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Cung T. Nguyen

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Cung T. Nguyen was a member of the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education At-large in California. Nguyen assumed office in 2007.
Nguyen ran for re-election to the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education At-large in California. Nguyen won in the general election on April 21, 2015.
Biography
Nguyen works as a senior civil engineer for the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works. He has served as district liaison to a number of associations and clubs, including the Los Angeles County Schools Trustees Association, the City of Arcadia’s Joint Use Commission, the Arcadia High School Athletic Booster Club and the Arcadia Music Club. He has also served with the PTA, the American Youth Soccer Organization and the Boy Scouts. Nguyen and his wife have three sons who attend school in the Arcadia Unified School District.[1]
Elections
2015
Three of five seats on the Arcadia Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on April 21, 2015. Due to the lack of opposition, the district canceled the election.
Incumbents Kay Kinsler, Cung T. Nguyen and Lori Allison Phillipi ran unopposed and won re-election to their three at-large seats by default. These same candidates also ran unopposed in 2011.
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Kay Kinsler, Cung T. Nguyen and Lori Allison Phillipi were re-elected to their at-large seats by default.[2]
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[3][4][5]
Endorsements
Nguyen did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition.[2] Incumbents Lori Allison Phillipi and Cung T. Nguyen and newcomer Kay Kinsler were elected to the board by default.[1]
See also
- Arcadia Unified School District, California
- Arcadia Unified School District elections (2015)
- Baraka-backed "Children First Team" dominates Newark's school election (April 22, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arcadia Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed March 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pasadena Star News, "With no opposition for 3 incumbents, Arcadia Board of Education cancels spring election," March 24, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
2015 Arcadia Unified School District Elections | |
Los Angeles County, California | |
Election date: | April 21, 2015 |
Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Kay Kinsler • Incumbent, Cung T. Nguyen • Incumbent, Lori Allison Phillipi |
Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |