- Occupation: Governing Board Member, East Side Union High School District
 - Current vice president and past clerk of the East Side School Board
 - 18 years of private industry experience
 - Member of the Mexican American Community Services Agency (MACSA) board of directors
 - Former member and chair, San Jose Human Rights Commission
 - 1998 Citizen of the Year; awarded by KQED & Union Bank of CA for providing leadership and service to the community
 - Parent of one successful East Side graduate and one future graduate
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- Assuring that all students are on a success path
 - Providing the infrastructure and means to insure high degrees of student achievement
 - Setting high performance standards and measurements to drive accountability
  
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- Candidate Statement
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I want to thank you for placing your trust in me and allowing me to serve our school community for the past two years.
 - "Mann and Loera offer leadership for East Side Union school board", SJ Mercury News Editorial, October 11, 2000
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"All students should be on a "success path", either to college or a skilled career, Mann says. We need to prepare all students so they have choices."
 - "Top candidates are already on East Side school board", SJ Mercury News Editorial, October 16, 1998
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"Mann contributes valuable business experience, as well as a clear sense of priorities."
  
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- Hon. Elaine Alquist, Assemblymember
 - Hon. Cindy Chavez, Councilmember
 - Hon. Mike Honda, Assemblymember
  
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