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Andrew De Mars
Andrew De Mars ran for election to the Beaverton School District school board to represent Zone 1 in Oregon. He lost in the general election on May 20, 2025.
De Mars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Andrew De Mars was born in New Jersey. He earned a high school diploma from Nutley High School and a bachelor's degree from San Francisco State University. De Mars' career experience includes working in sales. [1]
Elections
2025
See also: Beaverton School District, Oregon, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Beaverton School District school board Zone 1
Van Truong defeated Karin Stark and Andrew De Mars in the general election for Beaverton School District school board Zone 1 on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Van Truong (Nonpartisan)  | 52.1 | 19,582 |
 | Karin Stark (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 11,597 | |
 | Andrew De Mars (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 6,385 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 37,614 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for De Mars in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Andrew De Mars completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by De Mars' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I'm running as an independent, as an involved parent and volunteer, who wants to enact change for our students, not political parties, outside groups or my own political aspirations. This is, and always should be about the kids!
- I have proven many times that cooler heads, common sense, mutual respect and diplomacy prevail.
- We’re spending more and more money, and continuously achieving worse outcomes. We have lower math and reading readiness, declining enrollment with families fleeing to private, charter and online schools, and a widening gender learning gap. This is not sustainable.
Access to sports and activities for children.
Health and wellness, especially for children.
The connection with his father who had passed, while overcoming incredible odds. Many parallels to my own life , though worlds away.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Beaverton School District school board Zone 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 16, 2025
