Angela Mia Alioto Veronese (born October 20, 1949) is an American attorney, politician, member of the Secular Franciscan Order, and founder of the Knights of Saint Francis at the Porziuncola Nuova. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the daughter of Joseph L. Alioto, the 36th mayor of San Francisco. Education In 1971, Alioto received a B.A., Cum Laude, in English, French, and Italian (Dante Alighieri) literature and the Italian Renaissance from Lone Mountain College, in San Francisco. In 1983, she received a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law, and was admitted to the California State Bar in 1987, after having previously failed several times. Career Early career Early in her career, Alioto helped produce a video designed to provide AIDS education for teenagers throughout various school systems, which helped educate AIDS awareness to teenagers. Alioto served in 1985 as the Co-Chair of the State Democratic Party's Platform Committee. She served as First Vice-Chair of the California State Democratic Party from 1991–1993 and served as Second Vice-chair. She was selected as a super delegate to the 1992 Democratic National Convention, and was elected Co-Chair of the California Delegation. Alioto also served as California Chair of the Jerry Brown for President Campaign in 1992. San Francisco politics Alioto served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1989–97). She served as Board President from January 1993 to January 1995. As President, she served as Vice-Chair of the Board's Finance Committee. Alioto went on to serve as the Chair of two Board Committees: the Health, Public Safety and Environment Committee and the Select Committee on Municipal Public Power, the committee she created as President. On January 8, 1997, Alioto left the Board of Supervisors due to term limits. During her tenure on the Board, Alioto fought tobacco companies with several pieces of legislation, including the first anti-smoking ordinance of its kind anywhere in the United States. Alioto also focused on protecting neighborhood health care, created a comprehensive homelessness plan, increased funding for AIDS services, wrote the San Francisco needle exchange legislation, co-sponsored the minority business laws, crimes legislation, protected workers rights, assured environmental protection, helped small business, and furthered efforts to municipalize the City's electrical utility system. Alioto also created the San Francisco Film Commission and the San Francisco Youth Commission. Alioto ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of San Francisco in the 1995, 2003, and 2018 elections. In 1995,