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York Region District School Board Trustee – Vaughan Wards 2 and 3 · Vaughan

5 candidates for 1 seat

Everyone is compared on the same 2 issues, in the same order. Candidates are listed alphabetically, and the order of issues is not a ranking. Each candidate's bio appears at the top, above the issues. How this works.

Candidate positions for York Region District School Board Trustee – Vaughan Wards 2 and 3, by issue
Issue	Ben Azar No website or social media listed	Dario Di GiannantonioElected (official result) No website or social media listed	Marjorie Bowen No website or social media listed	Waheed Cheema No website or social media listed	Winnie Ho No website or social media listed
Bio	No bio on record. Know something?	No bio on record. Know something?	No bio on record. Know something?	No bio on record. Know something?	No bio on record. Know something?
What a trustee actually doesDoes the candidate understand the trustee job?	Not reviewed yet. Know something?	Di Giannantonio: fight for fair, transparent education funding that reaches students, not bureaucracy. Fight for fair, transparent funding that reaches students. Funding for students, not bureaucracy. Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs) “Dario will fight for fair, transparent funding that reaches students — not bureaucracy.” Source: Dario Di Giannantonio campaign site — platform: education funding Confidence:High	Not reviewed yet. Know something?	Not reviewed yet. Know something?	Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Student wellbeing and learningWill kids be safe, supported and learning well?	Azar: remove politics from schools and restore focus on academic excellence, school safety and properly funded classrooms. Remove politics from schools. Restore focus on academic excellence, school safety and properly funded classrooms. Show their words & sourceHide (a page or more) “As your Trustee, I will remove politics from our schools and restore a strong focus on academic excellence, school safety, and properly funding our classrooms.” Source: Ben Azar campaign site — why he's running Confidence:High	Di Giannantonio: children deserve schools where they are safe, supported and seen; prioritize mental health resources. Parents deserve schools where children are safe, supported and seen. Prioritize mental health resources and safe school environments. Show their words & sourceHide (several paragraphs) “Parents deserve to send their children to school knowing they are safe, supported, and seen. Dario will prioritize mental health resources and safe school environments.” Source: Dario Di Giannantonio campaign site — platform: school safety Confidence:High	Bowen: refocus the board on student success and well-being, parent-school-community engagement, and responsible leadership. Student Success and Well-Being first. Strengthen parent, school and community engagement. Promote responsible leadership and accountability. Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences) “Marjorie Bowen is running for School Board Trustee to bring the focus back to what really matters: Student Success and Well-Being; Strengthening Parent, School, and Community Engagement; and Promoting Responsible Leadership and Accountability.” Source: Marjorie Bowen campaign site — why she's running Confidence:High	Not reviewed yet. Know something?	Ho: work toward a school system where every child feels valued, respected, included, supported and empowered to succeed. A school system where every child feels valued, respected, included and supported. Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence) “Together, we can work toward a school system where every child feels valued, respected, included, supported, and empowered to succeed.” Source: Winnie Ho campaign site — commitment Confidence:High

Bio

Ben Azar

No bio on record. Know something?

Dario Di Giannantonio Elected (official result)

No bio on record. Know something?

Marjorie Bowen

No bio on record. Know something?

Waheed Cheema

No bio on record. Know something?

Winnie Ho

No bio on record. Know something?

What a trustee actually does

Does the candidate understand the trustee job?

Ben Azar

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Dario Di Giannantonio Elected (official result)

No website or social media listed

Di Giannantonio: fight for fair, transparent education funding that reaches students, not bureaucracy.

Fight for fair, transparent funding that reaches students.
Funding for students, not bureaucracy.

Show their words & source (several paragraphs)

“Dario will fight for fair, transparent funding that reaches students — not bureaucracy.”

Source: Dario Di Giannantonio campaign site — platform: education funding

Confidence:High

Marjorie Bowen

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Waheed Cheema

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Winnie Ho

No website or social media listed

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Student wellbeing and learning

Will kids be safe, supported and learning well?

Ben Azar

No website or social media listed

Azar: remove politics from schools and restore focus on academic excellence, school safety and properly funded classrooms.

Remove politics from schools.
Restore focus on academic excellence, school safety and properly funded classrooms.

Show their words & source (a page or more)

“As your Trustee, I will remove politics from our schools and restore a strong focus on academic excellence, school safety, and properly funding our classrooms.”

Source: Ben Azar campaign site — why he's running

Confidence:High

Dario Di Giannantonio Elected (official result)

No website or social media listed

Di Giannantonio: children deserve schools where they are safe, supported and seen; prioritize mental health resources.

Parents deserve schools where children are safe, supported and seen.
Prioritize mental health resources and safe school environments.

Show their words & source (several paragraphs)

“Parents deserve to send their children to school knowing they are safe, supported, and seen. Dario will prioritize mental health resources and safe school environments.”

Source: Dario Di Giannantonio campaign site — platform: school safety

Confidence:High

Marjorie Bowen

No website or social media listed

Bowen: refocus the board on student success and well-being, parent-school-community engagement, and responsible leadership.

Student Success and Well-Being first.
Strengthen parent, school and community engagement.
Promote responsible leadership and accountability.

Show their words & source (a few sentences)

“Marjorie Bowen is running for School Board Trustee to bring the focus back to what really matters: Student Success and Well-Being; Strengthening Parent, School, and Community Engagement; and Promoting Responsible Leadership and Accountability.”

Source: Marjorie Bowen campaign site — why she's running

Confidence:High