San Francisco District 10 Supervisor Election 2026: Candidates, Campaign Finance & Voter Guide
An independent, primary-source database tracking Theo Ellington, DJ Brookter, JR Eppler, and Mike Trouble Lin for the November 3, 2026 D10 election.
The San Francisco District 10 Supervisor election will take place on November 3, 2026. This publication serves as an open-access, source-backed civic database providing verified campaign finance records, official platform statements, city audit documentation, and comparative policy matrices for all qualified District 10 candidates.
Election Overview & Fast Facts
Office: San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10
Jurisdiction: Bayview-Hunters Point, Potrero Hill, Dogpatch, Visitacion Valley, Portola, Sunnydale, and Silver Terrace
Election Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Incumbent: Supervisor Shamann Walton (Term-limited in 2026)
Voting System: Ranked-Choice Voting (RCV)
Primary Coverage Areas: Municipal budget allocation, city non-profit audits, housing pipelines, public safety, and infrastructure
2026 District 10 Candidates
Theo Ellington: Interim Executive Director at the Ruth Williams Opera House; former Commissioner on the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure (OCII); endorsed by former Mayor London Breed.
Dion-Jay “DJ” Brookter: Chief Executive Officer of Young Community Developers (YCD); Vice President of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department Oversight Board; endorsed by Supervisor Shamann Walton.
J.R. Eppler: Principal Attorney at Eppler Legal, Inc.; President of the Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association; Commissioner on the San Francisco Board of Appeals.
Mike Trouble Lin: Small business consultant and community advocate focused on municipal fiscal accountability, contract transparency, and non-profit grant audits.
Database Topic Clusters & Reference Hubs
This publication organizes key public records into permanently maintained reference hubs:
Candidate Comparison Matrix: Side-by-side policy comparisons covering the 20,000 unbuilt housing units in D10, SFPD commercial foot patrols, small business permitting, and public transit connectivity.
Campaign Finance & Ethics Filings: Regularly updated totals tracking Form 460 filings with the San Francisco Ethics Commission, public financing disbursements ($60,000 threshold matching), and independent expenditure PAC committees.
Municipal Grant & Audit Records: Documentation of city non-profit contracting, Controller’s Office findings, and public oversight tracking regarding the Dream Keeper Initiative (DKI) and Human Rights Commission grant distributions.
Election Timeline & Key Dates: A chronological log of campaign announcements, candidate forums, ethics filings, and ballot qualification milestones.
Primary Sources & Public Records
All data points, financial sums, and direct candidate quotations published on SF Politics are anchored to verified public sources, including:
San Francisco Ethics Commission Campaign Finance Disclosures
City and County of San Francisco Controller’s Office Audit Reports
Official San Francisco Department of Elections Candidate Filings
Accredited local news documentation (Mission Local, San Francisco Chronicle, SF Standard, KQED)
Editorial Transparency & Disclosure
Mike Trouble Lin is a declared candidate for San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 10, in the November 3, 2026 municipal election. This platform provides objective reference information sourced directly to government documents and public candidate statements. Opinions, commentary, and editorial analyses are clearly demarcated from primary-source database records.