Jaria Jaug

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Jaria Jaug

Nonpartisan

Berryessa Union School District school board

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Jaria Jaug is an at-large member of the Berryessa Union School District school board in California. She assumed office on December 9, 2022. Her current term ends on December 11, 2026.

Jaug ran for election for an at-large seat of the Berryessa Union School District school board in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Jaug completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Berryessa Union School District, California, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Berryessa Union School District school board (3 seats)

Incumbent Thelma Boac, incumbent Hugo Jimenez, and Jaria Jaug defeated Lijuan Puzar in the general election for Berryessa Union School District school board on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Thelma Boac (Nonpartisan)	32.6	12,248
✔	Submit photo	Hugo Jimenez (Nonpartisan)	31.3	11,760
✔		Jaria Jaug (Nonpartisan)	24.8	9,303
	Submit photo	Lijuan Puzar (Nonpartisan)	11.2	4,208

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,519
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jaria Jaug completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jaug's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Jaria Jaug, pronounced like 'Mariah' but with a 'J'. I am a proud product of our Berryessa schools, lifelong San Jose resident, and daughter of Filipino immigrants. Currently, I serve as a District Representative for the CA State Assembly and so I already have an understanding of how to bring state funding down to our local schools. On the school board, I hope to foster student success by bringing more afterschool programs like homework/tutoring centers to meet students where they are at -to let them catch up if they need to or go beyond if they want to.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Being raised in Berryessa and having gone to our Berryessa schools (Brooktree Elementary and Morrill Middle) and through the entire public school system as a queer first generation child of immigrants, I gained a key perspective in knowing what resources our students need to succeed and become leaders for our community.
• As a District Representative, assisting North San Jose, I have hands-on experience with collaborating with different levels of government through event planning and social work. As a liaison for North San Jose, I have also coordinated ways for Berryessa schools to receive state funding in collaboration with the school board.
• My top priority will be to foster student success by meeting students where they are at by providing afterschool programs and expanding mental health assistance.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about public policy that brings equity and inclusion to our schools. These policies include policies that will be provide free resources to our struggling students like homework/tutoring centers, afterschool wi-fi access, free and reduced lunch, and proactive outreach to our parents. These policies will not only bring our struggling students to grade level, but it will also ensure that our students can become lifelong learners and leaders. Every student deserves to receive the best education possible, so striving to provide resources that can assist any and all students is my top priority.

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