Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Margie Wakeham
17,808 votes
33.2%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Irvine Unified School District
Steven S. "Steve" Choi
9,418 votes
17.5%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Teacher/Professor/Businessman
- Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
- Professor at Coastline Community College (P/T)
- Founder and Director of Dr. Choi's Academy (An academic enrichment center)
- General Manager of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Irvine (An academic enrichment center)
- Recipient of NISOD Teaching Excellence Award
- Listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who in Library & Information Science, Outstanding Young Men of America
Priorities:
- Strengthening Basic Academic Skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics
- Higher Academic Standards to Reach the Top Percentile in the Country
- Strengthening the Curriculum to Teach Good Moral Values and Citizenship
Sue Banes
6,615 votes
12.3%
Ellen Lee
5,547 votes
10.3%
- Occupation: Educator/Registered Nurse
Kevin J. McElroy
5,494 votes
10.2%
- Occupation: College Vice President
Rob Wolf
3,125 votes
5.8%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Teacher/Psychologist/Researcher
- Ph.D. in Psychology
- Assistant Professor
- Principal Research Investigator
- Certification in Teaching/Secondary
- Certification in Behavioral Medicine
Priorities:
- Help provide highest quality education available for our children
- Help keep our schools safe for students and staff
- Do everything possible to keep award winning staff and teachers
Lance Neal
2,629 votes
4.9%
Peter K. Rundle
1,419 votes
2.6%
- Party: Unaffiliated.
- Occupation: Attorney-at-Law.
- Proud parent of an El Camino Real first grader.
- Northwood resident.
- UC Irvine (1978-82), B.A., with honors, Classics (Latin & Greek).
- Phi Beta Kappa.
- UC Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco)(1982-85), J.D.
- Active in YMCA Father/Daughter program (Indian Princesses).
Priorities:
- Developing and maintaining unsurpassed academic, athletic and extra-curricular programs.
- Supporting the District's outstanding and professional teachers, administrators and staff.
- Expanding the District's funding to ensure we achieve all of the goals we have set for ourselves.
Atiya Akbar
949 votes
1.8%
- Occupation: Systems-Programming Manager
John E. York
591 votes
1.1%
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