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Orange County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Governing Board Member; Irvine Unified School District

Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Margie Wakeham 17,808 votes 33.2%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Irvine Unified School District
Steven S. "Steve" Choi 9,418 votes 17.5%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Teacher/Professor/Businessman
  • Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
  • Professor at Coastline Community College (P/T)
  • Founder and Director of Dr. Choi's Academy (An academic enrichment center)
  • General Manager of Kumon Math and Reading Center of Irvine (An academic enrichment center)
  • Recipient of NISOD Teaching Excellence Award
  • Listed in Who's Who in California, Who's Who in Library & Information Science, Outstanding Young Men of America
Priorities:
  • Strengthening Basic Academic Skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics
  • Higher Academic Standards to Reach the Top Percentile in the Country
  • Strengthening the Curriculum to Teach Good Moral Values and Citizenship
Sue Banes 6,615 votes 12.3%
  • Occupation: Teacher
Ellen Lee 5,547 votes 10.3%
  • Occupation: Educator/Registered Nurse
Kevin J. McElroy 5,494 votes 10.2%
  • Occupation: College Vice President
Rob Wolf 3,125 votes 5.8%
  • Party: Democratic
  • Occupation: Teacher/Psychologist/Researcher
  • Ph.D. in Psychology
  • Assistant Professor
  • Principal Research Investigator
  • Certification in Teaching/Secondary
  • Certification in Behavioral Medicine
Priorities:
  • Help provide highest quality education available for our children
  • Help keep our schools safe for students and staff
  • Do everything possible to keep award winning staff and teachers
Lance Neal 2,629 votes 4.9%
  • Occupation: Educator
Peter K. Rundle 1,419 votes 2.6%
  • Party: Unaffiliated.
  • Occupation: Attorney-at-Law.
  • Proud parent of an El Camino Real first grader.
  • Northwood resident.
  • UC Irvine (1978-82), B.A., with honors, Classics (Latin & Greek).
  • Phi Beta Kappa.
  • UC Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco)(1982-85), J.D.
  • Active in YMCA Father/Daughter program (Indian Princesses).
Priorities:
  • Developing and maintaining unsurpassed academic, athletic and extra-curricular programs.
  • Supporting the District's outstanding and professional teachers, administrators and staff.
  • Expanding the District's funding to ensure we achieve all of the goals we have set for ourselves.
Atiya Akbar 949 votes 1.8%
  • Occupation: Systems-Programming Manager
John E. York 591 votes 1.1%
  • Occupation: Lawyer

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