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Laura Casas Frier
84581 votes
34.35%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
  
 
Betsy Bechtel
 
69430 votes
28.20%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Board member, Foothill-De Anza, 9 years
 - Two terms as President of Board of Trustees
 - Former Board member, Borel Private Bank, member of the Audit Committee
 - Former Palo Alto City Council member, 9 years, Mayor and Vice Mayor
 - Former Vice President, Citibank and J.P. Morgan
 - Education: BA, MA,  Stanford University
  
Priorities:
- Focus on wisely balancing the budget and still ensure that students succeed in meeting their goals.
 - Focus on the colleges' mission of transfer to four-year colleges and vocational training.
 - Ensure that students have access to excellent academic programs taught by quality teachers.
  
 
Joan Barram
 
61859 votes
25.13%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
 - President, Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees
 - Co-founder of the Women of Silicon Valley Donor Circle
 - Former Cupertino Union School Board member and President
 - CA School Boards Association Delegate Assembly member 1989-93
 - Former President of Ed Source Board of Directors
 - BA Biology, Wheaton College
  
Priorities:
- Student Success - help students transfer to UC or CSU or train for a good job.
 - Fiscal stability - prioritize and economize to maintain high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities.
 - Innovation - use new technologies, on-line education, collaborative learning, sustainable practices and civic engagement to foster success.
  
Geby E. Espinosa
30332 votes
12.32%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
  
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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 Budget, Labor Negotiations, and Performance Evaluation.
 
Events 
 
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  - Candidate Forum
 
09/30/2012,	3:45 - 5 p.m. 
Los Altos Library, Community Room 
13 S. San Antonio Road 
Los Altos, CA 94022 
Co-sponsored by the Los Altos Public Library    
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