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Out of the three candidates running for the Area 3 seat on the Mountain View Los Altos High School District’s board, Thida Cornes is the only one who has raised enough money to have to disclose her donors.
Voter Guide 2026
Get to know the candidates and measures on your ballot with the Mountain View Voice’s 2026 Voter Guide, including in-depth profiles, issue comparison grids and campaign finance coverage.
View the Voter Guide ➔Cornes’ campaign has brought in roughly $6,800 in donations this year, according to campaign finance disclosures. She also carried over about $2,100 from her previous campaign. The other two candidates in the race – Catherine Vonnegut and Sanjay Dave – have filed paperwork indicating that they plan to raise and spend less than $2,000 this year. That’s the threshold under which candidates don’t have to disclose more specific campaign finance information.
Cornes and Vonnegut both currently serve on MVLA’s board, while Dave was previously a trustee from 2016-2024. Starting this election, the district switched from at-large to by-area elections. Trustee Area 3 encompasses an eastern portion of Mountain View south of Central Expressway, including the Cuesta Park, Old Mountain View and Shoreline West neighborhoods.
Mountain View resident Jennifer Tirva made the largest contribution to Cornes’ campaign, donating $700.
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Candidate Comparison Grids: Mountain View Los Altos High School District Board – Trustee Area 3
To help voters compare and differentiate between the people running for the Mountain View Los Altos High School District Board – Trustee Area 3, the Voice sent a questionnaire to all the candidates, asking about their policy positions and priorities across a wide range of issues. Check out their side-by-side responses.
View the comparison grid ➔Cornes also received donations from a variety of local education and city leaders, including Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Jessica Speiser ($500), Mountain View Whisman School District trustees Lisa Henry ($200) and Devon Conley ($100), Sunnyvale Unified School District Area 1 trustee Bridget Watson ($100), former Palo Alto Unified School Board trustee Jennifer DiBrienza ($100), Mountain View City Council candidate Erik Poicon ($100), and former Mountain View mayors Sally Lieber ($200) and Mike Kasperzak ($100). Lieber currently serves on the California State Board of Equalization.
She also received $500 from Plumbers Local 393, which represents plumbers, steamfitters and refrigeration fitters. EducateUS, a group that works toward improving and making sex education more inclusive across public schools, donated $250 to her campaign.
Check out the Voice’s 2026 Voter Guide, which includes in-depth coverage of this and other local races and ballot measures.
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