Ed Jew

Edmund "Ed" Jew (simplified Chinese: 赵悦明; traditional Chinese: 趙悦明; pinyin: Zhào Yuèmíng, born 1960 in San Francisco, California) is a Chinese American politician based in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a master degree in business administration at Golden Gate University. After spending several years as a businessman managing his family enterprises, he entered politics i... more

Edmund "Ed" Jew (simplified Chinese: 赵悦明; traditional Chinese: 趙悦明; pinyin: Zhào Yuèmíng, born 1960 in San Francisco, California) is a Chinese American politician based in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in economics and later earned a master degree in business administration at Golden Gate University. After spending several years as a businessman managing his family enterprises, he entered politics in 1980s and went on to serve in various community organizations. In 1996, he was the volunteer liaison for then District 4 supervisor Leland Yee. When Yee's successor Fiona Ma resigned to run for state assemblywoman, he decided to run for supervisor in District 4, which comprises most of the Sunset District. He was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after capturing 52% of the votes in November 2006. Several months after taking office, the FBI raided his office and homes for allegedly extorting money from small business owners in... less