SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has filed paperwork indicating he intends to run for U.S. Representative for California’s 11th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Nancy Pelosi.
In paperwork filed on June 27, 2025, and seen below, Wiener signed his declaration of intent.
In an interview with our sister news station KTLA, Wiener was asked the question concerning his political future.
“There’s been talk about your future, a potential successor to Nancy Pelosi in the house,” asked KTLA. “We know Pelosi has filed paperwork for 2026. Are you considering a run?”
“I love what I’m doing in the State Senate, and we have a great member in Congress, Nancy Pelosi,” said Wiener.” I’ve been very clear that if and when, whenever the Speaker decides that its time to step aside that I’m prepared to run and represent the great city of San Francisco. But we’re not there at that point and I’m very focused on my work and Senate budget chair and trying to make life better for Californians.”
Wiener’s paperwork indicates he intends to run in 2028. However, were Pelosi not to seek another term next year, the San Francisco Democrat could transfer his campaign funds to run in 2026.
KRON4 has reached out to the officer of Senator Wiener for comment and received the following response:
“I’ve been clear that I intend to run for this seat whenever the race opens up, whether in 2026 or 2028. This filing is a critical step to prepare for the serious work of running to succeed one of the icons of American politics.
“In a potential race against extremely wealthy candidates who can self-fund, I’ll have to work very hard to prepare to go toe to toe. I’ve dedicated my life to the people of San Francisco and our core values, and representing our great city in Congress — as we fight for our democracy, health care, housing, and basic civil rights — would be a deep honor.”
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