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Anjali Kausar
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Anjali Kausar was an at-large member of the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education in California. She was first appointed to the board in 2009.[1] Kausar did not file to run for re-election in 2018.
Biography
Kausar works as an executive director at the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and as a realtor for Intero Real Estate Services. She has served on the California School Boards Association, the Santa Clara County School Boards Association, the Asian Pacific Islander School Board Members Association and California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson’s Education Technology Task Force. Kausar earned her bachelor's degree in health sciences and her master's degree in health administration at Wichita State University. She earned a second master's degree in policy organization leadership studies from Stanford University. Kausar and her husband have three children, all of whom have attended school in the Cupertino Union School District.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats were up for election on the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Anjali Kausar ran against challengers Kristen Pan Lyn, Chris Zhang and Soma McCandless.[4] Kausar won her bid for re-election. Lyn and McCandless were elected to the remaining two seats.
The 2014 general election was the first time the Cupertino Union School District elected board of education members in an even-numbered year. Prior to 2014, school board elections were held during odd-numbered years.[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Kristen Pan Lyn |
28% | 17,665 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anjali Kausar Incumbent |
25.6% | 16,180 | |
| Nonpartisan | Soma McCandless |
24.6% | 15,537 | |
| Nonpartisan | Chris Zhang | 21.8% | 13,771 | |
| Total Votes | 63,153 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Kausar reported $1,496.00 in contributions and $2,939.70 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters as of October 18, 2014. In addition to her existing balance of $3,069.46, that left her campaign with $1,625.76 cash on hand at that time.[6]
Endorsements
Kausar received endorsements from the following organizations:[7][8][9][10]
- Santa Clara County Democratic Party
- Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)
- Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club
- South Bay Labor Council
- Planned Parenthood Advocates Mar Monte
- Evolve
Kausar also received endorsements from a number of municipal officials, community leaders and school board members, including former Cupertino Union Board of Education members Ben Liao and Gary McCue.[9] A full list of her supporters can be found here.
2009
| Cupertino Union School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary McCue Incumbent |
30.5% | 15,167 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ben Liao Incumbent |
28.9% | 14,375 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anjali Kausar Incumbent |
25.9% | 12,885 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kern Peng | 14.7% | 7,315 | |
| Total Votes | 49,742 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "November 3, 2009, Consolidated Election Official Final Results," accessed July 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Kausar highlighted the following priorities on her campaign website:
| “ | As a continuing member of the Board my priorities will be:
|
” |
| —Anjali Kausar's campaign website (2014)[12] | ||
See also
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Cupertino Union School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Cupertino Union School District, "Board of Education," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Anjali Kausar," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Re-elect Anjali Kausar on Nov 4, 2014, "About Anjali," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Cupertino Union switching to even-year election cycle," February 27, 2013
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Kauser, Anjali," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Santa Clara County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ South Bay Labor Council, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidate Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Re-elect Anjali Kausar on Nov 4, 2014, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 04, 2014 Election," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-Elect Anjali Kausar on Nov 4, 2014, Cupertino Union School District Board, "Welcome!" accessed September 23, 2014
| 2014 Cupertino Union School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Anjali Kausar • Kristen Pan Lyn • Soma McCandless • Chris Zhang |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
