Candidates
(Vote for 5)
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Tom Ammiano
120,291 votes
15.00%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: City Supervisor, School Teacher
- Tom was elected to the S.F. Board of
- Supervisors in November 1994. He served on
- the San Francisco School Board for four years,
- School Board President, 1993. Son of working
- class family, raised in New Jersey.
Priorities:
- Housing
- Education
- Women's Issues
Gavin Newsom
109,015 votes
13.60%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: Restauranteur/Member of the Board of Supervisors
- Member, Board of Supervisors
- President, Parking and Traffic Commission
- Partner/Manger PlumpJack Resturant
- Partner/Manager Balboa Cafe
- Policy Chair, Neighborhood Parks Council Task Force
- Member, Board of Supervisors Finance Committee
Priorities:
- Substance Abuse/Treatment on Demand
- Public Transportation
- Affordable Housing
Mabel Teng
95,093 votes
11.80%
- Occupation: Member, Board of Supervisors
Mark Leno
82,449 votes
10.20%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: Member Board of Supervisors
- Small business person for 20 + years
- American College of Jerusalme, summa cum laude
- Environmentalist, aggressive tree-planter
- Chamber of Commerce, Human Rights Campaign
- Tireless volunteer and supporter of non-profits and community services.
Priorities:
- Demanding accountability for MUNI operations, exploring alternatives and imposing deadlines for improvements.
- Establishing an anti-gun violence and safety education program for every 5th grade in our public schools.
- Support for small business and our neighborhoods.
Amos C. Brown
67,554 votes
8.40%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Supervisor, Reverend
- Served as the NAACP National Chairman of Youth and College Division
- Earned a B.A. from Morehouse College, Masters in Divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from United Theological Seminary
- 1976 accepted pastorship at the Third Baptist Church; licensed first woman to preach in SF Baptist Churches
- 1982-85 served as member of the Governing Board of the San Francisco Community College
- Mayor Willie Brown appointed to the Board of Supervisors
- Sponsored an ordinance creating the Affordable Housing Bond Program, generating $100 million to build affordable housing
Priorities:
- Affordable Housing (sponsored an ordinance creating the Affordable Housing Bond Program, generating $100 million dollars to build affordable housing
- Treatment on Demand, both health care and mental health
- Improving MUNI
58,935 votes
7.30%
Rose Tsai
58,571 votes
7.30%
Donna Casey
57,788 votes
7.20%
- Party: Independent
- Occupation: Non-Profit/Business Consultant
- 28 Years of Service to San Francisco
- Businesswoman, Founder, Bank of SF
- Mother of 2 sons, 5th generation San Franciscan
- Environmentalist, former USF Trustee
- Former United Way County Chair
- former Library Commissioner
Priorities:
- Restore Independence to the Board of Supervisors
- Restore Oversight function to Board, including oversight of Muni
- Push Board to Plan ahead, including matters like Muni, Laguna Honda
Denise A. D'Anne
35,244 votes
4.30%
- Party: Democrat
- Occupation: Manager, Resource Conservation Program
- BA Political Science
- Lifetime Achievement Award for Waste Reduction by Mayor Brown, San Francisco
Priorities:
- Fix Muni
- Provide for Housing
- Reduce City Departments Waste Practices
Shawn O'Hearn
17,664 votes
2.20%
- Occupation: HIV Prevention Educator
Jim Reid
16,902 votes
2.10%
- Occupation: Entrepreneur / Computer Consultant
Carlos Petroni
16,293 votes
2.00%
- Party: Progressive Left Slate
- Occupation: Newspaper Editor
- Labor Party
- Immigrant Rights Movement (MDI)
- Labor Militant, A democratic Socialist Organization
- Economist and Urban Planner by Training
- International Awards for Human Rights Work
- International and National Awards for Literary Work
Priorities:
- Political Reform, End of the One-Party System in SF
- Housing, Health Care and Jobs for All San Franciscans. Full Civil Rights for All
- Free, Efficient Mass Transportation - Defense of the Environment - Economic Development for the Neighborhoods
Len Pettigrew
15,049 votes
1.80%
Tahnee Stair
11,621 votes
1.40%
- Party: Peace and Freedom Party
- Occupation: Temporary Office Worker
- Youth and Student Activist for over 5 years.
- Organised the community against racism, anti-lesbian/gay bigotry, sexism, tution hikes and police brutality.
- Organized against war and sanctions on Iraq and the Blockade of Cuba.
- Travelled to Cuba twice and organized against US interventions around the world.
Priorities:
- Creating Affordable Housing
- Fighting racism, anti-lesbian/gay/bi bigotry and sexism.
- Raising the Minimum wage to $10/hr. & creating a Comphrensive Jobs Program
Frederick Hobson
8,048 votes
1.00%
Sam Lucas
7,858 votes
0.90%
Lucrecia Bermudez
- Party: Progressive Left Slate
- Occupation: Immigrant Rights Organizer
- Immigrant Rights Movement (MDI)
Priorities:
- Political Reform-Civil rights, housing, jobs and health Care for All
- Protection of the Environment - Economic Development of Neighborhoods
- End the Rule of the Corrupt Bronw-Burton Political Machine
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