Andrew Lachman (Culver City Unified School District, At-large, California, candidate 2024)

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Andrew Lachman

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Candidate, Culver City Unified School District, At-large

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November 5, 2024

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Andrew Lachman ran for election to the Culver City Unified School District, At-large in California. He was on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024.[source]

Lachman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

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Biography

Andrew Lachman provided the following biographical information via Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024:

Elections

General election

General election for Culver City Unified School District, At-large (2 seats)

Sameen Ahmadnia, Lindsay Carlson, and Andrew Lachman ran in the general election for Culver City Unified School District, At-large on November 5, 2024.

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Sameen Ahmadnia (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
Lindsay Carlson (Nonpartisan)
Andrew Lachman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection

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Candidate Connection

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Andrew Lachman is a candidate for Culver City Unified School District Governing Board Member. In addition to being a parent of a CCUSD student for the last seven years, Andrew has been a community leader, a public policy advisor on state arts/art education policy for the state senate, a senior congressional staff member and a small business owner.

Andrew has been a member of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) Equity Advisory Board since 2022 and joined the Local Control and Accountability Plan(LCAP) PAC board and the Bond Oversight Committee and Culver City Education Foundation Board. He also chairs the Culver City Finance Advisory Committee providing input on bonds, taxes and budget issues. The committee has also held hearings on public safety and affordable housing. n his professional career, Andrew currently serves as General Counsel for a leading technology company, and prior to that owned his own law firm focusing on small businesses, software and data privacy, as well as serving as in-house counsel for major movie studios and tech start-ups.

Andrew also served as committee staff for the California Legislative Joint Committee on the Arts and Legislative Director for Congressman Ted Lieu and taught business law and government relations courses at Woodbury University.Andrew has been active in his community as a member of the Culver City Exchange Club. Andrew also serves as a Trustee for Temple Akiba.
  • Running to put students and educators ahead of politics and personalities by focusing on evidence-based practices, increasing communication, trust and transparency.
  • Ensuring bond money is spent on the classrooms, school infrastructure, common spaces and security while reducing administrative costs and outsourcing.
  • Ensuring inclusion for neurodivergent students, mental health support and academic support for students that face systemic barriers, while protecting honors and AP classes, expanding Career Technical Education options.
CTE, equity, improved cooperation with Culver City, procurement reform to stop wasteful outsourcing.
Open mind, treating people with respect and being a good listener
To provide policy and oversight to schools. We do not micromanage in the classrooms.
Culver City Federation of Teachers, LA County Democratic Party, Culver City Democrats United, Stonewall Dems, ICAN, Sierra Club & LA League of Conservation Voters. US Reps. Ted Lieu & Sydney Kamlager, Vice Mayor Dan O'Brien, CCUSD Members Triston Ezidore and Brian Guerrero, Former CCUSD Presidents Anne Allaire, Marla Wolkowitz, Bob Knopf and Scott Zeidman. Former Mayors Jeff Cooper, Jim Clarke, Ed Wolkowitz, Scott Malsin and Andy Weissman. CCUSD Sustainability Cmte Co-Chairs Brian Maron and Dorien Davies. Yes on E Chair Meredith Johnson.

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