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Paymon Zarghami

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Paymon Zarghami
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Prior offices
San Jose Unified School District school board Trustee Area 4

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Paymon Zarghami was a Trustee Area 4 representative on the San Jose Unified Board of Education in California from 2014 to 2018. He resigned in February 2018.

Zarghami posted on Facebook about his decision to resign, stating: "I made a very tough decision. I accepted an exciting career opportunity in New York City. This means I am resigning from the San Jose Unified School Board, effective today, February 8th. This was hard, because I care so much about the neighborhood and school district that raised me. I also know that this job opportunity will be exciting for my career."[1][2]

Elections

2014

See also: San Jose Unified School District elections (2014)

The election in San Jose Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.

Incumbents Richard M. Garcia and Veronica Grijalva Lewis from Trustee Areas 2 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election. Challenger Susan Ellenberg defeated Garcia for the Area 2 seat. Paymon Zarghami also won election to the board by defeating Lewis and Sam Ho for the Area 4 seat.

Results

San Jose Unified School District,
Trustee Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPaymon Zarghami 47.9% 4,544
     Nonpartisan Veronica Grijalva Lewis Incumbent 27.5% 2,610
     Nonpartisan Sam Ho 24.6% 2,333
Total Votes 9,487
Source: Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results," accessed January 2, 2015

Funding

Zarghami reported $10,200.00 in contributions and $3,914.76 in expenditures to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, leaving him with a cash balance of $6,385.24 as of September 30, 2014.[3]

Endorsements

Zarghami was endorsed by the South Bay Labor Council.[4]

Recent news

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