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Rama Dawar
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Rama Dawar was a member of the Central Unified Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 7. Dawar left office in 2018.
Dawar ran for re-election to the Central Unified Board of Trustees to represent Trustee Area 7 in California. Dawar lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
He was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014.
Dawar was a 2014 nonpartisan candidate for the city council of Fresno, California. He was defeated in the primary election on June 3, 2014, by Cary Catalano and Esmeralda Soria.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 7
Naindeep Singh Chann defeated incumbent Rama Dawar in the general election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Naindeep Singh Chann (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 947 | |
 | Rama Dawar (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 839 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 1,801 | |||
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2014
Central Unified Board of Trustees
- See also: Central Unified School District elections (2014)Four seats on the Central Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Board members from Trustee Areas 1, 2, 4 and 7 were up for re-election, and they all faced at least one challenger.
In Trustee Area 1, incumbent Phil Rusconi lost his bid for re-election against challengers Nick Espinoza and Cesar Granda, with Granda taking the seat. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Judith Geringer faced two challengers, Ruben Coronado and Julia Montoya Shields, and lost the election to Coronado. The Trustee Area 4 race featured incumbent George Wilson Jr. and challengers Richard Atkins and Becky Vanoni. Atkins won the election. In Trustee Area 7, incumbent Diana Milla lost her bid for re-election against Rama Dawar.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Rama Dawar |
50.7% | 593 | |
| Nonpartisan | Diana Milla Incumbent | 48.9% | 572 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,170 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election Unofficial Final Summary Report," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Dawar reported $3,410.00 in contributions and $3,426.12 in expenditures to the Fresno County Registrar of Voters, leaving his campaign with a negative balance as of October 18, 2014.[1]
Endorsements
Dawar received endorsements from the Political Action Committee for Classified Employees of California School Employees and the UA Local 246 Plumbers and Pipefitters COPE Committee.[1]
City council
The city of Fresno, California held a general election on November 4. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. In the primary election, Cary Catalano and Esmeralda Soria advanced past Lawrence Cano, Mark Castro, Rebeca Rangel, Rama Dawar and Jackson Shepherd. Soria defeated Catalano in the general election on November 4.[2][3][4]
Campaign themes
2014
Dawar highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Business Experience
Rama Dawar has the business experience needed to lead. Rama Dawar has balanced a budget and made payroll. Rama Dawar will apply business principals to guarantee fiscal responsibility with our taxpayer dollars and ensure greater operational efficiency.
Rama Dawar knows it is important to keep the money in the classroom and reduce bloated bureaucracy. Rama Dawar will ensure our students have the best facilities and supplies and that teachers and support staff have the support they need to do their jobs.
College or Career Ready Rama Dawar knows that we must ensure that our students have the skills they need for the 21st century. Whether their future is going to a university or into a trade, Rama Dawar knows that we must provide students with the tools they need to pursue their dreams.
Rama Dawar loves America, the country he chose, and believes it is the greatest country on earth. Rama Dawar knows it is important to instill a sense of civic pride and the ideals that have made this country great in our students.[5] |
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| —Rama Dawar's campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
See also
- Central Unified School District, California
- Central Unified School District elections (2018)
- Central Unified School District elections (2014)
- Fresno, California
- Fresno, California city council elections, 2014
- United States municipal elections, 2014
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Central Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- County of Fresno - June 2014 Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs Search Engine: Rama Dawar for Central Unified Trustee Area 7, 2014," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed April 2, 2014
- ↑ Fresno Bee, "Fresno City Council District 1 race heads to Nov. fight," June 4, 2014
- ↑ County of Fresno, "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rama Dawar for Central Unified Trustee Area 7, "Issues," accessed September 18, 2014
| Central Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Fresno County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
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