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Contra Costa County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Board Member; Lafayette School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 15 1:28pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (34/34)
82.9% Voter Turnout (418,335/504,505)
(6 Writein Votes 0.1%)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Shayne M. Silva 8,387 votes 39.3%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
Stephenie Teichman Click here for more information about this candidate 7,162 votes 33.6%
  • Occupation: Attorney/Adjunct Professor at St. Mary's College
  • LASF Volunteer
  • Chairperson, Revenue Study Committee for the Lafayette School District, 2003
  • Chairperson, RAPPORT (2003-04) - a District-wide committee of Parent Organization Leadership
  • Executive Board Member Springhill Parent Faculty Club (President 2002-03)
  • School Site Council - Vice Chair, Springhill
  • District Technology Group
Priorities:
  • Quality of Education
  • Financial Resources for the District
  • Community Communication and Involvement
Barry D. McQuain Click here for more information about this candidate 5,773 votes 27.1%
  • Occupation: Investment Banker
  • MIT - Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Finance
  • Fifteen years experience as a banker managing the budgets of a 500 million dollar business with 250 staff
  • President of the Happy Valley Estates Homeowners Association
  • Worked with neurophysiologists and education research experts and spent one year teaching children across the USA how to read and how to learn
  • Four daughters attending Lafayette Elementary Schools
  • Former part time seventh grade teacher of economics and finance and a regular volunteer at Happy Valley School in reading and math
Priorities:
  • Increase the effectiveness of the application of technology (tools, processes, methodologies, and computers) in our schools
  • Raise the academic standards for our schools by basing our teaching methodologies on solid, educational reseach that demonstrates effective results
  • Strengthen our school's financial status to allow more funding for science, arts and especially foreign languages

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