Sudha Kasamsetty

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Sudha Kasamsetty

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Sudha Kasamsetty ran for election for an at-large seat of the Cupertino Union School District Board of Education in California. Kasamsetty lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Kasamsetty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Cupertino Union School District, California, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Sylvia Leong and incumbent Phyllis Vogel defeated Sudha Kasamsetty and Wil Fluewelling in the general election for Cupertino Union School District Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sylvia Leong (Nonpartisan)	37.9	34,712
✔		Phyllis Vogel (Nonpartisan)	26.7	24,466
		Sudha Kasamsetty (Nonpartisan)	24.1	22,139
		Wil Fluewelling (Nonpartisan)	11.3	10,360

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,677
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Sudha Kasamsetty completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kasamsetty's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have been a resident of Cupertino for the past 16 years and have raised two children in CUSD schools; I have had the pleasure of participating as an active parent volunteer in various school programs such as the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), PTA Reflections, and Project Cornerstone. I have also sought to impact our local community further by founding and building a dance school in Cupertino for the past 15 years- teaching over 1000 students to be great dancers as well as strong leaders. In that same vein, my experience as an engineering leader in the Silicon Valley for the past 19 years has inspired me to organize and lead conferences to inspire and bring together more than 1500 women leaders in tech. My varying passions and projects have amplified the importance of a well-rounded education for children with a healthy mix of liberal arts as well as STEM and have given me the experience to implement that in CUSD. Beyond this, I have also amassed administrative experience through my service on the CUSD citizen advisory committee, Fine Arts Commissioner for City of Cupertino and as Board member for DeAnza Lions Club International.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• INCREASED PARENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
• NEW THINKING TO BRIDGE THE BUDGET GAP
• EFFECTIVE REMOTE LEARNING AND SAFE RETURN TO SCHOOLS

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education

What is your favorite book? Why?

Steve Jobs: Walter Isaacson.

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