RSF Democratic Club Endorsed Candidates for 2010

50th District Congressional Candidate

Francine Busby

  Francine Busby - A native Californian, Francine Busby was elected to serve as President of the Cardiff School Board where she guided the district through a major transition involving a multi-million dollar budget and Union negotiations. She also served as president of the Cardiff Education Foundation. In 2004 Busby ran as a grassroots candidate against "Duke" Randy Cunningham and ran again in 2006 to replace him in the heavily Republican district.  For Francine's extended bio click here.  For additional information visit Francine's website:   http://www.busbyforcongress.com

74th District Assembly Candidate

Crystal Crawford

Councilmember Crystal Crawford is a candidate for Assembly in District 74, which serves eight cities and other communities in northern San Diego County including Rancho Santa Fe. She recently completed her third term as Mayor of Del Mar and continues to serve on the City Council, a position she has held since 1998. She grew up in a working class family that owned a small business in a small town in Louisiana. Her parents valued hard work and education and instilled those values in Crystal. She paid her own way through college and law school.

Over the last eleven years, Ms. Crawford has served in many capacities on the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). She is currently a SANDAG Board member and the North County Coastal Representative on the SANDAG Borders Committee. As the initial chair of the Borders Committee, she worked to expand relationships with Riverside, Imperial and Orange Counties and to improve SANDAG’s relationships across the international border. She is also the regional representative on the California Biodiversity Council and served for ten years on the San Dieguito River Valley JPA.

Ms. Crawford is licensed to practice law in California, Washington and Louisiana and for the last ten years has been general counsel to Molsoft LLC, a privately held biotech company in La Jolla, California. She is running for the State Assembly because she wants to assure that every resident of the 74th District and the State of California has an opportunity to get a good education, enjoy rewarding employment, and have access to health care. As a two time cancer survivor, she understands the importance of reliable and affordable health care.

Councilmember Crawford came to San Diego from her home state of Louisiana to study law at the University of San Diego and soon decided San Diego would be her home. She has lived in the 74th District since 1992. Her enthusiasm for civic affairs and involvement is matched by an equally avid love of animals and the great outdoors. She makes time in her busy work and civic schedule to hike our region’s beaches and canyons, practice yoga, and paddle competitively with an all-women Dragonboat team.