SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- And then there were four. Another candidate has joined the race to fill the congressional seat long held by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. With the Speaker Emerita due to retire at the end of her term, three major candidates have already launched bids to succeed her: San Fran cisco Supervisor Connie Chan, State Sen. Scott Wiener, and tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti. But now, an unlikely fourth candidate has emerged. Alysa Liu spotted dining out at Trabocco in Alameda Tuesday Marie Hurabiell, a former appointee of President Donald Trump who only became a Democrat in 2022, has formally entered the race. Hurabiell, who was appointed to the Presidio Trust board of directors during Trump's first term, announced her run for Congress on Wednesday. "Big news. Today I'm announcing my campaign for Congress to represent San Francisco," Hurabiell said in a post on X. "I didn't plan to run for office this year -- but San Francisco doesn't need more ideological extremes. We need results and reform." Hurabiell said she was running to bring "pragmatic, common sense Democratic leadership to Washington." Hurabiell is the founder of ConnectedSF, a political advocacy group. According to her campaign website, she was active in the successful recalls of former SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin and Supervisor Joel Engardio. Hurabiell's previous runs for public office -- two bids for the City College of SF board of trustees -- were unsuccessful. However, some of her previous comments, including a 2025 tweet stating that "Trans women are NOT women," could alienate voters in ultra-progressive San Francisco. On the other hand, her group's early backing of Daniel Lurie and association with the mayor could appeal to SF voters who have suggested an openness to more moderate candidates in the past couple of local election cycles. While Hurabiell's late entry into the race -- there's just over 90 days until the June primary -- and relative lack of name recognition could prove challenging, there was once another candidate who ran to represent California's 11th District without the name recognition of other candidates. Her name was Nancy Pelosi. ...read more read less