Hillary Clinton: San Francisco mayor’s death ‘a terrible loss’

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee’s death a “terrible loss” for the city.

Mayor Ed Lee’s death is a terrible loss for the people of San Francisco. He was a good friend & a vocal advocate for the city he served & loved. My thoughts are with his family.

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 12, 2017

Lee died Tuesday at the age of 65 after suffering a heart attack.

Lee became mayor when his predecessor, Gavin Newsom, left to become the state’s lieutenant governor in January 2011. He won a full term that November, and was reelected in 2015.

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London Breed, the president of the city’s Board of Supervisors, will now serve as acting mayor.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) praised Lee as “an outspoken advocate for diversity and inclusion.” 

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) called Lee’s death a “sad day for San Francisco and all of us who knew him.”