League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Francisco County, CA November 8, 2011 Election
	Sheriff; City of San Francisco Voter Information

Ranked choice final/initial votes (details) Candidates (1 Elected, Rank Your Choices) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Ross Mirkarimi 86592/70457 votes 53.5% Occupation: Supervisor Chair, Public Safety Committee Member, Budget Committee D.A. Investigator, Special Prosecutions Unit, San Francisco District Attorney's Office, specializing in enviromental and economic crimes Advanced environmental crime training from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia Police Academy Class President Veteran, US Naval Reserves with an honorable discharge Priorities: Improve Public Safety in San Francisco: Throughout the city, our neighborhood safety is entwined with the repeat offender rate, which hovers at 64 %. Make Public Safety Realignment Work: San Francisco needs to step up its approach to effective rehabilitation and reentry. Save the City Money - Help SFPD: Without depleting staffing resources, the Sheriff's Department can assist the SFPD in shared duties. Paul Miyamoto 75137/49814 votes 46.4% Occupation: San Francisco Sheriff's Capatain Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of California, Davis Priorities: Ensuring the reintegration of individuals from our custody into our community. Continuing Sheriff Hennessey's approach to balancing the policies of Secured Communities and the Sanctuary City Status of San Francisco. Re-examining the organizational structure of the Sheriff's Department to ensure efficiency in continuing Sheriff Hennessey's legacy. Chris Cunnie /53213/51602 votes 29.5% Occupation: Attorney General's Advisor Former San Francisco Undersheriff under Sheriff Michael Hennessey Former Chief of Investigations under District Attorney Kamala Harris Former Director of Emergency Communications under Mayor Gavin Newsom Former President of the San Francisco Police Officers Association Former Chair of the Board of Walden House, San Francisco's leading treatment center 17-year San Francisco police officer, twice-decorated for bravery Priorities: Our most important safety challenge is the realignment process and the return of inmates from the state prison system back to San Francisco. To succeed, we need to break the habit of city and state agencies working in silos and bring law enforcement and the community together. I will bring all my experencies together - as a leader in law enforcement and a leader in the treatment community - to keep San Francisco safe. David Wong /11360 votes 6.2% Occupation: Former Deputy Sheriff 20 years in Law Enforcement with the San Francisco Sheriff Department Former President of the Deputy Sheriff's Association Former Elected Member of the San Francisco Democratic Central Committee Former Delegate to San Francisco Labor Council Former Community Youth Center, Board of Directors 20 year volunteer for Self-Help for the Elderly Priorities: I will take a hands-on approach to running the department and I will lead the community through consensus. I will plan for actual life skill training course for the sentenced people enable them to be productive toward society making safer San Francisco I will increase programs and funds for youth programs that will create alternative to crime and enable to lead them to a productive lives Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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