Become part of the movement for unbiased, accessible election information. Donate today.
Liang-Fang Chao
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This board member is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
Liang-Fang Chao was an at-large member of the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education in California. Chao assumed office in 2016. Chao left office in 2019.
Chao ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education in California. Chao won in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Chao has lived in Cupertino since 1998. She has worked as an assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering for Iowa State University, as a researcher at Munich Technological University, and as a senior staff engineer for Quickturn Design Systems and Cadence Design Systems. Chao earned a master's degree in computer engineering from National Chiao Tung University and a Ph.D. in computer science from Princeton University. She and her husband have two sons, both of whom attend Cupertino schools.[1]
Chao has volunteered in the district as a math circle facilitator and math olympiad founder. She has also served as a volunteer mentor for the Maker Faire’s Young Maker program, as a board member of the YMCA, and as a storyteller and reading program volunteer at the San Jose Public Library. She also established Better Cupertino, a group that raises awareness about transparency and accountability.[2]
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.[3][4]
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
Chao reported $28,706.55 in contributions and $26,569.42 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with $2,137.13 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Chao was endorsed by the Cupertino Education Association, the community group BetterCupertino, California State Assembly member Kansen Chu (D-25), and Santa Clara County Board of Education member Joseph Di Salvo.[6][7] She was also endorsed by a number of community members, including fellow challenger Gregory Anderson. Click here for a full list of her supporters.
Campaign themes
2016
Chao highlighted the following priorities on her campaign website:
| “ | Students First I will work hard to ensure that teachers and classrooms have the necessary resources to give our children a first class educational experience, one that immerses them in a 21st century education of critical thinking, collaborative learning, creativity and the ability to communicate effectively.
|
” |
| —Liang-Fang Chao (2016)[9] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Liang Chao for Cupertino Union School District Board, "Resume," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Liang Chao for Cupertino Union School District Board, "About Liang," 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
- ↑ Liang Chao for Cupertino Union School District Board, "Supporters and Endorsements," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Liang Chao for Cupertino Union School District Board, "New Leadership," 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 |
