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Orange County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Governing Board Member; Garden Grove Unified School District

Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Terry Cantrell 27,359 votes 39.4%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Garden Grove Unified School District
Bob Harden 24,745 votes 35.6%
  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Garden Grove Unified School District
Andrew Aames 9,236 votes 13.3%
  • Party: Registered as a Democrat
  • Occupation: State Attorney
  • B.A. Mathematics/Computers BostonCollege, in 1978.
  • J.D. S.F.Law School '84/ chess champion
  • Taught elementary and Jr Hi math/science in Oakland Calif while attending night Law School.
  • Reads in seven languages/fluent Spanish. Can read in French, German, Portuguese, (elementary) Russian, (elementary) Japanese.
  • Has been working as a Calif State Attny since 1990, with State Compensation Insurance Fund. Currently works in SCIF's Santa Ana office.
  • Worked in 1979 as a computer programmer on the Space Shuttle Program at M.I.T. (Draper Laboratory)
Priorities:
  • New honors programs, to get students reading & writing more; Also, the International Baccalaureate Program should be available for students.
  • Students (and parents) should be able to choose the school closest to home.
  • Forced bussing should be minimized. School food should be of better quality. More advanced math is needed.
Douglas Gideon "Doug" Hitchcock 7,769 votes 11.2%
  • Party: DEC
  • Occupation: Real Estate Businessman
  • Lived in Garden Grove all my life
  • Attended its Schools and Graduate of GGHSD
  • Played Little League and Boys Club of GG
  • Currently preparing for Real Estate Broker Exam
  • No Vouchers
  • One Language Unites two divide ENGLISH only
Priorities:
  • I believe in teaching more American HIstory
  • I believe in demonstrating respect for the law by ending bilingual education
  • I support after shcool study groups with kids helping kids

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