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.
Laura Casas Frier
84581 votes
34.35%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Betsy Bechtel
69430 votes
28.20%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Board member, Foothill-De Anza, 9 years
- Two terms as President of Board of Trustees
- Former Board member, Borel Private Bank, member of the Audit Committee
- Former Palo Alto City Council member, 9 years, Mayor and Vice Mayor
- Former Vice President, Citibank and J.P. Morgan
- Education: BA, MA, Stanford University
Priorities:
- Focus on wisely balancing the budget and still ensure that students succeed in meeting their goals.
- Focus on the colleges' mission of transfer to four-year colleges and vocational training.
- Ensure that students have access to excellent academic programs taught by quality teachers.
Joan Barram
61859 votes
25.13%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
- President, Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees
- Co-founder of the Women of Silicon Valley Donor Circle
- Former Cupertino Union School Board member and President
- CA School Boards Association Delegate Assembly member 1989-93
- Former President of Ed Source Board of Directors
- BA Biology, Wheaton College
Priorities:
- Student Success - help students transfer to UC or CSU or train for a good job.
- Fiscal stability - prioritize and economize to maintain high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities.
- Innovation - use new technologies, on-line education, collaborative learning, sustainable practices and civic engagement to foster success.
Geby E. Espinosa
30332 votes
12.32%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official.
Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
|
|
Candidates Answer Questions
The Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
3 questions on Budget, Labor Negotiations, and Performance Evaluation.
Events
- Candidate Statements
- Produced by MidpenMediaCenter
- Candidate Forum
09/30/2012, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Los Altos Library, Community Room
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
Co-sponsored by the Los Altos Public Library
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.
|