SAN FRANCISCO - State Sen. Scott Wiener announced Wednesday morning that he will run for the Congressional seat currently held by Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi .

Weiner made the announcement in a video on his campaign website , saying he is running to "defend San Francisco, our values, our people and the Constitution of the United States."

"I've stood up to violence and hate my entire life; Trump and his MAGA extremists don't scare me," Wiener said. "They won't stop me, or the people of our great city, from fighting back and doing what's right."

On his campaign site, Weiner listed several priorities , including housing, healthcare, immigration, criminal justice reform and public safety, to name a few.

The backstory:

The San Francisco Standard previously reported Wiener told po

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