VICTORY FUND RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE PROFILE
Roberta Achtenber for Mayor of San Francisco

Former Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), recommended
candidate Roberta Achtenberg made history as the Clinton Administration's
highest ranking openly lesbian appointee, and the first openly gay appointee
ever confirmed by the United States Senate. The widely televised
confirmation hearings (complete with vicious attempts by Sen. Jesse Helms
to block her nomination) brought Roberta to national prominence and
showcased her credentials and her record as an effective leader.

With your help, Roberta can make history again as the first out lesbian or
gay man to win a big-city mayoral race. The latest polls show that Roberta
is now just a few percentage points away from winning a spot in an
anticipated run-off, and her support is growing rapidly. Roberta also comes
out the winner when placed head-to-head against her likely run-off
opponent, conservative  Mayor Frank Jordan.

Prior to her HUD appointment, Roberta was one of the first out lesbians
elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where she earned a
reputation as a hard-working, reform-minded legislator.  She has already
garnered support from the Alliance (California's largest gay PAC) and
ANGLE (Access Now For Gay and Lesbian Equality), and locked up
endorsements from hundreds of local and national leaders, including
Congressmen Barney Frank and Gerry Studds, San Francisco Supervisor
Tom Ammiano, and activists Urvashi Vaid and David Mixner.