- Occupation: Parent/Library Outreach
 - EDUCATION: Attended Redwood City Schools, BS, Business Management, Menlo College
 - COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: 30 Year Resident and Involved in Community and Education
 - EMPLOYMENT: Redwood City Public Library Since 1976
 - PERSONAL: Married to Warren Slocum, Two Children Currently Enrolled in Redwood City Middle School
 - AWARDS: Middlefield Festival, Recognition for Contribution to North Fair Oaks Community, August 2001
 - OTHER: Graduate of Peter Block School of Management and the Redwood City Leadership Academy
  
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Top Priorities if Elected |   
- We must insist on sound fiscal management and we should develop strategies to get more dollars into the classroom.
 - Recruting and retaining qualified teachers for all classrooms at every school is a high priority.
 - No student should be left behind and we MUST guarantee equity and accountability. Increasing parental involvement is vitally important.
  
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- Honorable Anna Eshoo, Congresswoman
 - Honorable Ira Ruskin, Mayor, Redwood City
 - Honorable Alicia Aguirre, Board Member, Redwood City School District
  
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- BALLOT STATEMENT
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This is the Ballot Statement that is included in the Sample Ballot mailed to all registered voters of the Redwood City School District.
 - Maria Diaz-SLOCUM's Pledge to Voters
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This is my personal pledge to the voters of the Redwood City School District.
 - What Distinguishes My Candidacy?
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I would like the voters of the Redwood City School District to know what distinguishes my candidacy from that of the other candidates for this office. Here are some brief thoughts.
  
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