Scott Wiener is Done Waiting on Nancy Pelosi to Retire; He's Running For Congress
Wiener's history of fetish legislation should be the disqualification
By Katy Grimes, October 17, 2025 8:46 am
17 Oct 2025 8:46 am
California State Senator Scott Wiener is done waiting on Nancy Pelosi to retire from Congress. He wasn't supposed to announce a run until 2028. Wiener, known for his contentious and controversial legislation, no doubt saw weakness in Nancy Pelosi, 85, who already announced that she's running in both 2026 and 2028.
"He's running in 2026, sources say San Francisco's state senator previously said he would wait for Pelosi to retire from Congress, but polling and a progressive challenger changed the game," Josh Koehn with the San Francisco Standard reported.
"Sources close to Wiener told The Standard that the emergence of progressive candidate Saikat Chakrabarti -- a centimillionaire who worked in tech before serving as a campaign manager and chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez -- has been a motivating factor in Wiener's decision to run."
Chakrabarti, described as "Zohran Mamdani lite" already announced he is running against Pelosi.
So the choice is bad or worse. Awful or less awful. Dreadful or less dreadful. When will California voters recognize that having "bad" and "less bad" as our only choices for elected lawmakers is no way to live?
Wiener's political priorities included honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Drag Nuns and Trans People, which I covered when the California Senate LGBTQ Caucus held a "Recognition Ceremony" Honoring Drag Nuns and Trans People in 2023. It was like something out of the 9 Circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno.
The ceremony quickly devolved into LGBTQ sufferer month, when lawmakers, signaling their undaunted virtue, claimed that the LGBTQ community is unsafe, has no freedoms, live in danger, are victims, and are harmed... because of right wing extremists.
His "Scott Wiener for Congress" website is already up and running. Anyone unfamiliar with the LGBTQIA+ lawmaker should look at his legislative history and voting record rather than relying on this fairytale:
"For the past 26 years, Senator Scott Wiener has worked day and night for San Francisco, never giving up until the job is done. As a State Senator, former member of the Board of Supervisors, and longtime community leader, he has championed progressive policies on housing, healthcare access (including for mental health and drug addiction), public transit, climate action, criminal justice reform, civil rights, consumer protection, and other critical issues."
These are the issues near and dear to Sen. Wiener.
Here are a few choice articles about Scott Wiener's real legislative record:
Sen. Scott Wiener Bill to Ban 'Extreme Masking' By Local & Federal 'Secret Police' Heads to the Governor
Greenberg: Sen. Scott Wiener's Shockingly Reckless Nazi Analogy
Sen. Scott Wiener's Professional Grade Fundraising Grievance Hustling
Sen. Scott Wiener Calls Elon Musk 'Bigot' and 'Conspiracy Theorist'
Sen. Scott Wiener's Progressive Agenda: Bad for the Business Climate
Sen. Scott Wiener Invites Us to Pumpkin Carving Drag Queen Event
SF Sen. Scott Wiener Demands Monkeypox State of Emergency, but Defends Weekend Kink/Fetish Street Festival
Sen. Scott Wiener Proposes to Offer 'Drag Queen 101 as Part of the K-12 Curriculum'
Sen. Scott Wiener Bill Would Allow State Control Over Parents/Doctors on Child Intersex Surgeries
Gov. Newsom Signs Wiener's Bill to Protect Sex Offenders Who Have Homosexual Sex with Minors
This may have been one of the most abhorrent bills Senator Wiener ever authored, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed. Senate Bill 145 lowered the penalties for adults who have sex with same-sex minors. SB 145 allows a 24 year old to have sex with a 14 year old and escape a felony conviction and requirement to be a registered sex offender.
Wiener's history of fetish legislation should be a disqualification, as well as his legislation to upend law and order. If San Francisco wants his influence, he should have remained County Supervisor, because Wiener's gruesome legislative history has left an indelible mark on California.
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