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Jake McGoldrick
11,791 votes
41.09%
Lillian Sing
 
8,959 votes
31.22%
- Occupation: Mediator, Advanced Dispute Resolution
 - Superior Court Judge for 22 years
 - President , SF Community College Board
 - Richmond District Immigration Attorney
 - Human Rights & Civil Service Commissioners
 - Social Worker
 - Founder of preschool in Richmond District
  
Priorities:
- Streamlining and expanding senior services
 - Neighborhood schools that are all equal in excellence
 - Growth of small businesses through tax and regulation reform
  
Matt Tuchow
 
2,859 votes
9.96%
- Occupation: Neighborhood Advocate/Human Rights Attorney/Teacher
 - Resident of the Richmond District for 10 years, raising family in the Richmond, and sending a son to a Richmond District public school
 - Long-time community leader, led a citizen movement to block the ill-conceived plan to route downtown traffic along Balboa Avenue
 - Involved parent and school leader, helped raise $100,000 a year in private contributions for the Alamo School Foundation Board
 - Parks and open space advocate, fought for and obtained funding to revitalize Richmond neighborhood parks
 - Member of numerous civic committees: Planning Association for the Richmond; Richmond District Neighborhood Center Advisory Committee and many more
 - Yale and Harvard Law School attorney specializing in international law, human rights, and corporate social responsibility issues
  
Priorities:
- Addressing the Homeless Crisis
 - Improving Public Schools
 - Job Creation
  
David Heller
2,003 votes
6.98%
Rose Tsai
1,581 votes
5.51%
Leanna M. Dawydiak
 
1,373 votes
4.78%
- Occupation: Attorney/Police Officer
 - citizen award of San Francisco Police Officer of the Year in 1986
 - Silver Medal of Valor, two Bronze Medals of Valor, a Police Commission Meritorious Conduct Award, and four Police Commission Commendations
 - elected the first woman class president in the history of the San Francisco Police Department for her recruit class in 1985
 - created the Department's first Equal Opportunity Unit dealing with internal discrimination and harassment issues
 - wrote the San Francisco Police Department's General Order on Discrimination and/or Harassment, which was adopted by the Police Commission and called a
 - was the Chief Law Clerk for the United States Attorney's Office in San Francisco
  
Priorities:
- Improving Traffic, Safety, and Parking in the Richmond District
 - Working to Improve Neighborhood Schools and Give Parents More Choices
 - Working to Protect Community Resources and Businesses
  
Jeffrey Freebairn
131 votes
.46%
  
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