Gil Duran
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Gil Duran (born 1976) is an American journalist and political operative based in San Francisco. He began his career in journalism at San Jose Mercury News in 1998. A Democrat, he has worked in political consulting for Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, and Kamala Harris.
He has served as the California opinion editor for The Sacramento Bee and editorial page editor for the San Francisco Examiner. He previously worked as press secretary for California governor Jerry Brown.
From 2008 to 2010, Duran was communications director for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein. He was press secretary to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa from 2007 to 2008.
In 2013, Duran was the communications director for Kamala Harris during her tenure as the California attorney general.
In 2018, Duran became the California opinion editor for The Sacramento Bee and oversaw strategy for McClatchy's five California news organizations: The Sacramento Bee, The Fresno Bee, The Modesto Bee, The Merced Sun-Star and The Tribune in San Luis Obispo.
He writes the Nerd Reich Newsletter.
Personal life
Duran, his mother, and younger sister lived in Tulare, California when he was a boy. In 2009, Duran was quoted in Esquire magazine talking about the importance of his mother. After moving to Kentucky, he attended Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington. He later attended DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.