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Fiona Ma
4,259 votes
23.56%
- Occupation: Tax Accountant/CPA
- Licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of California - 15 years
- District Representative to State Senate President pro Tempore, John Burton - 7 years
- Advocate for Women's Issues
- Community Leader and Volunteer
Priorities:
- Fiscal accountability
- Home ownership opportunities for everyone
- Funds to improve our parks, schools and libraries
Ron Dudum
4,145 votes
22.93%
- Occupation: Local Small Businessperson
- 25 year's of real world business experience.
- 20+ years of voluntary public service as Commissioners for three Mayors.
- Life-long neighborhood resident.
Priorities:
- Put quality of life issues First.
- Reliable MUNI, properly maintained streets and Parks.
- Represent working San Franciscans with common sense policies.
Ed Jew
2,915 votes
16.12%
- Occupation: Manager/Business Owner
- B.A., Economics, San Francisco State University
- M.B.A., International Business, Golden Gate University
- Leland Yee's Community Representative, District 4
- Member, Advisory Council for the Office of Aging
- Board Member, Chinese Holocaust Museum
- 2001 Community Service Award, V.F.W.
Priorities:
- Cut wasteful city spending
- Advocate for quality education in neighborhood schools
- Improve services for children, families and seniors
Andrew Lee
2,897 votes
16.03%
- Occupation: Executive Director of the San Francisco Resource Center
- Member, 12th Assembly District, California State Democratic Committee
- Vice President, Taraval Parkside Merchants' Association
- Director of the San Francisco Neighbors' Association
- Member of the Sunset Community Democratic Club
- Director of Public Relations Committe of the New Century Lions Club
Priorities:
- Putting Customer Service First and making our Government More Responsive to us.
- Focus on the basic quality of Life issues to improve MUNI, Ease Traffic Congestion and fix our streets.
- Install a high-tech crime tracking system called ComStat to ensure Public Saftey Officers have the Tools to Succeed.
Joel Ventresca
1,522 votes
8.42%
- Occupation: International Airport Administrator
- City and County of San Francisco Environmental Commissioner (1994-97)
- President, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods (1987-89; 1992-94)
- Director, San Francisco Tomorrow (1985-96)
- Executive Board Member, SEIU 790 (1991-97)
- Master of Public Administration, USF
- Airport Administrator since 1987
Priorities:
- Set up universal health care insurance for all San Franciscans.
- Implement progressive tax reform.
- Eliminate waste, inefficiency, and corruption.
Barry Hermanson
1,252 votes
6.93%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
- Masters in Divinity (MDiv), San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1975
- B.S. in Business Administration/Marketing, California State University, Los Angeles, 1972
- Appointed member of the Local Homeless Coordinating Board
- Past Co-chair of the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition
- Vice President, Legislative Affairs for the Merchants of Upper Market & Castro (MUMC), one of the largest business associations in the City
- Chair, SF Network Ministries Housing Corporation
Priorities:
- Higher wages for San Francisco workers.
- Increased affordable housing stock.
- Fully funding the City's Universal Health Care Plan.
Marks Lam
675 votes
3.73%
- Occupation: Real Estate Broker
- California Small Business Board Member, 1997-2001
- City/State Partnership Rep for SF World Trade Center with U.S. Export-Import Bank, 1996-1999
- California Export Finance Board of the World Trade Commission, Vice-Chair 1994-1995 & Board Member 1993-1996
- Chinese Real Estate Association of America, President 1993-1994 & Chairman 1995
- Calnet Finance & Investment, President 2001-Present
Priorities:
- Establish a District Action Advisory Committee to act as a bridge for communication between District 4 residents and the District 4 supervisor.
- Advocate for better quality of education by seeking additional funding to increase programs, teachers, & classroom space for our district schools.
- Promote and provide assistance to small businesses in District 4 - such as with marketing and seeking out small business loans.
Krista Spence Loretto
393 votes
2.17%
- Occupation: Realtor/Businesswoman
- A sunset homeowner
- BA in Communications from CSUS
- Neighborhood Coordinator for Friends of the Urban Forest
- Active member of the Junior League of San Francisco
Priorities:
- Commercial street cleanup
- Ocean Beach beautification
- To creat a more user-friendly Building Department
Tom Martin
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