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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Board Member; San Mateo Union High School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 29 12:09pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (163/163)
27.8% Voter Turnout (77,340/277,759)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Peter H. Hanley Click here for more information about this candidate 17,321 votes 24.6%

  • Occupation: Incumbent/Education Professional
  • President, San Mateo Union High School District
  • Director, Oakland Charter School Collaborative
  • Past President, San Mateo County School Boards Association
  • 25 years business management and strategic planning experience
  • Member, California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
  • Member, High School Reform Task Force, California School Boards Association, 2005
Priorities:
  • Continue to raise academic expectations to ensure students have maximum choice after graduation
  • Continue to ensure District's budget is conservative with adequate reserves for emergencies
  • Complete the Measure M renovation of our schools on budget
Linda Lees Dwyer Click here for more information about this candidate 16,033 votes 22.8%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Attorney
  • J.D. in Law
  • B.S. in Education
Priorities:
  • Keeping the District on the path of prudent fiscal management that considers the interests and needs of all constituencies
  • Completing all Bond construction with high quality work, on time and on budget
  • Offering equal educational opportunities to all students-meeting them where they are and taking them as far as they can go
Robert H. Griffin Click here for more information about this candidate 14,580 votes 20.7%
  • Occupation: Incumbent/CPA
  • Served three and a half previous terms on Board
  • Certified public accountant (25 years experience)
  • Served on SM-FC Education Foundation and SM Rotary Club
  • Served on numerous local non-profit boards
  • Served on City of Foster City Audit Committee
  • Served as a Junior Achievement volunteer
Priorities:
  • To insure a sound fiscal footing to build academic achievement
  • To complete the District's modernization program as we represented to the voting public
  • To recruit and retain the best teachers and to build a support system for them
Mike Loy Click here for more information about this candidate 13,197 votes 18.8%
  • Occupation: Parent/Businessman
  • Bachelor of Science, Industrial Arts Fresno State
  • Past President PTA/PTSO - Aragon High School
  • Chair, SMUHSD Measure M Oversight Committee
  • Member, SMUHSD 7-11 Committee
  • Member, SMUHSD Parents President Council
Priorities:
  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Open Communication
  • Leadership
Guadalupe Ortiz Click here for more information about this candidate 9,197 votes 13.1%
  • Occupation: Educator/ Program Specialist
  • B.A. , Political Science, University of California at Berkeley
  • Director of Academic Outreach, San Mateo Youth Foundation
  • Program Specialist, Mexican American Community Services Agency
Priorities:
  • To maintain the tradition of academic excellence available to all the students, as well as providing immediate guidance to entering freshmen
  • To make the District more inclusive to community organizations
  • To closely review how the community's money is spent and not rely entirely on assurances from the professional staff

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  • San Mateo-Foster City School District board room, 1170 Chess, Foster City
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Academics Center of Forum 10/09/2009
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