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Orange County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Board Member; Buena Park School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 6 2:34am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (32/32)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Mary C. Fuhrman 3,188 votes 29.1%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Taught 23 years in the Buena Park district
  • Have served on the BPSD board for 2 terms
  • Current President of the BPSD board
  • Completed the CSBA Masters in Boardsmanship
  • Completed the CSBA Masters in Governance
  • Serve on the CSBA Delegate Assembly
Priorities:
  • Continue to raise the academic achievement level of all students
  • Provide clean, safe, attractive facilities for students and staff.
  • Keep the district fiscally sound.
Elizabeth "Beth" Swift 2,929 votes 26.7%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Board member for 23 years
  • Lifetime resident of Buena Park
  • 15 years experience as a teacher
  • Currently, High School Assistant Principal
  • B.A. in Home Economics/History
  • M.A. in School Administration
Priorities:
  • Take advantage of opportunities to involve parents/family members in a child's education.
  • Provide training for teachers and instructional aides to meet the requirements of the "No Child Left Behind" law.
  • Follow through on upgrading facilities, wisely using taxpayers' dollars.
Samuel Van Hamblen 2,446 votes 22.3%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter) Jeff Bone 2,387 votes 21.8%
  • Occupation: Small Business Owner
  • Corey School Site Council
  • Buena Park School District Facilities Committee - 3 years
  • Chairman - Buena Park Junior High School Gymnasium Joint Use Committee
  • Corey School Carnival Committee Chairman - 3 years
  • Buena Park Recreational League - Peanut League Head Coach - 6 years
  • Orangethorpe United Methodist Church - Evangelism and Growth Committee and a member of 23 years
Priorities:
  • To continue increasing our schools' standardized test scores
  • To improve the facilities of all schools equally
  • To promote the basic standards of education - The building block to a better education

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