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San Francisco, San Mateo County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Member of the State Assembly; District 12 Voter Information

Results as of Dec 6 4:02pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (287/287)
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Leland Y. Yee 112,000 votes 77.6%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Assemblymember
  • Phone: 415-643-8507; Addr: 170 Ripley St., San Francisco, CA 94110; Email: jim@stearnsconsulting.com
Howard Epstein 23,803 votes 16.5% Chris Maden Click here for more information about this candidate 8,560 votes 5.9%
  • Party: Libertarian
  • Occupation: Publishing Technology Consultant
  • bachelor's degree, Brown U.
  • public school K-12, Bloomfield, CT
  • Chair, Libertarian Party of San Francisco (2002-2004)
  • instructor, Triangle Taekwon Do Club (LGBT/straight self-defense training); board member, Triangle Martial Arts Association, Inc.
  • former board member, St. Anthony Trust of Rhode Island, Inc. (non-profit educational charity)
  • self-employed independent businessperson
Priorities:
  • small government: personal freedom and individual responsibility
  • return to a part-time citizen legislature
  • dollar-for-dollar tax credits to foster local charity and end government waste

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