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Grace H. Mah
 
50010 votes
66.76%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Governing Board Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education, 5 years
 - Community Volunteer, 13 years
 - Engineer and Project Manager, 18 years
 - YMCA Board of Advisors, 6 years
 - 1000 Hearts for 1000 Minds Volunteer
 - BS Caltech; MS EECS UC Berkeley
  
Priorities:
- SJ/SV2020, Eliminating the Achievement Gap in Silicon Valley by 2020
 - Early Childhood Education, Preschool Access and Quality
 - Bilingual Education for K - 12
  
Dave Cortright
 
24905 votes
33.24%
- Occupation: User Experience Designer
 - Master's in Computer Science from Stanford
 - Bachelor's in Engineering Physics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
 - Father was a public school teacher - high school mathematics
 - Mother was a public school teacher - speech and language therapist
 - Brother is a public school teacher - middle school science
 - Grandmother was a public school teacher - elementary
  
Priorities:
- A higher bar for charter school approval, renewal, and accountability
 - Empowering local communities to make decisions that are best for them
 - Invest in social and emotional learning
  
  
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Candidates Answer Questions 
The  Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
3 questions on Role of Board, Experience, and Board Operation.
 
Events 
Candidate Statements
 
Candidate Forum
- 10/10/2012,	7:45 - 9:00 p.m.
 
Crittenden School Auditorium 
1701 Rock Avenue 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
sponsored by LWVLAMV & Crittenden Middle School PTA 
  
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News and Analysis
 
- Candidates vie for San Jose Unified, East Side Union and Santa Clara County Board of Education
 - 10/23/2012
  
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