Jenny Lam
Jenny Lam was a member of the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in California. Lam assumed office in 2019. Lam left office on January 8, 2025.
Lam ran for re-election to the San Francisco Unified Board of Education in California. Lam won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed originally appointed Lam to the San Francisco Unified Board of Education to fill a vacancy on January 22, 2019. Lam then ran in a special election in 2019 to serve in office for the remainder of the unexpired term.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenny Lam (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 195,270 | |
| ✔ |  | Mark Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 194,810 |
| ✔ | Kevine Boggess (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 175,302 | |
| ✔ |  | Matt Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 149,212 |
 | Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 143,685 | |
| Michelle Parker (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 117,434 | ||
| Nick Rothman (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 56,993 | ||
| Genevieve Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 56,878 | ||
| Andrew Alston (Nonpartisan) | 2.9 | 33,122 | ||
| Paul Kangas (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 22,720 | ||
| Total votes: 1,145,426 | |||
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2019
See also: San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections (2019)
General election
Special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education
Incumbent Jenny Lam defeated Kirsten Strobel and Robert Coleman in the special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jenny Lam (Nonpartisan) | 73.6 | 121,154 | |
| Kirsten Strobel (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 26,036 | ||
 | Robert Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 10.6 | 17,395 | |
| Total votes: 164,585 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jenny Lam did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Jenny Lam completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lam's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Prioritize Student Learning
- Invest in Caring Communities
- Build Pathways to Excellence
Public education is what gave me and my family the opportunity for economic mobility. I've dedicated my professional life to public service and social justice including working for nonprofit organizations like OASES (Oakland Asian Students Educational Services) and Chinese for Affirmative Action.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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