker, mentor to interns and sometimes cover for Peskin when the supervisor could not attend a meeting.“The legislative aides write the laws. They do all the organizing, and talk to the people in the community,” said Ronen. “That was my favorite time in City Hall.” Political consultants said Fielder’s team strikes a balance of City Hall experience and outsider perspective, one some say can be beneficial to Fielder’s tenur
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