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Joe Coto
11,923 votes
42.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Former School Superintendent
- East Side Union High School District Superintendent, 1989-2003
- California Superintendent of the Year, 2003
- Chair, Mexican Heritage Plaza Cultural Arts Center
- Chair, Silicon Valley Latino Democratic Forum
- Past Board Member, Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
- Past member, Mayor's Gang Task Force
Priorities:
- Working with parents and teachers we will bring more resources to San Jose schools and improve student achievement.
- Finding reasonable budget solutions that prevent deep cuts to education, healthcare and public safety.
- By supporting San Jose's police, firefighters and teachers we will protect safe neighborhoods, responsive emergency services and good schools.
Kathy Chavez Napoli
8,736 votes
31.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Businesswoman/Mother
- President, Alum Rock Educational Foundation, 1999-present
- Chair, U.S. Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board, 1999-2001
- "100 People who made Silicon Valley what it is today" - San Jose Mercury News report, December 1999
- Chair, Hispanic Development Corporation's "Portraits of Success," 1998-2002
- Charter member, Rotary Club of Alviso, 1990-present
- Member, Affordable Housing Network, 1987-present
Priorities:
- Quality and affordable educational opportunities for all Californians.
- Universal Health Care. Over 300,000 Santa Clara County residents and seven million Californians are currently uninsured.
- Access to affordable housing. Our employers need a workforce who can afford to live here.
Patricia Martinez-Roach
3,723 votes
13.3%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, East Side Union High School District
- San Jose State University;
- MA Administration and Higher Education
- BA Art /Minor Political Science
- Elementary Teaching Credential
- Bilingual Teaching Credential
- State of California: Certified Interpreter;University Instructor
Priorities:
- Education
- Health, Welfare & Safety
- Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability
Khanh D. Tran
3,548 votes
12.7%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: University Instructor/Educator
- B.S./M.A. Management
- Worked on Governor Gray Davis No On Recall
- Teach at National University and University of Phoenix
- Former School District and County Administrator
- Former Member/Site Representative of CSEA and ACSA
- High-Tech Network Security Consultant for Fortune 500 Companies
Priorities:
- Unionize and Protect Jobs; Create New Water and Housing Projects to Create Jobs for California and Revive the Economy
- Protect Welfare; Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Seniors Funded by Taxing Internet Sales and Offshore Service Imports
- Protect and Improve Education; Accelerate Teacher Recruitment; Reinstate and Substitute Teaching Credential with Masters Degree or above
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Events
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- Saturday, Feb. 7, 10-noon, Center for Employment Training (CET), 701 Vine St., San Jose
sponsored by AARP & League of Women Voters
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