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San Francisco County, CA March 5, 2002 Election
Republican Party County Central Committee; County of San Francisco; Assembly District 12 Voter Information

Results as of Apr 2 1:27pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (283/283)
(411 Writein Votes .52%)
Candidates (Vote for 13)
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Harold M. Hoogasian 5,632 votes 7.17%

  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • B.S. Genetics 1973 UC Berkeley
  • President Rotary Club of San Francisco
  • Past President SF Council of Distrcit Merchants Associations
  • Founding Member of OMI Neighbors in Action
  • San Francisco's Leading FTD Florist
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Integrity of Government at all levels
  • Improved Regional Transporation for the Greater Bay Area
  • Improved Environmental Stewardship by the Community
Howard Epstein 4,762 votes 6.06% Albert Chang 4,715 votes 6.00%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Elsa C. Cheung 4,692 votes 5.97%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Financial Services Rep/Community & GOP Activist
  • Vice-Chair for Political Action, SF Republican Party
  • Delegate & SF Co-Chair, Bush/Cheney 2000
  • Life Member Honor Roll, Republican National Committee; Delegate, CA Republican Party
  • Board Member, Lincoln University Foundation & Chinatown YMCA
  • Past President, Lions Club; Former Realtor
Priorities:
  • Continue to build the Party by registering new voters, recruiting candidates and getting Republican candidates elected
  • Increase Republican presence by outreaching to ethnic and minority communities; building coalition with various organizations and groups
  • Promote Republican values to by supporting good government policies & fiscally sound propositions; and fighting against government waste measures
Rita O'Hara 4,475 votes 5.69% MICHAEL JOSEPH "MIKE" ANTONINI 4,101 votes 5.22%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Dentist
  • BA SANTA CLARA 68 HISTORY
  • DDS UNIV OF PACIFIC 72
  • VP DIST. 7 ADVISORY COUNCIL
  • PRES.S.F. DENTAL POLICAL ACTION COMM.
  • PAST PRES. S.F.DENTAL SOCIETY
  • MARRIED, AGE 55 - 3 CHILDREN
Priorities:
  • RESTORE S.F. AS PREMIER COMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL LOCATION
  • INCREASE % HOMEOWNERS IN S.F.
  • INCREASE REGISTRATION OF REPUBLICAN PARTY IN S.F.
Rodney Y. Leong 3,899 votes 4.96%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Incumbent, Computer Consultant
  • 3rd Generation San Francisco Native
  • Associate Member, CA. Republican Party
  • BA, International Relations, USC
  • MPA in progress, USC Sacramento Center
  • Executive Committee, SFRCCC
  • Vice President, CA Chinese American Republican Association
Priorities:
  • Republican Participation in City Government!
  • Asian American involvement in the Political Process
  • Republican voter support and participation in the affairs of the Party
Joe Yew 3,636 votes 4.63%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Municipal Treasury Manager
  • BA - University of California, Irvine
  • MSIA - Carnegie Mellon University
  • Member, California State Republican Central Committee
  • Member, Government Finance Officers Association
Priorities:
  • Work with the California Republican Central Committee and the Republican National Committee to formulate issues
  • Outreach to minority groups so that they can participate in the political process
  • Develop stronger ties to the various community and political groups within San Francisco so that alliances may be formed on common interest issues
David "Dave" Katz 3,231 votes 4.11%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Corporate Systems Advisor
  • West Point Graduate
  • Former Green Beret A-Team Leader & US Army Captain
  • President & CEO of Private Equity Firm
  • Vice President of Internet Start-Up
  • Masters from Carnegie Tech
  • Former Asst. Director of PA State Employees Retirement System
Priorities:
  • My top priority as Republican Central Committeeman is to create and promote a viable, urban San Francisco Republican party
  • My second goal is to seed and support the formation of at least ten new, neighborhood Republican Clubs in the 12th Assembly District.
  • My third goal is to support a clean and safe City for all San Franciscans.
Joel Springer, III 3,180 votes 4.05%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Non-Profit Executive
  • Native San Franciscan
  • Senior Staff, International Nonprofit Corp.
  • MA, Political Science, SF State University
  • Former high school teacher
  • President, The Philalethes Society
Priorities:
  • Articulate basic Republican principles as they apply to the special case of San Francisco's contemporary political scene
  • Develop an effective grassroots organization by creating, revitalizing and supporting district and city-wide Republican clubs
  • To make the Republican Party a moderate and reasonable counterweight to progressive-left SF politics
Pablo Wong 3,057 votes 3.89%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Corporate Manager
Mike Fitzgerald 3,049 votes 3.88% Sheila J. Hewitt 3,025 votes 3.85%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Regional Marketing Manager
  • Republican activist and campaign worker since 1968
  • Treasurer, Pacific Hts. Republican Women
  • Cobb County, GA GOP Central Committee voter registration chair
  • Volunteer, Northern Calif. Alzheimer's Assoc.
  • Volunteer, Animal-assisted therapy, SFSPCA
  • Treasurer, Laurel Heights Improvement Association
Priorities:
  • Build Grassroots-Organize and Expand the Party
  • Maintain Focus-Recruit, Train and Elect Republicans
  • Raise Money-Increase the Donor Base
Christopher D. Drew 2,911 votes 3.70%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Information Systems Manager
  • Volunteer, Bush/Cheney Campaign
  • Deacon, St. John's Presbyterian Church
  • Co-Leader, St. John's Harvest Food Pantry
  • Richmond District Resident
  • BS, Management, University of Utah
  • MBA, University of Utah
Priorities:
  • Voter Education and Registration
  • Innovative Solutions for the Homeless
  • Fiscal Accountability in Government
Leonard Joseph Lacayo, IV 2,746 votes 3.49%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Businessman
  • Immigration Consultant, Republican Political Spokesman on a local, national and international level, member of the NRA, native San Franciscan,
  • Served on the Presidential Rank Reviw Board, Honoree of The Military Order of the World Wars, longtime activist of the Republican Party,
  • President of San Francisco Bay Area Hispanic Republicans for Action
  • Founded the NICARAO FOUNDATION assisting poor Nicaraguans and providing prothesis for war victims
Priorities:
  • Recapture, Re-build and Jump start the SFCCCC
  • Increase Voter registration and improve campaigns on local, state and national levels
  • Bring the party and the hispanic community together in action and spirit
Perry Close 2,465 votes 3.14%
  • Occupation: College Professor/Educator
William Applegate 2,464 votes 3.13%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Business Consultant
Barbara Kiley 2,449 votes 3.12%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Leslie Payne 2,383 votes 3.03%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Denis Norrington 2,339 votes 2.98% Marco Meza 2,074 votes 2.64%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
Robert Sprague 1,987 votes 2.53%
Melba Meakin 1,886 votes 2.40%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
Olive Fox 1,652 votes 2.10%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Real Estate Broker
Monica Blake 1,379 votes 1.75%
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