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Cynthia Hawthorne
 
9,245 votes
50.57%
- Occupation: Incument
 - Psychotherapist
  
Priorities:
- Leadership & Collaboration:  Leadership counts. Our students, teachers and staff need school board trustees who will support them.
 - Support for Teachers and Classrooms: Helped lead successful ballot measure campaigns to support teachers, librarians and small class sizes.
 - Wellness:  Initiated nutrition reform in Santa Cruz City Schools.
  
Alisun Thompson
 
8,870 votes
48.52%
- Occupation: University Lecturer
 - Former K-12 Teacher
 - Current Santa Cruz City Schools Parent
  
Priorities:
- Commitment to shared governance, transparency, and accountability to the public.
 - Recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers.
 - Restoring and maintaining comprehensive programs to meet the needs of all students.
  
  
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News and Analysis 
 
- Santa Cruz Sentinel 
 - Union push defines Santa Cruz school board race
  - 9/27/2014
  
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