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Tiger Cosmos
Tiger Cosmos ran for election to the Orange Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 2 in California. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Cosmos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tiger Cosmos earned a master's degree from the University of Redlands.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Orange Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2
Incumbent John Ortega defeated Tiger Cosmos in the general election for Orange Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Ortega (Nonpartisan) | 54.3 | 51,529 | |
 | Tiger Cosmos (Nonpartisan)  | 45.7 | 43,413 | |
| Total votes: 94,942 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tiger Cosmos completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cosmos' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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His support of special needs children comes from personal experience as someone who struggled with dyslexia but persevered with support from teachers, family, and other mentors. His drive to achieve made him the first in his family to graduate from college and went on to earn a master's degree.
With an understanding that a learning disability can be overcome with enough support, Tiger has devoted his time to volunteering with adult literacy programs and tutoring students with special needs. Throughout his professional career he has led STEM sessions for schools and worked with at-risk youth through the GRIP program.
Most recently, Tiger worked with local Orange Unified schools and national organizations such as Best Buddies that focus on bringing awareness to Autism and special needs children. He chaired the selection committee for the 2018 and 2019 AutFest Film Festival with the Autism Society of America.- Ensure first and foremost the safety of our students and teachers.
- Attract the highest quality teachers to give our kids the best possible education.
- Protect taxpayer dollars by making sure resources are spent in the classroom and our Measure S bond dollars are spent wisely.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 17, 2020
