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Larry Miles
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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
 
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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