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Kristen Pan Lyn

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Kristen Pan Lyn
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Prior offices
Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large

Education

Bachelor's

National Taiwan University

Graduate

Indiana University

Personal
Profession
Senior finance professional
Contact

Personal website

Kristen Pan Lyn was an at-large member on the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014. She did not file to run for re-election in 2018.

Biography

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Lyn earned her B.S. in accounting from National Taiwan University. She went on to earn her M.S. in accounting from Indiana University. She also holds a certificate in international financial reporting and is a registered tax preparer.[1]

Professionally, Lyn works as a senior manager at Roku, Inc. She has 14 years of experience in finance.[1]

Lyn co-founded the Noah Private Foundation in 2011 to advocate for children's needs. She also participated in the Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon to support a foster youth education project.[1]

Elections

2014

See also: Cupertino Union School District elections (2014)

Three at-large seats were up for election on the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Anjali Kausar ran against challengers Kristen Pan Lyn, Chris Zhang and Soma McCandless.[2] Kausar won her bid for re-election. Lyn and McCandless were elected to the remaining two seats.

The 2014 general election was the first time the Cupertino Union School District elected board of education members in an even-numbered year. Prior to 2014, school board elections were held during odd-numbered years.[3]

Results

Cupertino Union School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngKristen Pan Lyn 28% 17,665
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAnjali Kausar Incumbent 25.6% 16,180
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSoma McCandless 24.6% 15,537
     Nonpartisan Chris Zhang 21.8% 13,771
Total Votes 63,153
Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

Lyn reported $10,894.04 in total contributions and $9,840.80 in total expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters as of October 18, 2014, leaving her campaign with $1,053.24 cash on hand.[4]

Endorsements

Lyn received endorsements from the following organizations and state officials:[5][6]

Lyn also received endorsements from a number of local officials, community leaders and school board members, including former Cupertino Union Board of Education member Ben Liao.[6] A full list of her supporters can be found here (dead link).

Campaign themes

2014

Lyn highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:

“ If I am elected, I will focus on these particular areas ("FACE"):
  1. Fiscal Responsibility: Advocating for adequate funding which is allocated fairly and effectively.
  2. Accountability: Ensuring that the Board and its staff are held accountable for implementing the district's programs/policies.
  3. Communication: Maintaining strong and effective communication among schools, parents, and the community.
  4. Education of Whole-Child: Emphasizing student success in ethics, academics, extracurricular activities and global citizenship.

It takes the entire community to educate our children who are the future of our society. Together, we can provide the best education for the students of CUSD. I would be honored to have your vote.[7]

”
—Kristen Pan Lyn's campaign website (2014)[8]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lyn In, "About," accessed October 6, 2014 (dead link)
  2. ↑ Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 14, 2014
  3. ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Cupertino Union switching to even-year election cycle," February 27, 2013
  4. ↑ Santa Clara CountyRegistrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Lyn, Kristen," accessed October 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Santa Clara County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kristen Pan Lyn, "Lyn's Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014 (dead link)
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  8. ↑ Lyn In, "Elect Kristen Pan Lyn," accessed September 24, 2014
2014 Cupertino Union School District Elections
Santa Clara County, California
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:At-large: • Incumbent, Anjali Kausar • Kristen Pan Lyn • Soma McCandless • Chris Zhang
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