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Orange County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Governing Board Member; Buena Park School District Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 3:24pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (26/26)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Barbara E. Michel 4,357 votes 35.6%

  • Occupation: Retired District Employee
  • Early Childhood Education Certificate
  • Payroll/Accounting Technician/Library Clerk/Child Care
  • Participant in the District Bond Oversite Committee
  • CSEA Orange County Member of the Year, 1999
  • Trustee in Metropolitan Employee Benefit Association the District Health Benefits with four Districts.
  • Chief Labor Negotiator for CSEA for 14 years
Priorities:
  • Major Supporter for Increasing Student Achievement
  • Permanent School Buildings - Fewer Modulars
  • Public Schools Need and Deserve Our Support!
L. Carole Jensen 4,229 votes 34.5%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/Community Volunteer
  • Master's Degree in Business Administration, California State University, Long Beach 1987
  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources with an emphasis in Personnel Management, Labor Relations and Contract Negotiations, CSULB 1983
  • Certificate of Completion in Photograghy from Covina's Tri Community Adult Education Program, 1997
  • Current Orange County Girl Scout Brownie Leader, Beatty School Organizer and Brownie Level Consultant
  • Coordinator for Eastside Christian Church's Mothers of Pre-schoolers (MOPS) Program
  • Coordinator for La Mirada's Mothers Offering Mothers Support (MOMS) Club
Priorities:
  • Rich curriculum based in math, reading, writing & sciences with continued support for arts & music.
  • Availability of advanced classes for high performing students.
  • Responsible spending of school improvement bond funds.
Robert D. Thompson 3,665 votes 29.9%
  • Occupation: Doctor of Chiropractic
  • Appointed to the Buena Park School Board August 1997
  • Elected to the Buena Park School Board November 1998
  • Past President of the Buena Park School Board 1998-1999
  • Supported a "back to basics" focus on reading and math (Sat 9 scores are up for the second year in a row district wide)
  • Past President of the Buena Park Rotary Club
  • Served as Board Member for the Buena Park Boys and Girls Club
Priorities:
  • I believe every child can learn.
  • I believe every child deserves a rich curriculum that is built upon the basics of reading, writing, math and the sciences.
  • I believe vocational education and the arts help add richness to a child's education.

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