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Sacramento County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; San Juan Unified School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Jan 24 10:37am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (334/334)
(989 Total Write-In Votes .44%)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Larry Miles Click here for more information about this candidate 57,077 votes 25.26%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Owner, The Miles Law Firm; Business Counsellor
  • Mediator, Judge Pro Tem-Arbitrator Sacramento Superior Court
  • Volunteer, El Camino High Booster, 1996-2002, including 2 years on the Board
  • VP & General Counsel, Cal Worthington Auto Group, 1986-1992
  • BA, UCLA, 1975; MA, Occidental College, 1976; J.D. UC Davis, 1980
  • CORO Fellowship in Public Affairs, 1976
Priorities:
  • Improving student learning, including closing the achievement gap.
  • Maintaining the financial integrity of the District.
  • Building new schools.
Lucinda E. Luttgen Click here for more information about this candidate 55,321 votes 24.49%
  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • San Juan Teacher, retired after 37 years
  • San Juan Teacher of the Year
  • San Juan High School & Fair Oaks Elem. School Graduate
  • MA and BS CSUS and Univ. of Minnesota
  • Credentials: Physical & Biol. Sciences (P-12), K-8 Elementary, Learning Handicapped
  • San Juan Teachers Association Executive Board
Priorities:
  • Maintain financial stability and stabilize enrollment
  • Increase student achievement
  • Maintain quality teaching force and attract capable new teachers
Richard Launey Click here for more information about this candidate 50,892 votes 22.53%
  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, San Juan Unified School District
  • Executive Director, NationalTeacher (non-profit organization)
  • Adjunct Professor, California State University, Sacramento (Government)
  • BA, University of Texas, Government, MA, TCU, Government
  • Post-Graduate Fellowship, Universty of Nevada, Government
  • Community College Teacher, Junior College Dean, Business College President
  • K-12 Teacher (Spanish)
Priorities:
  • Maintaining a safe and healthy learning environment for all students
  • Closing the achievement gap and improving student learning
  • Insuring the financial stability of the District while modernizing and rebuilding our schools
Lance R. Christensen Click here for more information about this candidate 32,123 votes 14.22%
  • Occupation: Policy Consultant
  • Finance Budget Analyst, California Department of Finance
  • California Legislative Fellow, CSU Sacramento/State Senator Tom McClintock
  • Master of Public Policy--International Relations, Pepperdine University
  • Graduate Assistant, Pepperdine University Graduate School of Public Policy
  • Educational Assistant, Elkhart Elementary School, Aurora, CO
  • Bachelor of Arts--English, Brigham Young University, 2001
Priorities:
  • Increase student achievement at every level
  • Foster parental involvement in board decisions
  • Advocate for fiscal prudence in the district's budgeting practices
Joan D. "Joni" (O'Brien) Miller Click here for more information about this candidate 29,524 votes 13.07%
  • Occupation: Retired
  • Graduate, Science of Behavior (Teaching)
  • 48 years of University education, research and practical everyday experience in this field.
Priorities:
  • To require every textbook or courseware publisher to test for and cleanse its instructional materials of all confusions and under-explanations.
  • To require every text publisher to "Program" every fact it teaches in order to fully empower every student to perfectly remember each point..
  • To require every school to "teach to the talents" of each student and to eliminate non-relevant "frill" courses.

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