Biographical Profile for Marilyn M. Singleton
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(510) 421-5800 |
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PO Box 2767
Oakland, CA 94602 |
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General: (political statement of goals, objectives, views, philosophies)
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I am running for Congress because this is a government of "We the People". I would like to do my part to bring citizen legislators back to Washington.
I have chosen to run as a nonpartisan candidate because there is power in independence. Just as I have had when voting over the years, I will have the freedom to put common sense above a "party line". When Republicans have gone wrong, I'll say so. When Democrats have an idea that I feel may be in the best interest of the nation, I'll say so. My allegiance will be to my constituents, not a political party.
I am running for Congress because the career politicians seem to have forgotten for whom they work. I'm tired of politicians passing laws they have not read. I am tired of politicians who refuse to answer questions from constituents who disagree with their point of view. I am tired of politicians who say they want to bring us together, and then tear us apart by putting us into hyphenated groups of voting blocs.
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Personal: (gender, age, marital status, spouse's name and age, children's name and
ages, home town, current residence)
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I was born and raised in southeast San Diego. I have lived in Oakland for many years. My biggest joy is my family: my son, Brad, my husband, Dan, my ancient cat I found in Redwood Park, and two spoiled rescue dogs.
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Education: (times and places of schools, colleges, major, degrees, activities, sports)
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I enrolled in Stanford University and later went on to medical school at University of California at San Francisco. After a couple of years of Surgery residency at UCSF, I moved to Boston for my residency in Anesthesiology at Harvard's Beth Israel Hospital. I was accepted to U.C. Berkeley (Boalt) Law School while working at Alta Bates and graduated in 1995.
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Profession: (profession and work experience outside politics)
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I worked as a patient advocate at San Francisco General Hospital and at the Chinese Free Clinic. I moved to Baltimore, Maryland to take a position as an instructor, then an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. While the East Coast had its good points, I was more than ready to return to my native California. I was pleased to take a position at the highly ranked Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a level 1 trauma center affiliated with UCLA. In addition to teaching residents and serving on the Peer Review Committee, it was challenging to deal with transfusion issues during the emergence of HIV-AIDS. I moved to Oakland and practiced at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley. In my law career, I had the opportunity to intern at the National Health Law Project, work at two top law firms practicing insurance and health law. Now I teach a Constitution class and practice medicine part-time.
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Military: (branch, years of service, active duty experience, highest rank, medals,
honors, discharge date and type)
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no response
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Civic: (past and present organizations, charities involvement)
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Alternate Public Member of the San Francisco Parole Board, Board of Directors, Oakland Youth Chorus, Instruction, Prevention of Elder Abuse to probation officers; Physicians for Human Rights.
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Political: (dates and titles of previously held political offices)
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Religion: (current and past religious affiliations, beliefs)
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Roman Catholic
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Accomplishments: (significant accomplishments, awards, achievements)
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Being a good mother, saving lives as a physician trump all the pieces of paper in my file cabinet
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