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San Francisco County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
Board Member; San Francisco Unified School District Voter Information

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Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Jane Kim 66,728 votes 14.15%

Hydra Mendoza 61,214 votes 12.99%
Kim-Shree Maufas Click here for more information about this candidate 51,689 votes 10.96%
  • Occupation: Parent/Senior Analyst
  • Girls & Young Womens Advocate
  • Finishing MBA- Finance w/Marketing Emphasis
Priorities:
  • Will work to generate sustainable school revenue through city & state-level partnerships
  • Helping create and promote more small-by-design schools as well as support stabilizing school workforce with low-cost housing
  • Committed to working with school communities to address systemic barriers to providing quality education for all
Robert M. "Bob" Twomey Click here for more information about this candidate 48,716 votes 10.33%
  • Occupation: Non-Profit Administrator
  • 15 Years as a Public School Parent
  • 23 Years Working with Kids, as a Coach and Mentor
  • 14 Yeas working with Non-Profit and Government Sector
Priorities:
  • Expanding career paths by incorporating vocational and technical skill training into existing curriculum
  • Strengthening wrap around services
  • Increasing the monitoring of discretionary fundings
Dan Kelly Click here for more information about this candidate 46,821 votes 9.93%
  • Occupation: Primary Care Pediatrician
  • Stanford University MD 1980
  • Columbia University BS Biology 1976
  • Bronx Community College AA Nursing 1973
  • Elected SF Bd of Ed 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002
  • Executive Committee, Council of The Great City Schools
Priorities:
  • Eliminate Opportunity Gaps separating different ethnic and socio-economic groups
  • Redesign enrollment procedures to address the resegregation of our schools
  • Improve school quality throughout the city
James M. Calloway, Ed.D Click here for more information about this candidate 33,643 votes 7.14%
  • Occupation: Teacher/Counselor/Administrator
  • AA - Associate of Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts - Major: Sociology
  • Master of Arts - Education Administration
  • Doctor of Education
  • Standard Teaching Credential
  • Education Administration Credential
Priorities:
  • A specified and individualized excellent educational progrm for all students.
  • Provide our students with a well-rounded education including both basic skills and enrichment programs.
  • Excellent educational leaders, teachers and classified staffs at all school sites with excellent pay for credential and classified staff members.
Wilma Pang 32,525 votes 6.90%
Bayard F. Fong 28,902 votes 6.13%
Kimberley "Kim" Knox Click here for more information about this candidate 23,617 votes 5.01%
  • Occupation: Renewable Energy Educator
  • Author of Science Books for K-8
  • Mentor of 84 SFUSD High School Students
  • Mentor of the Year
  • Co-founder of "Sun, Wind & Water Day" for preschoolers and elementary students
  • Founder of the Environment Summit for High School Students
  • Founder of Renewable Energy Inventors Contest for Middle School Students
Priorities:
  • More professional development dollars for SFUSD's hardworking classified, certificated and trade employees
  • Bridge SFUSD's academic gap to provide a quality education to all of SFUSD's students
  • Put more funds in the classroom and less funds in SFUSD's Central Office
Roger E. Schulke 17,528 votes 3.72%
Omar Khalif 15,126 votes 3.21%
Mauricio Vela 12,828 votes 2.72%
Boots Whitmer 12,593 votes 2.67%
Richard W Van Loon Click here for more information about this candidate 12,070 votes 2.56%
  • Occupation: Parent/Businessman
  • Independent small business owner
  • Author, children's short stories
Priorities:
  • Bring the Board's focus away from politics back to education
  • Raise student test scores especially in lower-performing schools
  • Insist on strict fiscal responsibility and accountability
Joel Britton Click here for more information about this candidate 6,006 votes 1.27%
  • Occupation: Retired industrial worker
Priorities:
  • "Legalization Now!" for all undocumented workers/Stop denial of diplomas to high school youth on basis of "exit exams"!
  • Support all women's right to choose abortion -- Vote No on Proposition 85!
  • For a workers and farmers government, which will abolish capitalism in the United States and join in the worldwide struggle for socialism
Giselle Quezada-Brandt

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