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Los Angeles County, CA November 4, 2003 Election
Governing Board Member; Manhattan Beach Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 24 1:43pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (11/11)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Bill Cooper Click here for more information about this candidate 2,305 votes 21.55%

  • Occupation: Retired Teacher
  • B.A. Univ. of Calif. Berkeley
  • M.A. and Teaching Credential, C.S.U. Long Beach
  • General Administrative Credential, Loyola Univ.
  • Retire Teacher, 40 years of service
  • Vice Principal and Facilities Manager, Mira Costa
  • Supervisor, Les Frame Management Inc.
Priorities:
  • Positive solutions to modernization mismangement
  • Protect class size reductions while avoiding operating deficit
  • Open discussion and respect for all stakeholders
Amy Howorth 1,925 votes 18.00% Tecia Barton Click here for more information about this candidate 1,717 votes 16.05%
  • Occupation: Teacher
  • Former Mira Costa High School teacher, now teaching Advanced Placement U.S. History and Government at Palos Verdes High School
  • Chapman University, Los Angeles, CA - Single Subject Credential, 2002
  • Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA - J.D., May 1995
  • Faculty of Law, Nairobi, Kenya - Focus: International law, Human Rights, 1994
  • California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA - B.A., Political Science, 1989
  • Two terms on the Manhattan Beach School Board as the Mira Costa High School student trustee
Priorities:
  • Give teachers and parents a greater role in making decisions that impact the classroom.
  • Eliminate our reliance on expensive consultants and administrators and instead use the expertise of our educators and the community.
  • Remove all students from inferior portable bungalows and build real classrooms.
Stuart Johnson 1,390 votes 13.00% Bill Eisen 1,072 votes 10.02%
  • Occupation: Retired CPA
LeRoy E Nelson Click here for more information about this candidate 843 votes 7.88%
  • Occupation: Business Manager
  • Education: Caltech, B.S., M.S.
  • Occidental College, M.A. in Teaching
  • Job experience: Teacher, Systems Analyst
  • Software Engineer, Project Manager
  • MBUSD School Board 1995-1999
  • PTAs, SSC, MBEF, many District Committees
Priorities:
  • Maintain the high quality of education in Manhattan Beach schools
  • Balance the budget by reducing expenses and using resources efficiently
  • Restore community involvement in planning and oversight
Teri Greene 543 votes 5.08% Tracey Ann Windes 491 votes 4.59% Jeffrey Aaron Horn 315 votes 2.95% Craig Elliot Brown Click here for more information about this candidate 95 votes 0.89%
  • Occupation: Insurance Broker
Priorities:
  • Comprehensive Forensic Audit of all renovation expendatures
  • Comprehensive Review of Special Education Legal Procedures
  • Provide Free and Appropriate Public Education for all children

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Manhattan Beach Unified School District

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Resource Information

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Manhattan Beach PTA Council Questionnaire
News and Analysis

The Beach Reporter

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