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Jeff Sheehy
- Occupation: Civil Rights Organizer
  
Sue Bierman
Jerry D. Threet
- Occupation: Housing and Employment Rights Attorney Attorney
 - San Francisco Tenants Union, Steering Committee Member
 - Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, Executive Board Member
 - Masters Public Policy/ J.D. Law - University of Texas
 - Member & Volunteer, Glide Memorial Church
 - Volunteer, Simply Supper, Metropolitan Community Church
  
Priorities:
- Reform the Democratic County Central Committee to make it responsive to the needs of ordinary San Franciscans, not big-money campaign contributors.
 - Reform campaign finance laws to limit the influence of big business contributions on local elections.
 - Protect rent control while working to increase the stock of truly affordable housing in our city.
  
Claude Wilson
George Smith, III
- Occupation: Municipal Manager
  
Robin F. Levitt
Aaron Peskin
- Occupation: President, Environmental Nonprofit
 - non-profit land and water conservation professional
 - President, Telegraph Hill Dwellers neighborhood association
 - Member, Port of San Francisco Environmental Quality Advisory Committee
 - Steering Committee Member, Save Jackson Square
 - San Francisco Bay swimmer (South End Rowing Club)
  
Priorities:
- To broaden citizen participation in electoral politics through a renewed focus on registering Democratic voters and getting them out to vote
 - To build and maintain trust and respect for the Democratic Party, its platform, and its endorsed candidates and issues among San Francisco voters
 - TO shift focus from taking sides in divisive local races to mobilizing SF as a statewide Democratic powerhouse
  
Alonzo D. Reese
- Occupation: Law Firm Administrator
  
Toye Moses
- Occupation: Mental Health Educator
  
Meagan Levitan
Phillip Babcock
- Occupation: Academic Analyst
  
Frederick Hobson
- Occupation: Health Policy Consultant
 - Environmentalist/ S.F. Tomorrow Board, Audubon Society
 - S.F. Rent Board Commissioner appointed by Mayor Brown. Endorsed by Affordable Housing Alliance & Tenants Network, Rent Board President, Comm.Wasserman
 - S.F. Health Authority Board, Chair of Public Policy, Co-Founder of Health Plan, Patient Rights Advocate, Founder of Group Health Help
 - San Francisco Drug Abuse Advisory Board appointed by Board of Supervisors
 - Vice-President of the Alliance for a Better District 6, a non-partisan group promoting candidates, issues and action that will better District 6
 - Animal lover. Lives with cats Drucilla & Wilse and birds Florence and & Beau (nightingales) and Aloysuis the ornate lorikeet.
  
Priorities:
- To reach out and involve rank & file in DCCC's decision making process. Hold monthly DCCC meetings in each District and initiate newsletter.
 - To focus the Demcratic Party on social welfare, education, the environment, and good government. Revitalize our commitment and compassion.
 - Work for the election of good, progressive democrats who have a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
  
Criss Romero
- Occupation: Union Organizer
  
Paul J. "Pablo" Heising
- Occupation: Street Fair Producer
 - Exec. Dir. Haight Streetfair
 - Exec. Dir. Castro Streetfair
 - Board member Haight Ash. Merchant Assn.
 - Member Merchants of upper market and Castro
  
Priorities:
- Reform of Demo. party
 - More openess in business of Demo. Central Comm.
 - More Progressive and aggressive positions by Demo party in S F
  
Marisa Moret
Shawn P. O'Hearn
- Occupation: Management Assistant at City College of San Francisco
 - Bachelor in Political Science from University of San Diego
 - Appointed two year term on City's HIV Prevention Planning Council
  
Priorities:
- Adopt Stronger Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
 - Protection and expansion of affordable housing and small business
 - Limited chain store growth in residential sectors of the city where they are not wanted.
  
Scott M. Moore
- Occupation: Internet Communications Worker
  
Dennis J. Herrera
- Occupation: Maritime Attorney
  
Bryan Freedman
- Occupation: Software Engineer
  
Phyllis Walker
- Occupation: Attorney
 - Specialties: Civil Rights and Public Law
 - Vice President, Democratic Women's Forum
 - Former Volunteer- SF Bar Association Homeless Advocacy Project
 - Mediator- (certified) to reslove disputes without litigation and make affordable dispute resolution available to all
  
Priorities:
- Homelessness- to increase the political will to eliminate homelessness- it can be done
 - Education- Governor Davis has not yet done enough to combat California's failing public education system
 - Environment- to preserve a livable environment to present and future generations
  
Richard Ow
- Occupation: Retired Postal Worker
  
Dean Goodwin
- Occupation: HIV Services Analyst
  
Greg Day
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - 16 years of independent progressive voting, as an elected member of the San Francisco Democratic Central Committee.
 - 22 years as a tenant and a housing activist in San Francisco.
 - Co-Chair, Proposition G, The Campaign to Reopen San Francisco's Playground After School
 - Member, Steering Commmittee of Proposition M, The Downtown Growth Control Initiative.
 - Co-Author, SF Services Plan for Runaway and Homeless Youth.
 - Chair, Citizen's Committee on Community Development, 1984-85.
  
Priorities:
- Increased Democratic Party financial support for voter registration in under registered neighborhoods and communities.
 - Greater citizen, neighborhood and club participation in the DCCC's decison making process.
 - A more public, timely and participatory process for the DCCC's receipt and expenditure of campaign money.
  
Joe McDaniel, Jr.
- Occupation: Attorney at Law
  
Willie Ratcliff
Leslie R. Katz
Anna Damiani
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
Juanita Owens
- Occupation: School Board Member
  
R. Scott Durcanin
- Occupation: Financial Advisor
 - North Beach Chamber of Commerce- Board Member
 - Russian Hill Neighbors- Treasurer and Planning & Zoning Committee
 - Telegraph Hill Dwellers- Planning & Zoning Committee
 - Small business owner- North Beach Investors
 - North Beach Neighbors- New Board Member
  
Priorities:
- Voter Registration
 - Voter Education
 - Voter Outreach
  
Wade Crowfoot
- Occupation: Environmental Organizer
 - Steering Committee member, SF Environmental Organizing Committee
 - Project Director, David Binder Research (work on statewide Dem. campaigns)
 - Leader of Yes on E (Muni Reform) and Yes on I (Octavia Boulevard)
 - Bilingual tutor in San Franciso Public Schools
 - Background in urban redevelopment and planning
  
Priorities:
- Strengthen the Democratic Party's connection to local voters, which includes effective voter education, voter registration, and voter mobilization.
 - Invigorate local Democratic Clubs and provide the resources necessary for these clubs to flourish.
 - Powerfully advocate on behalf of progressive public policies that are relevant to all San Franciscans (health care, education, affordability, etc.)
  
Byron McQuarters
- Occupation: Child Support Investigator
  
Gwyneth J. Borden
- Occupation: Legislative Aide
 - Aide to Supervisor Gavin Newsom
 - Worked for U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer ('95-'96)
 - Program and Community Gifts Chair and Board Member, Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA
 - Member, Bill Bradley for President Unity 2000 Committee
 - Vice President, San Francisco Young Democrats
 - Active Member, Junior League of San Francisco
  
Priorities:
- To get more young people and people of color involved in the political process.
 - To engage more people in the Democratic Party by conducting voter education and registration.
 - To be an advocate on critical issues facing San Francisco (long-term planning concerning housing and transit issues, etc.).
  
Daniel Guillory
- Occupation: Human Resource Consultant
  
  
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