Board of Trustees; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 5 Voter Information

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Stanislaus, San Joaquin County, CA

November 7, 2000 Election

Board of Trustees; Yosemite Community College District; Trustee Area 5 Voter Information

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Paul Neumann 26,106 votes 29%

Occupation: retired educator

BA, Santa Clara Univ.

MA, Univ of Nevada, Reno

doctoral work at UC, Berkeley

Trustee, Modesto City Schools (1985-97)

Priorities:

West Campus development
Instructional standards at MJC/Columbia College
More public awareness of YCCD District issues

Tom Hallinan 25,438 votes 28%

Occupation: Municipal & Special District Attorney
Yosemite Community College District Trustee, Area 5
Captain(JAG Office) California State Military Reserve
Director, 38th District Agricultural Association/Stanislaus County Fair Board; Member, Stanislaus County Farm Bureau
Vice-President, Chamber of Commerce & Latino Community Roundtable
Senior Opportunity Service Programs (Meals on Wheels) Board of Directors; Member, Stanislaus County Adult Day Care Planning Council
Member, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Board of Directors

Priorities:

Increasing Student Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges
Expanding Vocational Programs & Public/Private Business Partnerships
"Doing the Public's Business in Public"

Linda Flores 24,137 votes 27%

Occupation: Elementary School Teacher
Life-Long Resident of Modesto
Modesto Junior College Graduate
Masters in Education

Priorities:

Taking a look at the commercial development of the west campus.
Making sure campus is developed for the betterment of students.
State transfer rates are increasing.

Grant E. Bare 14,672 votes 16%

Occupation: family physician, M.D.
Charter member, ex-pres. Modesto Gateway Rotary Club
Past Master, Masonic Lodge #206
Past pres. Heart Assn., Cancer Society.
Diplomate, American Board Family Practice
Chief of Staff, Scenic General, Modesto City Hospitals
Stanis. County Library Advisory Board, '93-'97.

Priorities:

Support programs to serve needs of all students, making MJC a model of diversity.
To continue major investments in technology, resulting in better jobs for students.
To strengthen educational partnerships with business and industry.-business partnerships

Basic candidate data supplied by the County elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information

Website of Yosemite Community College District(YCCD).

For more information on YCCD and the responsibility of the trustees, see the YCCD website.

News and Analysis

Modesto Bee

Election Connection: "More candidates take to the Web." - includes mention of website for Linda Flores.10/28/00

Election Connection: "More candidates take to the Web." - includes mention of Paul Neumann.

Election Connection: "Online elections offerings expand." - includes mention of website for Grant Bare.

"YCCD board candidates debate developing West Campus, inspiring grads...

Election Biographies - including Bare, Flores, Hallinan, Neumann.

Election Connection: "Local candidates take to the Web." - includes reference to Tom Hallinan's website.

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