League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 8:18pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (166/166) (405 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Antonio Alvarez Medrano 34244 votes 30.75% Occupation: Retired Teacher Tony K. Thurmond 32833 votes 29.49% Occupation: Councilman/Nonprofit Director Richmond City Councilmember Temple University, B.S. Psychology Brynmawr College, Master of Law and Social Policy Brynmawr College, Master of Social Work Priorities: Reduce the drop out rate. Close the achievement gap for minority and low-income students. Increase student literacy. Karen Pfeifer 30144 votes 27.07% Occupation: Incumbent BSN Nursing (Licensed RN) BA English Literature Priorities: Safe Schools Strong Fiscal Accountability Academic Excellence Robert Studdiford 13728 votes 12.33% Occupation: Small Business Owner Bayside Council PTA President 2006/2008 Citizens Budbget Advisory Committee 2007/2008 Citizen Bond Oversight Member 2003/2007PTA Honorary Service Award 2005 Castro Elementary Site Council 2001/2005 Castro Elementary PTA President 2002/2004 Founder of Twofish Unlimited 1993/2008 Priorities: First and foremost is keeping the district's financial house in order Make sure we have enthusiastic credentialed teachers in every classroom with the resources they need to do their jobs. Ensuring the physical safety of all of our students, administrators, and other employees. This includes both facilities and behavioral safety issues Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information School District Web site Events League of Women Voters Candidate Forums Channel: CCTV Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: 9:00 p.m. Date: Monday, October 27 Time: 8:00 p.m. Date: Sunday, November 2 Time: 7:00 p.m. Channel: Comcast West Date: Monday, October 27 Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: Monday, November 3 Time: 6:00 p.m. Channel: KCRT Date: Wednesday, October 29 Time: 9:00 p.m. Date: Saturday, November 1 Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: Monday, November 3 Time: 3:00 p.m. Date: Tuesday, November 4 Time: 4:00 p.m. General Links Great Schools Web site: information about the school district This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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