Anna Song | |
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Member of the Santa Clara County School Board | |
In office 2000–2020 | |
Succeeded by | Victoria Chon |
Personal details | |
Born | South Korea |
Residence | Santa Clara,California |
Education | Franciscan University of Steubenville (BA) |
Anna E. Song is a South Korean-born American politician who served on the Santa Clara County School Board for twenty years. [1] She is California's first female South Korean-born elected official. [2]
Song was first elected to the Santa Clara County School Board in 2000, [3] [2] becoming the first Korean American elected in Santa Clara County. [2] Song was elected as board president in 2000,and was re-elected to a second four-year Board in 2004. [4] During her reelection to the Board in 2008,Song prevailed with 53.73% of the vote against Milpitas City Councilwoman Carmen Montano. [5] Song also won re-election in 2012 against Berryessa School Board member David Neighbors —earning 58% of the vote despite more than a quarter million dollars ($250,000) spent against her in the campaign. [6] Anna Song was awarded the John F. Kennedy,Jr. Award from the California Democratic Party in 2002.[ citation needed ]
Song ran in the 2008 primary for the California's 22nd State Assembly district. [7]
On May 12,2019,Song announced that she would run for the California's 25th State Assembly district in 2020. She ran to succeed incumbent Kansen Chu,who was not seeking reelection. [2] She was defeated in the March 3 primary. [8] That same year,she was defeated in her reelection bid for Santa Clara County School Board by Victoria Chon. [9]
Song,a resident of Santa Clara,California,is the mother of two sons. Song holds a BA from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and has completed graduate courses at the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley,California. [10]
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