Zak Ford
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Zak Ford is an at-large member of the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010.
Ford ran unopposed and won his bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[1][2][3]
Biography
Ford grew up in the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District and graduated from Cordova High. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from California State University at Sacramento. Ford works as a strategic planning director for Sacramento CLC. In addition to his service on the board, Ford volunteers with the Mather Heights Elementary PTA, the Rancho Cordova Police Activities League and Project 680, an organization dedicated to assisting district students who lack basic resources. Ford lives in Mather with his wife and two children.[4][5]
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. The three incumbents, Zak Ford, Richard Shaw and Ed Short, ran unopposed and won re-election to their seats by default.
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Zak Ford, Richard Shaw and Ed Short won re-election by default.[6]
Funding
The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.[7]
Endorsements
Ford received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[8]
- Folsom Police Officers Association
- Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Representing Folsom and Rancho Cordova
- Ken Cooley, mayor of Rancho Cordova
- Robert McGarvey, vice mayor of Rancho Cordova
- Dan Skoglund and Kerri Howell, Folsom City Council members
- Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Brian Cooley, vice president of the Sacramento County Board of Education
Ford also received a number of endorsements from school board members and other community leaders. A full list of his supporters can be found here.
2010
| Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Zak Ford |
19.9% | 12,288 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Shaw Incumbent |
20.3% | 12,508 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ed Short Incumbent |
18.8% | 11,634 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bill Miklos | 14.6% | 9,034 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vincent Hill | 14.3% | 8,799 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Melchin | 12.1% | 7,474 | |
| Total Votes | 61,737 | |||
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Statement of the Vote: General Election November 2, 2010," accessed September 26, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Ford highlighted the following issue on his campaign website:
| “ | Find ways to minimize budget cuts in education.
Find creative solutions to minimize cuts to our classrooms, extracurricular activities, and campus services[9] |
” |
| —Zak Ford's campaign website (2014)[10] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Zak + Ford + Folsom-Cordova + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, California
- Folsom-Cordova Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- Folsom-Cordova Unified School District
- Office website
- Campaign website
- Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
- 2010 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, "Meet Our Board Members," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Candidate's Guide: General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Contest/Candidate Proof List 2014 General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ Zak Ford, "Biography," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Zak Ford," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Email submitted to Ballotpedia from the Sacramento County Voter Registration Office on October 27, 2014
- ↑ Zak Ford, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Zak Ford, "Issues," accessed September 26, 2014
| 2014 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Elections | |
| Sacramento County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Zak Ford • Incumbent, Richard Shaw • Incumbent, Ed Short |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
