Sophie Maxwell

Sophie Maxwell (April 9, 1950) is an American politician. She is a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing District 10.

Early life

Maxwell has lived in the Bayview district in San Francisco, California for the last twenty years.

Prior to her election, Maxwell worked as an electrician for Amtrak.

Political career In the 2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election Maxwell defeated San Francisco Planning Commissioner Linda Fadeke Richardson, who was supported by mayor Willie Brown. As a result of the shift from at-large to district elections, she served a transitional two-year term.

Themes of her work covered issues such as: The 2010 recall campaign was partially motivated by Maxwell's vote against advising the United States Navy from re-establishing the Restoration Advisory Board, founded in 1994 to inform the neighboring communities around the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard cleanup. Maxwell has stated that she offered the Navy the choice of either reinstating the board or finding new ways to engage the community, however her critics found that to be weak stance. and was succeeded by Malia Cohen.

In the 2010 San Francisco Board of Supervisors election, Maxwell endorsed Bay Area Rapid Transit board member Lynette Sweet in a race that consisted of 21 candidates.

In April 2019, Mayor London Breed Maxwell appointed her to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. Her son Rama died of Hodgkin lymphoma at the age of 30. She is divorced.