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Sandra Ziehm
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Prior offices
Nashua Board of Education At-large

Hillsborough County Commission

Personal
Profession
Business owner

Sandra Ziehm is the former at-large representative on the Nashua School District school board in New Hampshire. First elected in 2005, Ziehm lost a re-election campaign in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.

Biography

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Ziehm is the owner and broker of Harmony Real Estate. She began serving as a commissioner on the Hillsborough County Commission in 2010. Ziehm has also served as a member of the New Hampshire Republican Committee.[1][2]

Elections

2017

See also: Nashua School District elections (2017)

Four of nine seats on the Nashua School District Board of Education in New Hampshire were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three incumbents filed for re-election. Incumbent Dotty Oden and candidates Heather Raymond, Ray Guarino, and Gloria Timmons defeated incumbents George Farrington and Sandra Ziehm and challengers Haley Goodspeed, Burton Janz, and Jamila Scales.[3][4]

Results

Nashua School District,
At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Heather Raymond 16.44% 5,010
Green check mark transparent.png Dotty Oden Incumbent 15.78% 4,808
Green check mark transparent.png Ray Guarino 13.67% 4,166
Green check mark transparent.png Gloria Timmons 13.45% 4,099
Sandra Ziehm Incumbent 11.11% 3,386
George Farrington Incumbent 10.34% 3,151
Jamila Scales 8.04% 2,449
Haley Goodspeed 6.12% 1,865
Burton Janz 5.03% 1,532
Total Votes 30,466
Source: Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Meeting of the Board of Aldermen Agenda, November 14, 2017," accessed November 21, 2017 and Nashua Board of Aldermen, "Meeting of the Board of Aldermen Minutes, November 14, 2017," accessed November 21, 2017

2013

See also: Nashua School District elections (2013)

Incumbents David Murotake and Sandra Ziehm and former board members George Farrington and Dotty Oden defeated incumbents Dennis Ryder and Thomas Vaughan for four at-large seats on the Nashua Board of Education on November 5, 2013.

Results

Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Farrington 20.2% 4,181
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Ziehm Incumbent 19.9% 4,137
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDotty Oden 18.6% 3,867
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake Incumbent 15.9% 3,303
     Nonpartisan Thomas Vaughan Incumbent 14.8% 3,069
     Nonpartisan Dennis Ryder Incumbent 10.5% 2,183
Total Votes 20,740
Source: Office of the New Hampshire Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 194 - Nashua," accessed December 22, 2013

Funding

Ziehm reported $250.00 in contributions and $143.00 in expenditures to the Nashua City Clerk, which left her campaign with $107.00 on hand.[5][6]

Endorsements

Ziehm did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.

2009

Nashua School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2009
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSandra Ziehm Incumbent 28% 4,376
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Vaughan Incumbent 24.5% 3,835
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Ryder Incumbent 23.9% 3,730
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Murotake 23.6% 3,693
Total Votes 15,634
Source: Nashua, New Hampshire, "General Municipal Election," accessed August 1, 2013

Campaign themes

2013

In an interview with the Nashua Patch blog, Ziehm answered several questions outlining her campaign themes.

Why are you running for election/re-election?


Unfortunately the school board is a complex multi-diverse role which took me several years to wrap my arms around. I am only now accomplishing any of the goals I set for myself when first elected.

What are the top priorities, in your perspective, for Nashua’s Schools right now?

Our classrooms are too large with much diversity.

What is the top priority for the school district moving forward?

With 42% poverty, 2,000 special education students, 1,000 non-English speaking students, and a no fail policy that places many of our students beyond their necessary achievement level for learning, my priority is now – and has been for my eight years – to strengthen the classroom by reducing class sizes, adding paraprofessionals, reading specialists, behavior interventionist and other classroom amenities.

Why should voters select you to represent them on the School Board?

With eight years on the board I actually feel that most know who I am and what I fight for. If they agree with my philosophy, that the MAGIC of learning happens in the classroom, then they should vote for me. If not, they should vote for someone else. Politics often costs us classroom quality with unfunded mandates. Discretionary spending is almost non existent. Someone in DC who has no knowledge of the size or make up of our classrooms should not be making decisions for us. Offering carrots in the form of grants to force us to their will when it isn't in the best interest of our students is bad policy.[7]

—Sandra Ziehm interview, (2013)[2]

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