Ken Dauber
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Ken Dauber is an at-large member of the Palo Alto Unified Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Dauber earned bachelor's and master's degrees in sociology from Yale University and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Arizona in 1993. Since 2007 he has been a staff software engineer for Google and previously worked as a senior software engineer for Netflix. Duber has taught at Smith College and Northwestern University, and been a consultant for the Education Trust, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Education Trust West and the U.S. Department of Education.[1]
Elections
2014
The election in Palo Alto Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Candidates Ken Dauber, Catherine Crystal Foster, Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera, Gina Dalma and Terry Godfrey ran for election. Dauber and Godfrey won election to the two seats by defeating Foster, Cabrera and Dalma. No incumbents filed for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Ken Dauber |
29.5% | 10,709 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terry Godfrey |
27.1% | 9,837 | |
| Nonpartisan | Catherine Crystal Foster | 26.6% | 9,637 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gina Dalma | 14% | 5,077 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera | 2.8% | 998 | |
| Total Votes | 36,258 | |||
| Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 23, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Dauber reported $29,580.00 in contributions and $16,905.62 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. In addition to his reported $5,785.23 cash balance, that left him with a cash balance of $12,674.38 as of September 30, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Dauber was endorsed by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ken + Dauber + Palo + Alto + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
| 2014 Palo Alto Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Clara County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Jay Blas Jacob Cabrera • Gina Dalma • Ken Dauber • Catherine Crystal Foster • Terry Godfrey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
