Profiles & Op-Eds
Profiles
Supervisor Goes From Saloon Keeper to Key Power Broker / Mark DeSaulnier, owner of TR's, pours himself into politics
Michael Hytha
San Francisco Chronicle
September 10, 1998
DeSaulnier meditates on political journey
Daniel Borenstein
Contra Costa Times
April 18, 1999
Daniel Borenstein: For better or worse, Mark DeSaulnier would be a different sort of Senate leader.
Daniel Borenstein
Contra Costa Times
September 13, 2013
Dan Morain: DeSaulnier's father's fall, and redemption
Dan Morain
Sacramento Bee
June 7, 2014
Dan Morain: An old photo, money, blurred lines, architecture and Arlington
Dan Morain
Sacramento Bee
June 8, 2014
A California Freshman With Soles of His Own
Kyle Trygstad
Roll Call
March 17, 2015
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.)
By CQ
October 2019
Some lawmakers question amount of time spent in committees
Roll Call
By Caroline Simon
October 16, 2019
How Mark DeSaulnier's cancer gave him new purpose in politics
Tal Kopan
San Francisco Chronicle
November 1, 2019
Back from brink of death, Mark DeSaulnier is ready to work and run again
Tal Kopan
San Francisco Chronicle
September 27, 2020
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif)
By CQ
March 2022
His father was a disgraced Massachusetts judge. Now he’s the top Democrat on the House Ethics Committee.
Tal Kopan
Boston Globe
April 28, 2025
Op-Eds
DeSaulnier: When profits matter more than safety, everyone loses, Mercury News, October 3, 2026
Amid American gun crisis, California leads with solutions, East Bay Times, April 12, 2023
As House Republicans play politics on debt limit, Democrats take steps to keep our options open, The Hill, May 11, 2023
Harnessing the power of EVs, The Hill, Jun. 2022
How close we came to losing American democracy, East Bay Times, Jan. 2021
Do you have range anxiety?, The Hill, Feb. 2021
DeSaulnier: Bay Area, nation must prepare for clean-energy transition, East Bay Times, Apr. 2021
A unique moment to rebuild U.S. economy and transportation system, East Bay Times, Jul. 2021
Conversation Alone Won’t Change Everything, but Without Conversation Nothing Will Change, Urban One Magazine, Jul. 2021
Build Back Better Is More than a Catchphrase, East Bay Times, Oct. 2021
DeSaulnier: Maskless like Trump present COVID danger to people like me, East Bay Times, October 11, 2026
Opinion: As park use surges during pandemic, federal funding needed, East Bay Times, July 24, 2026