League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Cruz County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; Scotts Valley Unified School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of November 5 12:53am, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (30/30) (32 Total Write-In Votes 0.20%)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Michael Shulman 2,363 votes 15.04% Occupation: Engineer/Planning Commissioner Product Safety and Compliance Engineer and Engineering Manager, Underwriters Laboratories BSEE and MBA Former Mayor and Scotts Valley City Councilmember Scotts Valley Planning Commissioner (1996 - present); Commission Chairman (2001 - present) Scotts Valley Schools Facilities and Communications Task Force, Measure Q co-chair, Vine Hill School 2008 Auction co-chair Youth soccer coach and Taekwon Do instructor Priorities: Improve communications with the community to increase transparency and rebuild trust Re-open community discussions on needed facility improvements Support voluntary fundraising programs to enhance operating revenues Larry G. Beaman 2,254 votes 14.35% Occupation: Insurance Planner/Father Owner of Larry Beaman Insurance Agency in Scotts Valley Proud Father of three children 9, 5 and 19 months Treasure and Scholarship Committee of The Scotts Valley KIWANIS An Ambassador of the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce President Elect and Legislative Chair for the National Association of Insurance and Finacial Advisors Soccer Coach and Board Member Priorities: First and foremost, we need to make sure that the administration is fully accountable to the school board, and not the other way around. Second, I believe that we need to find a common sense proposal to construct a new middle school. I believe we should work to attract top quality teachers to our district, as well as properly taking care of the educators we have in Scotts Valley. Sue Roth 2,219 votes 14.13% Occupation: Incumbent/Financial Assistant, University of California, SC Girls' Leadership Director, Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast President, Manana Woods Mutual Water Company Past Assistant to SVUSD Chief Business Officer Past President, Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay Past PTA President, Brook Knoll School & Habor High Community Volunteer: 4-H, Boy Scouts, St. Philip's Church Priorities: Fiscal Stability and Accountability Student Achievement Facilities (Scotts Valley Middle School) Don Dietrich 1,912 votes 12.17% Occupation: Union Representative 5th District Housing Commissioner Santa Cruz Deputy Sheriff 1983- 1999 Priorities: Teachers should be our top priority second only to the students. Provide the safest learning environment possible re-establish the reputation of being the top school schoold district in the county Joseph W. Espinola, Jr. 1,821 votes 11.59% Occupation: Incumbent Kim S. Peyser 1,790 votes 11.39% Occupation: District Parent/Businessman Linda Santos 1,764 votes 11.23% Occupation: Accounting Manager/Mother Business Owner, Families Matter Mother of 2/volunteer(ed) at all 4 school Past 'Victims of Domestic Violence' Advocate Professional Child Visitation Supervisor Priorities: Teacher appreciation Trust in Board of Directors and Superintendent Redesign the right Middle School acceptable to the community Neal Frost 1,554 votes 9.89% Occupation: Small Business Owner Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information School District Web site Events Candidate Forums Date: Wednesday October 8, 2008 Time: 7:30 - 9:30 PM Place:Scotts Valley Community Hall Sponsors: PTAs & Parent Clubs of Scotts Valley School District, Scotts Valley Education Foundation with LWV Santa Cruz County The public is invited to attend and submit written questions for the candidates. This forum will be taped by Community TV Channel 25. Call 425-8848 for the schedule of broadcasts. News and Analysis Santa Cruz Sentinel Campaign finance reports reveal donors - 10/08/08 Six to vie with two incumbents for Scotts Valley school board - 8/14/08 General Links Great Schools Web Site - Info about Scotts Valley Unified School District This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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