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Santa Clara County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Board Member; Berryessa Union School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Nov 20 3:06pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (63/63)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Ray Kwok 7,034 votes 26.0%

  • Occupation: Professor/Entrepreneur
  • Ph.D. Physics
  • Adjunct Professor, San Jose State University
  • Adjunct Professor, Santa Clara University
  • CEO & Founder, ZoMatch, Inc.
  • Science Instructor for many elementary & middle school programs
  • has a long track record of community service as a coordinator or a volunteer
Priorities:
  • Academic Excellence - requires quality teachers and improved communications between parents, teachers and administrators
  • Campus Safety - to provide a safe and pleasant environment for positive learning experience.
  • Solicit additional funding and service from private sector to supplement and enrich the student curriculum.
Kansen Chu 6,845 votes 25.3%
  • Occupation: Businessperson
  • Electronic Engineer, IBM Corp. 1978 to 1996
  • Committee Chair, Santa Clara County Mental Health Board
  • Board of Dirctors, YMCA Santa Clara Valley Metro Board
  • Advisory Board, Vision New America
  • Congressional Awad in Outstanding and Invaluable service to the Community, Hon. Norm Mineta
  • Congressional Resolution for Community Service, Hon. Anna Eshoo
Priorities:
  • Best Quality Education
  • Student Safety
  • District Budget
John Coyle 5,023 votes 18.6%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Occupation: School Building Inspector
Alkesh Desai 3,811 votes 14.1%
  • Occupation: Business Analyst
Priorities:
  • Academic Excellence
  • Recruiting and Retaining The Best Teachers
  • Safe and Modern 21st Century Schools with Before/After Schools, Sports
Jorge O. Licea 2,430 votes 9.0%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Occupation: Network Administrator
Fred Siemon 1,932 votes 7.1%
  • Occupation: Retired Dentist
  • Santa Clara County Senior Care Commission
  • Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, 2001-2002
  • Practiced general dentistry in Milpitas for 27 years
  • Graduated UOP School of dentistry in 1974, with honors
Priorities:
  • We must support teachers financially and vocationally.
  • We must do what we can to reduce intimidation and bullying
  • We must operate schools on sound fiscal principles

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