Ryan Heap
Ryan Heap is an at-large member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Heap ran for election for an at-large seat of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Heap completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ryan Heap was born in Mesa, Arizona. He earned a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in 2003 and a graduate degree from Arizona State University in 2005. His career experience includes working as an electrical engineer.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Claudia Mendoza (Nonpartisan)  | 19.4 | 58,544 |
| ✔ |  | Ryan Heap (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 57,178 |
| ✔ |  | Barbara Mozdzen (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 50,137 |
 | Leanna DeKing (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 47,026 | |
 | Zeyna Pruzhanovsky (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 46,200 | |
 | Eloyce Gillespie (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 42,160 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 642 | ||
| Total votes: 301,887 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Omar Chaudry (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heap in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ryan Heap completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Heap's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- CUSD is a fantastic school district. From the highly driven, highly skilled teachers to the storied performing arts and sports programs, CUSD has been Arizona's premiere public school district. Nonetheless, enrollment is down and has been declining for the past several years yet neighboring charter schools enrollment is seeing triple digit growth over the same period. CUSD needs a school board willing to scrutinize the budget and to align the dollars with what will bring the greatest impact to the students, restore the trust of parents, and make CUSD Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek parents' first choice.
- The Gilbert Goons case has really left a black eye on the district's reputation. To restore the trust of parents, CUSD needs more than hotlines and counseling. The district needs to make safety and accountability a top priority. Whether it be something as simple as dress code, vaping in school bathrooms, or physical, verbal bullying, school administrators, teachers, and parents have to work together to set the expectation that when rules are broken, the consequences are enforced, period.
- With TSMC's construction of fabs in the valley, there will be a surge of investment from the tech industry. CUSD has a wonderful opportunity to set itself apart from other educational offerings by expanding its curriculum in engineering and vocations to meet the labor demand that will follow. As one who has worked in the industry now for nearly 20 years, I am uniquely positioned to help CUSD make these improvements. How amazing it would be to see CUSD juniors and seniors find themselves in apprenticeships and internships that could lead to even further possibilities post high school!
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 6, 2024
