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Sandra Buck Anderson
Sandra Buck Anderson (also known as Sandy) is a member of the Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, representing Springfield District. She assumed office on January 1, 2024. Her current term ends on January 1, 2028.
Buck Anderson ran for election to the Fairfax County Public Schools to represent Springfield District in Virginia. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Buck Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sandra Buck Anderson was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Anderson's professional experience includes working as a technical writer. She earned a bachelor's degree from George Mason University in 1999 and a graduate degree from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 2002.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Springfield District
Sandra Buck Anderson defeated Debra Anne Tisler and Peter Bixby-Eberhardt in the general election for Fairfax County Public Schools, Springfield District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandra Buck Anderson (Nonpartisan)  | 53.0 | 21,508 |
 | Debra Anne Tisler (Nonpartisan) | 41.1 | 16,667 | |
 | Peter Bixby-Eberhardt (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 2,239 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 172 | ||
| Total votes: 40,586 | |||
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Endorsements
Buck Anderson received the following endorsements.
- State Rep. Holly Seibold (D)
- Fairfax County Sch. Brd. Memb. Laura Jane Cohen (D)
- Fairfax County Sch. Brd. Memb. Rachna Heizer (Nonpartisan)
- Albert Vega - Fairfax Cnty. Super. cand.
- Fairfax County, Va., Democratic Party
- Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
- Fairfax Education Association
- CASA in Action
- Equality Virginia
- Everytown for Gun Safety
- Fairfax County Democratic Committee Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus
- Fairfax County Public Schools Pride
- NAACP, Fairfax County, Va.
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee
- Sierra Club Virginia
- Rebecca Geller - Virg. Dem. Party Legal Steering Cmte. Memb.
Ratings
Buck Anderson received ratings or grades from the following organizations.
Pledges
Buck Anderson signed the following pledges.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sandra Buck Anderson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Buck Anderson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We must increase staff retention across the board. Pay is certainly one factor, but it is not the only factor. We cannot solve the problem of staff leaving teaching without asking them why. These conversations cannot wait until exit interviews; we need to have these critical conversations now. Even more importantly, we must listen to the answers. I would propose that “stay” interviews, similar to what the Fairfax County Health Department has already done with their staff, would be one place to start to help make changes to retain more of our staff.
- Public school funding must stay in public education. The Fairfax County Public School system must retain its funding from all its current revenue streams. Fairfax County taxpayers’ contributions to our excellently-rated school system are critical - and so too is our funding from the state and federal government. I will lean on my close relationships with local, state, and federal legislators and work closely with them to ensure they maintain FCPS funding.
- FCPS parents, community members, and taxpayers deserve to be kept in the loop about what is happening in the school system. Too often, complex issues and their complex solutions get summarized into highly polarizing and oversimplified slogans and don’t tell the full story. I come from a communications background and look forward to using my experience to increase transparency and clear communication between the School Board and the Fairfax community.
Fairfax Education Association
Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate
CASA in Action
Equality Virginia
FCPS Pride
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Other survey responses
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 9, 2023
