Robert A. Singer
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Robert A. Singer was a member of the Fullerton Joint Union High Board of Trustees At-large in California. He assumed office in 1980.
Singer ran for re-election to the Fullerton Joint Union High Board of Trustees At-large in California. He won in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
In addition to serving on the Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees, Singer is a member of the California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly and the Orange County School Boards Association Director for High Schools. He also serves on the Orange County Committee on School District Organization, the Museum of Teaching and Learning (MOTAL) Advisory Committee and the City of Fullerton Economic Development Team. In 2013, he received the Marian Bergeson Award as Orange County's “Outstanding Board Member.”[1]
Singer worked as a defense communications engineer and manager at Hughes/Raytheon and Boeing. He earned his bachelor's degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University. He and his wife both graduated from the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, as did their two children.[1]
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The race featured three incumbents, Marilyn Buchi, Robert N. Hathaway and Robert A. Singer, and four challengers, Joanne Fawley, M.J. Noor, Zina B. Gleason and Ho Jeong Lim. All three incumbents won their bids for re-election.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Robert N. Hathaway Incumbent |
20.1% | 17,721 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert A. Singer Incumbent |
18.3% | 16,129 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marilyn Buchi Incumbent |
16.9% | 14,872 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joanne Fawley | 14.8% | 12,980 | |
| Nonpartisan | M.J. Noor | 14.3% | 12,547 | |
| Nonpartisan | Zina B. Gleason | 8.8% | 7,758 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ho Jeong Lim | 6.8% | 5,947 | |
| Total Votes | 87,954 | |||
| Source: Orange County, "Official Results for Election ," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Singer reported $5,195.00 in contributions and $6,763.00 in expenditures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters. In addition to his reported $8,432.00 cash balance, that left him with $6,864.00 cash on hand as of September 30, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Singer received endorsements from the following organizations:[3][4]
- Fullerton Secondary Teachers Organization
- California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 82
- Neighbors United for Fullerton (NUFF)
- Fullerton Observer
Singer also received endorsements from several school board members and community leaders. A list of his supporters can be found here.
2010
| Fullerton Joint Union High School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert A. Singer Incumbent |
23.5% | 25,292 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert N. Hathaway Incumbent |
23.1% | 24,861 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marilyn Buchi Incumbent |
22.7% | 24,404 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vicki R. Calhoun | 18.8% | 20,199 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nadia Sanchez | 11.8% | 12,687 | |
| Total Votes | 107,443 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives: 2010 General Election," accessed October 1, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Singer highlighted the following goals on his campaign website:
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| —Robert A. Singer's campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
See also
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District, California
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Re-elect Bob Singer Fullerton Joint Union High School District 2014, "About Bob Singer," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Campaign statements emailed to Ballotpedia from the Orange County Registrar of Voters on October 20, 2014
- ↑ California Teachers Association, "CTA Locally Endorsed Candidate as of October 4, 2014," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ Re-elect Bob Singer Fullerton Joint Union High School District 2014, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Bob Singer, "Bob’s Goals for the Coming Years," accessed October 1, 2014
| 2014 Fullerton Joint Union High School District Elections | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Marilyn Buchi • Incumbent, Robert N. Hathaway • Incumbent, Robert A. Singer • Joanne Fawley • Zina B. Gleason • Ho Jeong Lim • M.J. Noor |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
