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Montgomery County, PA November 3, 2009 Election
School Director; Lower Merion School District Voter Information

4 Year Term. Salary: None

Results as of November 23 1:46pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (46/46)
(37 Total Other Write-In Votes 0.07%)
Candidates (Vote for 4)
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Melissa Gilbert Click here for more information about this candidate 13,188 votes 25.25%

  • Party: Democratic, Republican
  • Occupation: Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University
  • 1993, PhD, Geography, Clark University
  • 1991, MA, Geography, Clark University
  • 1988, MA, Urban and Regional Studies, University of Sussex, UK (Fulbright Scholar)
  • 1986, BA, Geography and Political Science, Clark University, Magna Cum Laude
  • 1984-1985, London School of Economics, UK
Priorities:
  • Improving and equalizing education for all students in Lower Merion School District
  • Promoting fiscal responsibility while improving educational quality
  • Increasing communication and providing transparency in decision-making
Gary J. Friedlander Click here for more information about this candidate 13,063 votes 25.01%
  • Party: Democratic, Republican
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • Dickinson College, B.A.
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
  • Drexel University, M.B.A., (Finance)
Priorities:
  • Elimination of the Achievement Gap
  • Maintaining strong education programming in an Act I Environment
  • Fiscal responsibility with the budget
Jerold J. Novick Click here for more information about this candidate 13,010 votes 24.91%
  • Party: Democratic, Republican
  • Occupation: Attorney/Real Estate Development
  • Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Science, 1981
  • Duke University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1984
  • Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd, Director, 1996 - 2001, Chairman, Zoning Committee; Vice President
  • Lower Merion School District, School Board Director, 2001 - present; Board President, Dec. 2002 - Dec. 2003
  • PMC Property Group, Inc., 2004 - Present, General Counsel
Priorities:
  • Improving Communications with the Public at Large
  • Eliminating the Achievement Gap
  • Reducing Rate of Spending Increases Relative to Peer Districts
Lyn Kugel 12,925 votes 24.75%
  • Party: Democratic, Republican

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