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Buck Polk
33,725 votes
38.3%
33,154 votes
(38.27%) in Santa Clara County
571 votes
(41.65%) in Santa Cruz County
- Occupation: Incumbent WVMCCD Trustree Area 2
- MA in School Administration, Stanford University
- BS History, Santa Clara University
- 36 years Principal, Teacher, Coach SCUSD
Priorities:
- Preparing students for transfer to colleges and universities.
- Preparing students to enter the workforce, and assisting the unemployed to gain new career skills.
- Fiscal responsibility: matching expenditures and revenues, resulting in a balanced budget.
Maggie Wong
32,948 votes
37.4%
32,524 votes
(37.54%) in Santa Clara County
424 votes
(30.93%) in Santa Cruz County
- Occupation: Education Organizer
- Santa Clara University graduate - Magna cum laude
- Thurgood Marshall Scholarship recipient
Priorities:
- Closing the achievement gap for our students
- Increasing degree completion rates
- Expand relationships with the business sector so WVMCCD graduates have places to work
Mark Little
21,330 votes
24.2%
20,965 votes
(24.20%) in Santa Clara County
365 votes
(26.62%) in Santa Cruz County
- Occupation: Software Product Manager
- Entrepreneur
- Former West Valley College Student Athlete
- BS - Business Management from San Jose State
- Presidential Scholar Athlete Award Winner
Priorities:
- Assess budgets and eliminate spending waste
- Aid students in planning and efficient flow from junior college to universities or other four year programs
- Improve processes that help students with college transitions, including Financial Aid, Registration, and Class Scheduling
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