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Gregory Anderson (California)
Gregory Anderson was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Cupertino Union School District school board in California. Anderson was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Anderson works as the chief instructional officer at Cañada College. He has served in this position since 2013. He previously worked as the faculty director of the Student Success Center at De Anza College and as a member of the faculty at the University of Southern California. Anderson also has experience teaching at the preschool, elementary, high school, and college level in a number of different countries, including Lesotho, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Japan. He has a bachelor's degree in speech communication and English linguistics, a master's degree in TESOL, and a doctorate in education.[1]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Josephine Lucey and Phyllis Vogel ran against challengers Gregory Anderson and Liang-Fang Chao. Vogel won re-election to the board, and Chao won the other seat on the ballot.[2][3]
Results
| Cupertino Union School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Liang-Fang Chao |
29.06% | 22,478 |
| Phyllis Vogel Incumbent |
24.98% | 19,320 |
| Gregory Anderson | 24.70% | 19,102 |
| Josephine Lucey Incumbent | 21.26% | 16,441 |
| Total Votes | 77,341 | |
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Anderson reported $28,710.00 in contributions and $26,519.78 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with $2,190.22 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Anderson was endorsed by the Cupertino Education Association, Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone, Redwood City Council member Alicia C. Aguirre, Saratoga Mayor Manny Capello, and Santa Clara County Board of Education member Joseph Di Salvo.[5][6] He was also endorsed by a number of community members, including fellow challenger Liang-Fang Chao. Click here to see a full list of his endorsements.
Campaign themes
2016
Anderson highlighted the following statement on his campaign website:
| “ | My Commitment as a CUSD Board Member
My Unique Qualifications
|
” |
| —Gregory Anderson (2016)[8] | ||
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gregory Anderson for CUSD Board, "About Gregory," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 17, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County, "November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election Summary," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "County of Santa Clara Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 15, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kai Brown, President of the Cupertino Education Association," September 16, 2016
- ↑ Gregory Anderson for CUSD Board, "Endorsements," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gregory Anderson for CUSD Board, "Home," accessed September 27, 2016
| 2016 Cupertino Union School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Josephine Lucey • Incumbent, Phyllis Vogel • Gregory Anderson • Liang-Fang Chao |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
