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Los Angeles County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Tonson W Man

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; El Monte Union High School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Teacher/Board Member
  • M.A. in Education, University of London
  • 20-year high school teacher with the Alhambra Unified School District - since 1989
  • Coordinator of CBEST prep course to help minority teachers become K-12 public school teachers - since 1997
  • Founder, Chinese American Teachers Association - since 2007
  • Member, La Hisoria Society Museum - since 2001
  • Serve greater El Monte area 8 years as Board Member
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Narrow achievement gaps among students
  • Make sure every Measure D ($148 m) dollar is well spent on school building/renovation projects
  • Make sure students benefit from the Rio Hondo/UCIrvine Partnership to College program
Key Endorsements
  • Congresswoman Judy Chu - first endorsement
  • San Gabriel Valley Tribune - consecutive endorsements - twice
  • EMUEA - El Monte teacher union - twice
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Campaign Contact Information
E-mail: tonsonman@gmail.com

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