Anna Song (politician)
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Anna E. Song serves as California
's first female Korean-born elected official, having originally been elected to the Santa Clara County
Board of Education in November 2000. Song served as Board president in 2004, and she won overwhelming re-election to a second four-year Board term that fall. Song also has been elected to four consecutive terms on the Democratic State Central Committee, and she won the prestigious John F. Kennedy, Jr. Award from the California Democratic Party
in 2002.
Song, a resident of Santa Clara, California
, is the mother of Nicholas Song Stampolis (2002) and Timothy Song Stampolis (2006). She is married to Chris Stampolis, a member of the Democratic National Committee. Song holds a BA from the Franciscan University of Steubenville
and has completed graduate courses at the Franciscan School of Theology
in Berkeley, California
.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
's first female Korean-born elected official, having originally been elected to the Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, California
Santa Clara County is a county located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 it had a population of 1,781,642. The county seat is San Jose. The highly urbanized Santa Clara Valley within Santa Clara County is also known as Silicon Valley...
Board of Education in November 2000. Song served as Board president in 2004, and she won overwhelming re-election to a second four-year Board term that fall. Song also has been elected to four consecutive terms on the Democratic State Central Committee, and she won the prestigious John F. Kennedy, Jr. Award from the California Democratic Party
California Democratic Party
The California Democratic Party is the state branch of the Democratic Party in the state of California, headquartered in Sacramento. It is chaired by veteran Democratic politician and former United States Representative John L. Burton, who succeeded Art Torres in April 2009. It is the majority...
in 2002.
Song, a resident of Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, is the mother of Nicholas Song Stampolis (2002) and Timothy Song Stampolis (2006). She is married to Chris Stampolis, a member of the Democratic National Committee. Song holds a BA from the Franciscan University of Steubenville
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Franciscan University of Steubenville is a Catholic institution located in Steubenville, Ohio, west of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school was founded in 1946 by the Franciscan Friars of the Third Order Regular. In 1974, Fr...
and has completed graduate courses at the Franciscan School of Theology
Franciscan School of Theology
The Franciscan School of Theology is a Roman Catholic graduate theological school, owned and operated by the Province of Saint Barbara of the Order of Friars Minor...
in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
.