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Suzie R. Swartz
 
52,484 votes
31.2%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Saddleback Valley Unified School District
 - Board President; Graduate, CSBA Masters in Governance
 - Member, Orange County Education Coalition Steering Committee
 - Past President and Executive Board Member, Orange County School Boards Association and past Federal Governmental Relations Chair
 - Former PTA President and Executive Board Member Saddleback  PTA Council and Founding Member Asset Building Communities for Kids in South Orange County
 - Graduate, University of California at Los Angeles plus additional Early Childhood Education Credits from Saddleback Community College.
 - Teacher and proud recipient of Phi Delta Kappa Golden Triangle Citizen of the Year Award for Community Service to Our Public Schools
  
Priorities:
- Stay Focused on the Students to Maintain High Education Standards and Levels of Support for Our Schools
 - Aggressively Pursue Funding to Lower Class Sizes,  Restore Music and Science Programs, and Attract and Retain High Caliber Teachers
 - Maintain Fiscal Responsibility and Ensure Focus Stays on Our Children - Put the Money Into the Classrooms Where it has the Greatest Impact
  
 
Don Sedgwick
 
50,708 votes
30.2%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Saddleback Valley Unified School District
 - Former President, Orange County School Boards Association
 - Former President Saddleback Valley USD Board Of Education
 - Former Branch President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
 - President of International Fashion Jewelry Wholesale Company (S&A Wholesale)
 - Elected twice to O.C. Republican Central Committee
 - Current Board of Education President, Coastline ROP
  
Priorities:
- Maintain Class Size Reduction Program in all grades where it is offered from state.
 - Successfully implement the largest facilities renovation effort in district's history.
 - Adequately compensate teachers, while restoring music and other previously cut programs, while balancing a tight budget.
  
 
Ginny Fay Aitkens
 
44,755 votes
26.6%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Saddleback Valley Unified School District
 - Vice President, SVUSD Board of Education
 - Delegate to the California School Boards Association Assembly
 - Graduate, CSBA Masters in Governance Program
 - SVUSD Management Team Association Community Service Award 1999
 - Friends of the Mission Viejo Library Board of Directors
  
Priorities:
- Maintaining high standards and expectations for all students
 - Continue recruiting highest caliber teachers and administrators
 - Spend district funds most prudently to support student learning
  
Joel Quisenberry
 
20,026 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Computer Consultant
 - Certificate in Digital Forensics - CSUF 2007
  
Priorities:
- Work at handling budgetary issues
 - Adopt policies to provide the students with the tools an program to succeed
 - Work at keeping and attracting the best teachers to SVUSD
  
  
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