League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Francisco County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Member, Democratic Party County Central Committee; County of San Francisco; State Assembly District 17 Voter Information 2 Year Term. This contest will only appear on Democratic party ballots.

Candidates (Vote for 14) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. David Chiu 28132 votes 7.06% Occupation: President, Board of Supervisors Member, Democratic Central Committee Chair, 13th Assembly District Democratic Committee Officer, CA Democratic Party Asian American Caucus Democratic Counsel, U.S. Senate Constitution Subcommittee. Former civil rights attorney and criminal prosecutor Co-Founder, technology small business Priorities: Ensuring that the San Francisco Democratic Party continues to take positions that reflect our city's shared values. Working to reach out and truly include all diverse communities into the Democratic Party Registering Democratic voters, particularly in the Asian-American community John Avalos 27779 votes 6.97% David Campos 24439 votes 6.13% Bevan Dufty 23702 votes 5.95% Scott Wiener 23545 votes 5.91% Occupation: Member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors Commissioner, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Vice Chair, San Francisco County Transportation Authority Chairman, San Francisco Democratic Party (2006-2008) Co-Chair, Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club (2005-2006 Deputy City Attorney (2002-2011) Harvard Law School (1996), Duke University (1992) Priorities: Building and maintaining our infrastructure, particularly our transit infrastructure Producing housing affordable to our middle class Strengthening our social safety net, including protecting HIV/AIDS funding Carole Migden 21481 votes 5.39% Occupation: State Senator (Ret.), Self Employed Consultant CA State Commisioner 2009-2011 CA State Assemblymember, 13th AD (SF) 1996-2002 San Francisco County Supervisor 1991-1996 DCCC member 1982-1990, Chair 1984-1990, currently incumbant Former Endorsement Chair National Women's Caucus Longtime member and endorsed candidate of the SF Women'sPolitical Committee Priorities: To increase voter registration among young voters and new citizens To champion greater community access to the DCCC To train and mentor women for a career in politics Leslie Rachel Katz 19750 votes 4.96% Occupation: Incumbent Former SF County Supervisor Member of SF Port Commission Former City College Trustee Clean Tech consultant Priorities: Enhance voter registration and education Engage more voters to participate in the process Increase voter turnout and bring back permanent precinct captain program Matt Dorsey 19242 votes 4.83% Malia Cohen 17473 votes 4.38% Occupation: District 10 Supervisor Vice Chair of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee Member of the Budget and Finance Committee Member of the Transportation Authority Member of the Association of Bay Area Governments Member of the Joint Powers Board M.S. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University Priorities: Promoting local economic growth by supporting small businesses, continuing to support workforce and commercial corridor investments Advocate for additional investment in our City's healthcare network, especially to ensure that our City's universal healthcare program expands Implement community policing strategies and look for new innovate approaches to address our City's public safety challenges Rafael Mandelman 16940 votes 4.25% Petra Dejesus 14224 votes 3.57% Alix Amelia Rosenthal 13908 votes 3.49% Leah Pimentel 13732 votes 3.45% Zoe Dunning 13657 votes 3.43% Occupation: Small Business Owner Served 22 years in the U.S. Navy both on active duty and in the reserves Retired in 2007 as a Commander and holds the distinction of serving her country as the only openly gay member of the U.S. military for 13 years Governing Board for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, a non-profit dedicated to providing legal services to those affected by Don't Ask Don't Tell Serves on Senator Boxer's Service Academy Advisory Committee Member of the Executive Committee of the California Democratic Party LGBT Caucus Resides in San Francisco with her wife, Pam Priorities: Budget Crisis Public Education Ensuring fair and equal treatment for all citizens Justin Morgan, M.D. 13625 votes 3.42% Occupation: Family Medicine Doctor Primary Care Physician, San Francisco Department of Public Health President, The John Hale Medical Society and Foundation Board Member, Black Coalition on AIDS Clinical Instructor, UC Davis, UC San Francisco Volunteer, Street Outreach Services Community activist and youth mentor Priorities: Getting Democrats elected to local, state and national office. Expanding the diversity of Democratic Party leadership and membership. Working to improve life for middle and working class people and families. Hydra Mendoza 11794 votes 2.96% Gabriel Robert Haaland 11338 votes 2.84% Joaquin Torres 11009 votes 2.76% Jamie Rafaela Wolfe 10639 votes 2.67% Christopher R. Vasquez 8235 votes 2.07% Maria "Marily" Mondejar 7043 votes 1.77% Occupation: Non-profit Executive Director Member, San Francisco Redistricting Task Force President, Filipina Women's Network President, Friends of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women Executive Board Member, Leadership California Award for Excellence in Civil Rights from California State Assembly and Asian Pacific Islander Joint Legislative Caucus KQED Local Hero for Women's History Month 2012 Priorities: Targeted Democratic recruitment and voter education: new immigrants, women of color and LGBT youth need a voice at DCCC. Bring DCCC to the neighborhoods: As a member of the SF Redistricting Task Force, I have experienced first-hand the power of community participation. Bring disparate groups together at DCCC: Focus on the party's core democratic values and the issues that bring the common good to its members. Warren Hinckle 6662 votes 1.67% Chris Gembinski 6536 votes 1.64% Calvin Y. Louie 5477 votes 1.37% David Villa-Lobos 5424 votes 1.36% Stuart M. "Stu" Smith 4671 votes 1.17% Occupation: Community Leader/Activist Board Chair - Shanti Project Board Chair - Paratransit Coordinating Council Board - Castro Country Club Adjudicator - Neighborhood Courts Columnist - Bay Times Producer/Host - Public Access Television Show Priorities: Transit First Affordable Housing Public Education Vincent S. Calvarese 4380 votes 1.1% Jo Elias-Jackson 4373 votes 1.1% Dean Clark 4256 votes 1.07% Occupation: Small Business Owner BA at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Early Childhood certificate from City College in San Francisco Preliminary Special Education Certificate at the San Francisco State University President of Alliance for Better District 6 Central City Democrats United States Marine Corps Priorities: Education Labor Rights Human Rights and Equality Rick Hauptman 4142 votes 1.04% Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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