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Alameda County, CA March 7, 2000 Election
For School Director; Oakland Unified School District; District 3


Results as of Mar 22 4:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (40/40)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Arthalia Ray 3009 votes 30.7%

  • Occupation: Payroll division, Oakland Unified School District
  • Administrator for the Social Security Administration
  • Supervisor, Data Lift Corporation
  • Dean's List Laney College
  • Board Member, Oakland ACORN
Priorities:
  • Clean, Repaired, and Safe Schools with parent and community involvement
  • Proven reading programs throught the Oakland Unified School District
  • More Teacher Support and Training; Better Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Higher Teacher Salaries
Gregory E. Hodge 2951 votes 30.1%
  • Occupation: Parent/Youth Developer
Gilda Gonzales 2859 votes 29.1%
  • Occupation: Public Servant/Teacher
  • BA, Industrial Psychology, St. Mary's University, Moraga
  • MA, Public Administration, Cal State Hayward
  • Chief of Staff to Mayor Jerry Brown and City Manager Robert Bobb
Priorities:
  • Require all elementary schools to create and implement a program to ensure that all students will be reading by the fourth grade.
  • Put more of every dollar into the classrooms.
  • Increase teacher pay and training, and raise classroom performance standards accordingly.
David Lee Anderson, Sr. 522 votes 5.3%
  • Occupation: Parent,Grandparent,Sheet Metal Worker
  • Born on November 29, 1949 in Oakland Ca.
  • Graduate of McClymonds High School 1967
  • Attended Laney College Apprentice Program/Graduate 1972
  • Oakland School Board Director 1987-1992
  • Commissioner of Life Enrichment Program for City of Oakland 1997-98
  • Vice President of the Budget and Finance committee Oakland Unified School District
Priorities:
  • Increase parent involvement in the Oakland Public Schools/Develop and Maintain Facilities
  • Cut District Administration/Increase accountability and communication throughout the District
  • Improve teachers salaries/merit pay for additional achievement in the classrooms
Bob Laurent 451 votes 4.6%
  • Occupation: Parent, Software Engineer
  • Born on April 23, 1959 in Torrance, CA
  • Attended California Public Schools
  • Attended U.C. Irvine 1976-1980
  • Attended U.C. Berkeley 1980-1983
Priorities:
  • Standing for Our Children, Not City Hall
  • We must improve teacher retention!
  • We must improve our facilities.

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