League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
	Board Member; Cupertino Union School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 9 3:01pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (85/85)

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. Gary McCue 15,167 votes 30.49% Occupation: Governing Board Member, Cupertino Union School District Serving our schools since 1994, elected 2001 B.S. Business Administration Former teacher and PTA president Fair funding (equalization) advocate Priorities: Quality education for all students Strategic innovation and child-centered development and wellbeing Strict accountability and responsible fiscal management Ben Liao 14,375 votes 28.90% Occupation: Trustee for Cupertino Union School District Director for California School Boards Association 12 years on the CUSD board More than twenty five years working in hi-tech companies six years as board member for West Valley Community Services Six years as School site council for Faria school Priorities: Provide the best learning environment for every students Recruit and retend quality staff Use education to break the cycle of poverty Anjali Kausar 12,885 votes 25.90% Occupation: Appointed Governing Board Member, Cupertino Union School District Health care executive with extensive experience in business development, technology, strategic planning and finance PTA President, Vice President, Board Member Foundation Treasurer Serving our schools since 2002 Married, with 3 children in the local public schools Priorities: Strong financial management Ensure teacher success and retention Engage our students in meaningful real world learning using technology Kern Peng 7,315 votes 14.71% Occupation: Father/Professor/Manager Active volunteer in K-12 programs, such as JA, IISME, AVID, National Engineers Week, PC Pals... Term adjunct professor at Santa Clara University since 2001 and previously at San Jose State University 20+ years of management experiences with the last 17 years at Intel Two doctorate degrees, one in Mechanical Engineering and the other in Business Administration, plus MBA and BS in Industrial Engineering Priorities: Improve the utilization of industry funded and volunteer supported programs at CUSD. Many of these programs have minimal burden on district recourses. Introduce educational development programs beyond academic focus, i.e. goal setting, time management, stress management, self-motivation... Promote partnership with local universities in providing educational seminars and programs for our teachers so that they can advance in their careers. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The the League of Women Voters of Cupertino/Sunnyvale has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on State and Federal Funds, Instruction, and Future. 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.

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