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Alameda County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Governing Board Member; Alameda Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 10:02, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (53/53)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Janet C. Gibson 13748 votes 25.2%

  • Occupation: Retired Teacher/Parent
  • Alameda Teacher 31 years
  • B.A., University of the Pacific
  • Masters Degree, Boston University
  • California Credentials: K-12 Resource Specialist, Pupil Personnel, Administrative,
  • Alameda Education Association WHO (We Honor Ours) Award, 1999
  • President, N. California Ecumenical Peace Institute
Priorities:
  • Restore Confidence of Community Members and Employee Groups
  • Bring employee salaries to competitive level with neighboring districts
  • Encourage both programs which support low achieving students and those which challenge our gifted and talented students.
Barbara M. Guenther 11663 votes 21.3%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Parent
  • Director of Alameda Head Start
  • Community and schools volunteer
  • Master's study in Special Education
  • Bachelor's study in Entomology
  • Former member of city council appointed board
Priorities:
  • Responsibly plan the budget and the direction of the district
  • Restore the relations with our employee groups and rebuild morale
  • Improve upon our student to computer ratios and shift to the next phase of technology
Bob Reeves 7946 votes 14.5%
(This candidate has been invited to participate in Smart Voter but had not responded as of this date.)
  • Occupation: Retired Educator
Michael E. "Mike" McMahon 7464 votes 13.6%
  • Occupation: Business Analyst
  • Actively involved parent for the past 12 years
  • Served on School Site Committees, Lum, Paden, Chipman & Encinal
  • Prior Member, Budget Advisory Committee, Facilities Committee, Realignment & Reconfiguration Committee
  • Net Year Volunteer for Lum, Paden, Chipman and Encinal
  • Habitat for Humanity Volunteer. Alameda
  • Volunteer Umpire for Babe Ruth Baseball
Priorities:
  • Securing dependable revenue funding
  • Providing competitive salaries for staff
  • Improving test scores
Larry Spencer 6904 votes 12.6%
(This candidate has been invited to participate in Smart Voter but had not responded as of this date.)
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Len Grzanka 6828 votes 12.5%
(This candidate has been invited to participate in Smart Voter but had not responded as of this date.)
  • Occupation: School Teacher/Journalist

Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.
  News and Analysis

Oakland Tribune

October 11, 2000

Candidates debate over school issues in Alameda race
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