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KALIMAH SALAHUDDIN, (Pacifica)Candidate for CD 14 Obama Delegate Campaign Manager for successful Yes on L, 2012 local funding measure
for Pacifica School Dist Currently Campaign Manager for Yes on Y local funding measure for Jefferson Union High School District on the June ballot. President of Saving Pacifica Schools (SPS)--a political action committee dedicated to preserving quality education in Pacifica schools. I serve on the Board of Educate Our State, a grassroots, parent-led, statewide campaign uniting the voices of Californians in support of highquality, K-12 public education. I am also a proud member of SEPAC-- Pacificas Special Education Parent Advisory Committee. As a mother of a child with autism, issues dealing with the special needs community are very important to my family and me. Currently a member of the Democratic Central Committee and the Pacifica Democrats. I am also an active volunteer in my community, a regular volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and was honored to accompany them on a ten day Global Village build in Vietnam last year. Most importantly I am a mother to three wonderful children in the Pacifica public schools. My son Karim is 15 and a proud Terra Nova Tiger and my twin girls, Amirah and Ananda are 13 and are enjoying their final year as IBL Middle School Bulldogs. My children are the reason I am running. I teach by example. You need to be the change you want to bring about in the world. I respectfully ask for your vote. APRIL VARGAS, (Montara) Candidate for CD 14 Obama Delegate Lifelong Democrat and Coastside resident since1971, Alternate on the Democratic Central Committee, member of Coastside Democrats and San Mateo County Democracy for America, where I chair the Presidential Re-election Task Force. Currently Director of Development for the SM Co Democratic Party Active with Organizing for America since 2007, served as CD 12 OFA Coordinator until 2009 and continue to volunteer. I traveled to Nevada three times in 2007 and 2008, helping organize the caucus outside Fallon. I traveled to Brazoria County, Texas, for the primary/caucus in 2008 where I walked precincts and monitored polling places and caucus locations. Barack won where I worked. Phone Bank Coordinator for OFA and Democratic Party as unpaid staff at 2008 SM Co Democratic Party Campaign HQ co-managing a leadership team and 1500 volunteers. Elected as 2004 Kerry Delegate, 2008 Obama Delegate and attended 2009 Inauguration I am running to represent CD 14 at the Democratic National Convention because it will require the energy and commitment of every Democrat to reelect our President. I'm Fired Up and Ready to Go and I would appreciate your vote!
ALEXIS LEWIS (Foster City) Candidate for CD 14 Obama Delegate Ive been a Democrat for 40 years and I am extremely proud to be a member of the party that strongly supports public health, public education, women's rights, the welfare of seniors, working people and environmental protection policies. I have lived in San Mateo County for 30 plus years and Im currently a member of the San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee, the San Mateo/Foster City Democratic Club and the CD 12 (soon to be CD 14) South for Obama OFA Team. I have been phone banking into battleground states and calling to recruit local volunteers. I have also walked precincts to help elect local Democratic candidates. Im a wife, mother and grandmother and I am ready and excited to work in CA and the surrounding states to re-elect President Barack Obama. I would appreciate your vote and support in helping me become a California 2012 National Convention Delegate.
SADHANA (SANDY) NARAYAN FRANCHI (Hillsborough) Candidate for CD 14 Obama Delegate I was one of the founding members of the Hillsborough Democratic Club (HDC) in 2008 and have served as President of HDC since 2010. I have been active in the Democratic Party most of my adult life and have worked over the last 15 years in helping elect President Barack Obama, Tom Lantos, Jackie Speier, John Garamendi, Kamala Harris, Tom Lantos, Jerry Hill, leland Yee, Gina Papan, Dr. Ami Bera and other Democrats. I served as an Associate Delegate to the California State Democratic Convention in San Diego in 2012. I grew up in SSF/San Bruno, attending SSF High School, UC Berkeley and USF Law School, where I met my husband, Gregory Franchi. For the last 25 years I have been a civil attorney and successful law firm/small business owner and employer in Burlingame/San Mateo. I am also an Adjunct Professor of Law at UCSF. I have lived in Hillsborough for the last 13 years. We have two children in the local public schools, Burlingame High School and Crocker Middle School. I love living on the Peninsula. It is my home and the most beautiful place on Earth. I have worked hard in my community to make it a better place; and have served or currently serve on the Board of Directors of the San Mateo County Bar Association, the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center, the Young Mens' Service League-Peninsula Chapter, and the South Asian Bar Association Foundation. Having been born in Fiji, I have established, funded, and distributed scholarships for an underserved group of students of Pacific Island background for the last 7 years. My father, who worked for 30 years at the United Airlines Maintenance Base and was a Machinist Union member, always told me that "it is our obligation to give back to this great country". I have done my best to honor his memory. I humbly ask for your vote to be a National Delegate for President Obama.

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KALIMAH SALAHUDDIN, (Pacifica)Candidate for CD 14 Obama Delegate Campaign Manager for successful Yes on L, 2012 local funding measure

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