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He has two daughters, Lisa and Jamie. His brother, Tom Sanders , was an Oscar-nominated production designer. He served in the police department from until , and served as chief of police from until He was commander of the San Diego SWAT team at the time of the San Ysidro McDonald's massacre , and his management of the tragedy, which resulted in twenty-one deaths, earned him criticism from the city's Mexican-American community.

Sanders helped recruit retired Navy Rear Admiral Ronne Froman to be CEO, and supported the turnaround of the local chapter, which resulted in support for victims of the Cedar wildfire , praise from former critics for the transparency of fund raising efforts, and a staff re-organization that substantially reduced overhead costs.

Sanders had also been active in the private sector, serving as founding partner and consultant for local high-tech start-ups involved with homeland security and infrastructure assessment. Jerry Sanders was elected mayor in a special run-off election held November 8, , following the resignation of Mayor Dick Murphy in the wake of the San Diego pension scandal.

Sanders was the first mayor under San Diego's " strong mayor system" of city government. On September 19, , Sanders abruptly reversed his public opposition to same-sex marriage before signing a City Council resolution aimed at overturning the state's ban on same-sex weddings. He gave a tearful speech in which he explained that he could not tell his daughter Lisa, who is gay , that her relationship with a partner is not as important as that of a straight couple and that he had "decided to lead with my heart Sanders won reelection over businessman Steve Francis in Contents move to sidebar hide.

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