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David Fox

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David Fox
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Education

Bachelor's

University of Pennsylvania

Graduate

University of Pennsylvania

Personal
Profession
Financial markets professional
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David Fox was a candidate seeking election to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education on November 4, 2014. He ran against two incumbents and four challengers for three at-large seats.[1] David Fox lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Fox has three degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, including a B.A. in English literature, a B.S. in economics and an M.A. in applied economics. He has worked as a financial markets professional for 27 years. He and his wife have three children, all three of whom have attended school in the Conejo Valley Unified School District.[2]

Elections

2014

See also: Conejo Valley Unified School District elections (2014)

Three seats on the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Two at-large incumbents, Mike Dunn and Patricia H. Phelps, ran for re-election against challengers John Andersen, Tony Dolz, David Fox, Bill A. Gorback and Brian T. Sullivan.

Dunn and Phelps won their bids for re-election, and Andersen won the third at-large seat.

Results

Conejo Valley Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia H. Phelps Incumbent 18.6% 16,284
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMike Dunn Incumbent 18.3% 16,078
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Andersen 14.9% 13,064
     Nonpartisan David Fox 13.4% 11,727
     Nonpartisan Bill A. Gorback 13.2% 11,566
     Nonpartisan Brian T. Sullivan 11.9% 10,441
     Nonpartisan Tony Dolz 9.5% 8,327
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 270
Total Votes 87,757
Source: Ventura County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election, November 4, 2014, Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

As of September 10, 2014, Fox had not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Ventura County Registrar of Voters.[3]

Endorsements

As of September 10, 2014, Fox had not received any endorsements for the 2014 general election.

Campaign themes

2014

Fox highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

My platform has three key planks:

Accountability
We need to restore a proper sense of accountability. The Board's duty is to hold the Superintendent and the Administration accountable to its citizens, not to serve as their rubber stamp . The Board also needs to be accountable to the citizens who elected them. Both aspects of accountability are in need of serious repair. Having served on and reported to major Boards for many years, I am confident I can get these jobs done.

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Vitally-Needed Expertise Serving Our Schools
There is no one on the Board with a background in Finance. I have already applied my knowledge working with the Administration to save the District over $1MM in fees. The District has a $162MM annual budget. Smarter financial management means more resources in the classrooms.

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Technology
The greatest resource we need in our technology infrastructure is vision. I have a wealth of knowledge and career experience dealing with technology. Here is how I think we can do more for our students.

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—David Fox's campaign website (2014)[5]

Recent news

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See also

External links

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