We're continuing our series of interviews of the Anyone But Chris Daly hopefuls in the upcoming District 6 election! Today's guest: Matt Drake. Hi, Matt! Check out Matt's campaign blog too.
Matt emailed us after his previous never-met-the-guy profile, objected to our characterization of his as boring, and asked for a chance to prove us wrong. We're always happy to be proven wrong! (as you can see by our constant stream of corrections in the comments.) Judge for yourself, people.
What's your name, how old are you, and what do you do?
I’m Matt Drake, I’m 34 and I’m a former lawyer. I practiced commercial litigation and patent litigation.
So the name of the SFist District 6 election column is "Everyone Hates Chris." Why do YOU hate Chris Daly?
I don’t hate Chris Daly. I’m not much of a hater (sorry).
Dude, we love it when Daly gets in fights with people on the board. Will you promise to get in some fights too? Over what?
I can’t promise to get in fights. I’m sure there will be plenty of disagreements. I recognize that the press loves the yelling and screaming, but it’s not the best way to actually get things accomplished. As supervisor, my job isn’t to get in fights (sorry!), it’s to govern the city.
