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San Francisco County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Member of the State Assembly; District 13 Voter Information

Results as of Nov 26 1:08pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (330/330)
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Tom Ammiano Click here for more information about this candidate 158,511 votes 83.4%

  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: San Francisco Supervisor
  • Master's Degree Special Education, SFSU
  • 1990-1994 San Francisco Board of Education, top vote getter. Elected by colleagues President of the Board
  • 1994-2000 San Francisco Board of Supervisors, citywide. 1998 top vote getter, President of Board 1998-2000
  • 2000 to present San Francisco Board of Supervisors, District 9. 200-2002 Elected by colleagues President of the Board
Priorities:
  • Universal access to health care.
  • Quality public schools and colleges
  • Affordable Housing
Harmeet K. Dhillon Click here for more information about this candidate 31,718 votes 16.6%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner/Lawyer
  • Founder and Partner, Dhillon & Smith LLP
  • Awarded the "Best Lawyers Under 40" honor by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
  • Chair, Civil Rights Committee, South Asian Bar Association
  • Member, Board of Directors, California Women's Leadership Association
  • J.D. from University of Virginia School of Law
  • B.A. from Dartmouth College
Priorities:
  • We must balance California's budget without raising taxes
  • Municipalities such as San Francisco should not be allowed to impose their own health-care taxes and other city-specific regulations on businesses.
  • All California jurisdictions -- including San Francisco -- should cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

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