John Boerger
A candidate for Cheney School Board District 4, Cheney School District in the 2023 Washington Primary Election, Aug. 1
Age: 47
City: Cheney, Washington
Education: Graduated from Cascade High School in Everett in 1995. Graduated from Shoreline Community College in 2000 with an associate degree. Graduated from University of Washington in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and communication. Graduated from Western Governors University with a master’s in education in 2022.
Work experience: Worked in IT at Expedia for six years, working as a senior operations manager for two years. Engineering and product manager at Frontier Communication for five years. Currently a product manager at Microsoft for the last two years.
Political experience: Elected as a Lake Stevens school board member from 2007-21. Co-chair of the Cheney Public Schools long-range facility advisory committee for about six months. Ran unsuccessfully for 44th Legislative District Representative in 2010 as a Democrat.
Family: Married to Jessica Weber. Has two children living on the West Side. Weber has three children, all attending schools in Cheney.
Race Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| John Boerger | 2,230 | 35.96% |
| Bill Hanson | 2,069 | 33.37% |
| Rick Valentine Flynn | 1,902 | 30.67% |
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