Pavel Sukhobok
Pavel Sukhobok ran for election for an at-large seat of the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland. He lost in the primary on June 2, 2020.
Sukhobok completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Pavel Sukhobok received a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2009 and a master's degree and J.D. from George Washington University. His professional experience includes co-founding a local tutoring center and founding a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Kenya.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large
Lynne Harris defeated Sunil Dasgupta in the general election for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 221,533 |
| Sunil Dasgupta (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 203,639 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 4,504 | ||
| Total votes: 429,676 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large
The following candidates ran in the primary for Montgomery County Board of Education At-large on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynne Harris (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 63,551 |
| ✔ | Sunil Dasgupta (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 44,785 | |
| Stephen Austin (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 28,238 | ||
| Paul Geller (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 13,376 | ||
| Mitra Ahadpour (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 13,176 | ||
| Jay Guan (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 11,753 | ||
| Dalbin Osorio (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 10,782 | ||
| Anil Chaudhry (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 7,137 | ||
| Darwin Romero (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 6,929 | ||
 | Pavel Sukhobok (Nonpartisan) | 2.8 | 6,007 | |
| Collins Odongo (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 4,663 | ||
| Cameron Rhode (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 4,238 | ||
| Lumpoange Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 3,159 | ||
| Total votes: 217,794 | |||
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2010
Sukhobok initially filed as a Democrat but withdrew on April 20, 2010.[2]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Pavel Sukhobok completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sukhobok's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Strengthen the curriculum
- Fix the grading system and curb rampant grade inflation
- Expand special needs testing
The Board of Education has been setting misguided policies ever since I can remember. When I was in high school, we had the 50% rule, where a student would automatically get half credit just by putting their name on the assignment. The teachers hated it. The students abused it. Nowadays, there are no midterms or finals. Our children are going off to colleges without having the opportunity to build strong study habits for college exams. Moreover, the MCPS grading system discourages hard work. Students who get an A in the first quarter or second quarter are guaranteed an A for the semester as long as they don't get a C or below the second quarter. I've had countless students tell me after getting an A in the first quarter that they don't really need to work as hard the next quarter. What kind of message does that send?
Curriculum:
I also founded a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2011 to help underprivileged children escape the vicious cycle of poverty. I believe that education can singlehandedly lift communities out of poverty. As a result, we need to stop politicizing it.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 13, 2020
- ↑ List of 2010 candidates for Maryland House of Delegates
