Eric Mar
American politician
Eric Lee Mar (born August 15, 1962) is an American former politician. He served on the San Francisco Board of Education and San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee. In 2008, he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 1.
Early life and career
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, Mar went on to graduate from neighboring University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree. He received his Juris Doctor from the New College of California. Mar served on the Human Rights Committee of the State Bar of California and the Civil Rights Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Mar was an adjunct lecturer at San Francisco State University from 1992 to 2008 and an assistant professor from 2-17 to 2020, teaching Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies. From 1993 to 1997, Mar was the Assistant Dean for New College Law School in San Francisco, where he taught a course on critical race theory.
Mar is a board member of the Chinese Progressive Association and a founding member of Asians and Pacific Islanders for Community Empowerment and the Institute for Multiracial Justice.
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