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

Results as of Dec 5 3:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (192/192)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Suzie Swartz 44,653 votes 30.0%

  • Occupation: Local Businesswoman/Teacher
  • A UCLA graduate, Suzie has been involved in public relations-marketing communications and advertising for more than 20 years.
  • She has also spent the past several years teaching preschool three mornings a week and is working as a substitute preschool teacher this year.
  • Suzie is an active community member in the Saddleback Valley for over 13 years and sends her children to our public schools.
  • Suzie has served many years on the Executive PTA Boards for both Del Cerro Elementary and the Saddleback Valley PTA Council.
  • She has also served on various SVUSD parent advisory committees and on Community Review panels for the State Department of Education.
  • Suzie is an honored recipient of Phi Delta Kappa's Citizen of the Year Award for her community service to our public schools.
Priorities:
  • Continue to raise student achievement by ensuring that all students have the tools and help that they need to succeed.
  • Maintain fiscal responsibility, adovcate for local control of our tax dollars and aggressively pursue additional sources of revenue for our schools.
  • Improve the parent/school connection by fostering an environment that values meaningful parent participation and communication.
Don Sedgwick 39,651 votes 26.6%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Occupation: Incumbent
Ginny Aitkens 32,727 votes 22.0%
  • Occupation: Community Education Volunteer
  • SVUSD Management Team Volunteer of the Year 1999
  • Education Council President 1998-2000
  • Saddleback Valley PTA Council Legislative Chair 1998-2000
Priorities:
  • Increasing Student Achievement through a renewed collaboration of parents and teachers
  • Continuing Fiscal Responsibility through sound management and maximizing the return of all available state and federal funds to local public schools
  • Encouraging Parent Involvement through meaningful workshops and effectiveness training
Winston L. Frost 31,918 votes 21.4%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Occupation: Educator

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