Original sentence: Daly was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in December 2000 with 81% of the vote.This election, the first since before 1980 in which supervisors were chosen by district, also saw the election of progressives likes Matt Gonzalez, Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick
Edited sentence: Daly was first elected to the Board of Supervisors in December 2000 with 81% of the vote, as part of the anti-Willie Brown backlash and the return of district elections.Other progressives likes Matt Gonzalez, Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick were likewise elected that year