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Contra Costa County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Governing Board Member; Martinez Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Dec 5 3:19pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (49/49)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Kathi Marie (Fix) McLaughlin 6,269 votes 26.3%

  • Occupation: Teacher/Nonprofit Administrator
  • Mental Health Commission Co-Chair
  • Child Advocate
  • Special Educator
  • Community Volunteer
  • Grant Writer
  • Family Resource Center Program Consultant
Priorities:
  • Quality education for all students regardless of ability or learning styles
  • Improve special education and alternative education services
  • Improve access to quality curriculum materials aligned with standards and benchmarks
Kay Cox 6,229 votes 26.2%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Masters in Education
  • Teacher for 22 years
  • Martinez Education Foundation Board Member
  • Muir Heritage Land Trust Board Member
Priorities:
  • Support interventions for low-achieving students such as summer school, reading specialists, and after-school remediation.
  • Build the Performing Arts Center and ensure equitable elementary facilities.
  • Support the instruction, assessment, record-keeping and reporting of standards and benchmarks.
Denise S. Elsken 4,528 votes 19.0%
  • Occupation: Appointed Governing Board Member
  • Self-employed Paralegal
  • President, Las Juntas PTA
  • Past President, Martinez Community Swim Team
  • Las Juntas Site Council Member 1998-2000
Priorities:
  • Multiple opportunities for ALL children to achieve their highest potential
  • Clean, safe and equitable learning facilities
  • Completion of the AHS Performing Arts Center, both phases
Tracey Casella 4,121 votes 17.3%
  • Occupation: Businesswoman/Research Technologist
  • Community Volunteer
  • Parent with children in Martinez Unified School District
  • Strategic Planning Leadership Team Member for Martinez Junior High School
  • Co-inventor on Three U.S. Patents (U.S.4,982,467, 4,882,917, 4,851,139)
Priorities:
  • Promote district policies that provide all of our children with an opportunity to succeed, and prepare them to attend institutions of higher learning.
  • Promote district policies that work to improve scholastic test scores.
  • Work towards making sure that our children are able to atend their neighborhood elementary school
John J. Malmassari 2,671 votes 11.2%
  • Occupation: Paving Laborer

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