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San Francisco County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Supervisor; County of San Francisco; District 1 Voter Information

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Jake McGoldrick 11,791 votes 41.09%

Lillian Sing Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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 Click here for more information about this candidate 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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