Ankur Patel
Ankur Patel is running for election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 4 in California. He is on the ballot in the primary on June 2, 2026.[source]
Patel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ankur Patel earned a high school diploma from North Hollywood High School, a bachelor's degree in ecology behavior and evolution from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2007, and a graduate degree from the California State University, Northridge in 2014. After earning his bachelor's degree, he spent a year teaching English to young children in South Korea, and he spent another six months teaching English to professionals and university students in China. Patel gained further teaching experience working as a graduate assistant to James Lawson.[1][2]
Patel has also worked as a director, union organizer, and public radio producer and has served as the Neighborhood Council Treasurer.[1][3] After he unsuccessfully ran for District 3 in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 2015, he began working for Scott Schmerelson as a school and community coordinator.[4][5]
Elections
2026
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2026)
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary
Nonpartisan primary election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Nick Melvoin (Nonpartisan) and Ankur Patel (Nonpartisan) are running in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 4 on June 2, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2018
California State Assembly regular election
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 45
Incumbent Jesse Gabriel defeated Justin Clark in the general election for California State Assembly District 45 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Gabriel (D) | 70.3 | 107,757 |
 | Justin Clark (R) | 29.7 | 45,619 | |
| Total votes: 153,376 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 45 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse Gabriel (D) | 43.7 | 31,068 |
| ✔ | | Justin Clark (R) | 31.9 | 22,709 |
| Tricia Robbins Kasson (D) | 7.4 | 5,277 | ||
| Ankur Patel (D) | 6.4 | 4,534 | |
| Jeff Bornstein (D) | 5.7 | 4,039 | ||
| Daniel Brin (D) | 3.4 | 2,432 | ||
| Raymond Bishop (D) | 1.5 | 1,088 | ||
| Total votes: 71,147 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Zine (Independent)
Endorsements
In 2018, Patel's endorsements included the following:[6]
- Nina Turner, President, Our Revolution National
- Ro Khanna, U.S. Congressman, California’s 17th Congressional District
- California Nurses Association (CNA)
- Our Revolution National
- California Teachers Association (CTA)
- United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)
- Feel The Bern Democratic Club
- Progressive Democrats of the Santa Monica Mountains Democratic Club
- North Valley Democratic Club
- Food and Water Action
- Indivisibles of Sherman Oaks
- Revolution LA / Public Bank Los Angeles
- Our Revolution of the West Valley
- Our Revolution Ventura County
- Our Revolution Santa Clarita Valley
- Our Revolution Conejo Valley
- Our Revolution of the East Valley, The Democracy Project
- Americans for Democratic Action Southern California (ADA)
- Progressive Asian Network for Action (PANA)
California State Assembly special election
General election
Special general election for California State Assembly District 45
Jesse Gabriel defeated Justin Clark in the special general election for California State Assembly District 45 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse Gabriel (D) | 65.7 | 46,168 |
| Justin Clark (R) | 34.3 | 24,109 | |
| Total votes: 70,277 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 45
The following candidates ran in the special primary for California State Assembly District 45 on April 3, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| Raymond Bishop (D) | ||
| Jeff Bornstein (D) | ||
| Daniel Brin (D) | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Clark (R) |
| ✔ | | Jesse Gabriel (D) |
| Tricia Robbins Kasson (D) | ||
| Ankur Patel (D) | |
| Dennis Zine (Independent) | ||
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2015
Four of the seven seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on March 3, 2015. Only one candidate, unopposed District 1 incumbent George J. McKenna III, received more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. Because of this, he won his seat outright, and the top two vote-getters in Districts 3, 5 and 7 advanced to the general election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Tamar Galatzan, Bennett Kayser and Richard A. Vladovic from Districts 3, 5 and 7, respectively, received enough votes to advance to the general election. They each faced at least two challengers in the primary. In District 3, Galatzan faced five challengers, Elizabeth Badger Bartels, Filiberto Gonzalez, Ankur Patel, Carl J. Petersen and Scott Mark Schmerelson. She and Schmerelson faced each other again in the general election. Kayser and challenger Ref Rodriguez defeated challenger Andrew Thomas to continue on to the District 5 general election. In the District 7 primary, Vladovic ran against challengers Euna Anderson and Lydia Gutierrez. Gutierrez received enough votes to advance to the general election with Vladovic.
In the general election, both Galatzan and Kayser were unseated by their challengers. Schmerelson won the District 3 seat, and Rodriguez was elected to the District 5 seat. In District 7, Vladovic defeated Gutierrez to secure another term on the board.
Results
| Los Angeles Unified School District, District 3 Primary Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tamar Galatzan Incumbent |
40.2% | 15,326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Mark Schmerelson |
20.4% | 7,767 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ankur Patel | 12.8% | 4,870 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elizabeth Badger Bartels | 10.8% | 4,125 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carl J. Petersen | 10.1% | 3,839 | |
| Nonpartisan | Filiberto Gonzalez | 5.8% | 2,213 | |
| Total Votes | 38,140 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Primary Nominating Election: Official Election Results," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Patel reported $23,998.00 in contributions and $20,936.49 in expenditures to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $3,161.51 as of February 25, 2015.[7]
Endorsements
Patel did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ankur Patel completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Patel's responses.
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I believe education is the great equalizer. Every child, regardless of zip code, income, ability, language, or immigration status, deserves a high-quality public education. That belief only works if we actually protect and invest in public schools, not hollow them out. I’ve been a teacher. I’ve worked inside schools. I’ve seen how board-level decisions land in real classrooms, especially for special education students, working families, and kids who rely on public schools the most. Too often, decisions are made far from classrooms and driven by politics or money, not by what students and educators actually need. Public education should not be privatized or corporatized. Schools are not businesses, and students are not products. When education is treated like a market instead of a public responsibility, equity suffers, transparency disappears, and the most vulnerable students are left behind. What we need right now are public school champions, leaders who are willing to stand up for neighborhood schools, educators, and families, even when it’s not convenient. Those champions are missing, and that’s a big reason I’m running.
Democratic values mean investing in public institutions, respecting educators and labor, and making evidence-based decisions that put people before profit. It means accountability, transparency, and honesty.- Defending public education from privatization and corporatization This is the backbone of my campaign. I see public schools as a public responsibility, not a marketplace. I am running because too many decision-makers are comfortable letting private interests, charter expansion, and corporate logic shape public education. I want school board members who actually act like public school champions, not passive observers.
- Putting classrooms before politics. I am focused on the disconnect between boardroom decisions and classroom reality. Calendars, instructional time, staffing, and consistency all directly affect learning, yet they’re often treated as political bargaining chips. I want decisions grounded in what teachers and students actually experience.
- Quality education with no exceptions Quality education means meeting students where they are and preparing them for real life, not just standardized tests. That includes strong neighborhood schools, well-supported special education, and challenging programs for advanced learners. It also means investing in experiential learning, field-based education, and hands-on opportunities that help students connect learning to the real world and bring the community together. Dual language immersion programs are a strength. In a global city like Los Angeles, bilingualism and biliteracy should be expanded, protected, and treated as assets, not as optional add-ons. Students should graduate fluent, confident, and culturally competent.
Beyond supporting existing programs that need protection and investment, such as dual language immersion, gifted and magnet programs, I want to help create dozens of new, high-quality magnet programs across Board District 4. Every school should have a clear “claim to fame”, a program that draws families, builds pride, and strengthens enrollment. The goal is that every school in the district offers something distinctive, valuable, and student-centered.
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Campaign website
Patel's campaign website stated the following:
Quality Education, No Exceptions
Every child, gifted or specially-abled, in every school, public, charter, or private, should have a pathway to their best self. Let's make it happen.
Education is the great equalizer, yet disparities in access and quality persist. Our campaign is committed to ensuring that every child, regardless of their background or abilities, receives the best education possible. Along with a focus on standardized testing, standards and expectations have fallen, leading to an era of social promotion. By empowering educators, including parents, recognizing student potential and failures, raising expectations, and implementing innovative experiential learning programs, we can prepare all students for their best lives.
Healthy students are successful students
Let's ensure every child is healthy, is provided with nutritious food, has access to healthcare, and the support they need to be their best self.
The foundation of a thriving society lies in the health and well-being of its youngest members. Healthy students are not only better learners but also more likely to grow into productive, engaged citizens. Yet, access to quality healthcare is a growing challenge for many families. Our platform advocates for a comprehensive approach to health and wellness that extends beyond students to include teachers, school employees, and even the broader community.
Starting with what we eat, we can use school to teach about health, wellness, and what we consume matters. We are already moving away from processed, preserved, packaged food, but we can push towards fresh, healthy food for our kids sooner than later.
Healthcare is fundamental, and no child, teacher, or staff member should be denied care. School districts have a unique opportunity to lead the charge in advocating for better healthcare systems. By collaborating with school nurses, healthcare organizations, and community partners, we can create a network of support that ensures everyone has access to holistic, preventive, and reliable care. Systemic change is possible when we prioritize health as a cornerstone of education.
We need more healthcare professionals and should empower our students to take control of their health. We can and should fill that gap with more curriculum that is aligned with training a generation of healthy, successful students.
Special Education That Works
Every child deserves an excellent education, and special education is a core responsibility, not an afterthought.
Federal law guarantees students with disabilities meaningful access to education. Yet year after year, the special education mandate has been underfunded, forcing districts like LAUSD to make difficult tradeoffs. Students, families, and educators feel that strain every day.
My perspective comes from direct classroom experience. During a 50-day assignment in a moderate-to-severe special education classroom at Olive Vista Middle School, I saw what success looks like: coordinated teams of aides and educators, individualized instruction, structured environments, and strong collaboration with families. In those classrooms, students thrive because supports are intentional and tailored to their behavioral, academic, and developmental needs.
I have also seen classrooms stretched beyond capacity, with limited support staff and educators asked to do more with less. The challenge is not only funding. It is implementation, prioritization, and scaling what we already know works.
One of the district's major priorities has been expanding mainstreaming, placing students with disabilities into general education classrooms. When done thoughtfully and with proper support, inclusion can be powerful. But it must be individualized and based on readiness, not driven by budget pressures or performance optics.
Too often, students are mainstreamed before they are prepared and without sufficient aide support, training, or classroom structure. When that happens, the consequences affect everyone. A student who is not ready can become overwhelmed or fall behind academically and emotionally. At the same time, general education classrooms can struggle when teachers are not given the resources necessary to support complex needs, making it harder for every student to learn. Inclusion should be gradual, supported, and student-centered, not forced.
Board District 4 offers powerful examples of what is possible. Specialized campuses like Diane Leichman Career Preparatory and Transition Center demonstrate how thoughtful design, accessibility, and dedicated staffing can transform outcomes for students with significant needs. We should strengthen and expand successful models like these. Students should be mainstreamed when they are ready, not before.
We must also address inequities in access. Families who understand the system often secure services, while others, due to stigma, language barriers, or lack of information, struggle to access the support their children qualify for. IEP and 504 processes must be transparent, consistent, and equitable across every school.
As a Board Member, I will advocate for increased state and federal investment in special education while pursuing practical local solutions now. That includes rethinking staffing models, strategically deploying expert teachers, strengthening professional development, and designing schedules that allow every learner meaningful attention.
When we build a strong special education system, we strengthen the entire district. Meeting the needs of students who require the most support raises the standard for everyone.
Teachers are overworked and underappreciated. Let's change that
Teachers shape our tomorrow; it's time we invest.
Teachers are the backbone of our education system, yet they often face overwhelming workloads, inadequate pay, and limited support. To attract and retain the best educators, we must provide competitive salaries, reduce class sizes, and offer robust professional development opportunities that are chosen and reviewed by classroom teachers. By valuing our teachers, we invest in the future of our children and our society.
Education is a partnership
When parents are involved, students thrive. Let's foster strong partnerships between schools and families.
Parents play a critical role in their children's education, and their involvement should be encouraged and supported. Our campaign promotes initiatives that foster collaboration between schools and families, such as parent-teacher-student associations, neighbourhood councils, workshops, and open communication channels. Together, we can create a supportive environment where every student can succeed.
Strong schools, stronger communities
When schools are at the center of the community, we empower families, uplift our children, and demonstrate a positive path forward.
Schools are more than just places of learning—they are the heart of our communities. By transforming schools into community hubs that offer health services, adult education, and family support programs, we can strengthen the bond between schools and the families they serve. Engaged communities lead to better outcomes for students and a brighter future for all.
Teaching for Tomorrow, Today
Our curriculum should prepare students for the world they will inherit. Let's not just modernize our facilities, but also how we learn and think.
The world is changing rapidly, and our curriculum must evolve to keep pace. We advocate for a modernized curriculum that emphasizes critical thinking, creativity, and real-world skills. By integrating technology, environmental sustainability, experiential knowledge, and financial literacy into the classroom, we can prepare students to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future.
Start early, go further
Investing in early childhood education is investing in the future. We have the ability to offer every child a strong start in life.
The early years of a child's life are critical for their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Our campaign supports universal access to high-quality early childhood education, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. By investing in early learning, we can set the stage for lifelong success.
Preparing for life
We need more than academics; our students should find meaning and relevance in their education. Financial literacy, vocational understanding, and real-world readiness should be part of the curriculum.
In addition to academic knowledge, students need practical skills to navigate the complexities of adult life. We support the integration of financial literacy, career readiness, and life skills into the curriculum. By equipping students with these tools, we can help them build a foundation for long-term success and find meaning in their education.
Student voices, student choices
Our students are our future leaders. Let's empower them to be active participants in their education and their communities.
Students are not just passive recipients of education—they are active participants in their own learning. Our platform advocates for initiatives that empower students to take ownership of their education, such as student councils, leadership programs, and opportunities for civic engagement. By amplifying student voices, we can create a more inclusive and responsive education system.
Learning doesn't stop at 3 PM
After-school programs keep students safe, engaged, and learning. Let's expand opportunities for every child.
After-school programs provide a safe and enriching environment for students to explore their interests, develop new skills, and receive academic support. We call for increased funding and expansion of these programs to ensure that every child has access to opportunities that extend beyond the traditional school day.
Creativity is key
STEM is vital, but so are the arts. Let's ensure our schools nurture creativity alongside critical thinking.
The arts and humanities play a crucial role in fostering creativity, empathy, and cultural understanding. This platform supports the integration of arts education into the curriculum, ensuring that students have opportunities to explore their creative potential. By valuing the arts, we can cultivate well-rounded individuals who are prepared to tackle the challenges of the future.
Books over bars, class over cells
We must invest more in education - not incarceration, conflagrations abroad, or juvenile offender camps - to build a safer and more prosperous society.
The school-to-prison pipeline is a tragic reality for some students, particularly those from marginalized communities and those with disabilities. We advocate for a shift in priorities, from punitive measures to restorative practices that keep students in school and out of the criminal justice system, but we must also inculcate discipline and respect for learning - this is difficult to balance. By investing in education and addressing the root causes of this issue, we can create a more just and equitable education system.
Small classrooms, big results
Overcrowded classrooms hinder learning. We need to ensure that every student receives the individual attention they deserve.
Overcrowded classrooms are a barrier to effective teaching and learning. We champion policies that reduce class sizes, such as increased funding for school construction, innovative roster and caseload management, and hiring more teachers. By creating smaller, more manageable classrooms, we can ensure that every student receives the individualized attention they need to succeed.
Quality education for every child.
No child's future should be determined by their zip code. Let's ensure every student has access to quality education, no matter where they live.
Every child should have access to a quality education, regardless of their socioeconomic status or geographic location. Our campaign is committed to addressing systemic challenges in education by advocating for transparency, accountability, and giving every student the attention and counseling they need to live their best life.
— Ankur Patel's campaign website (March 21, 2026)
2015
Patel highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | My Platform, Priorities, and Key Issues This is an ongoing and evolving discussion that, for me, started by breaking down the functions a school should provide its students. I initially came up with these broad policy categories as a way of using this campaign to bring together success stories and research — with teachers, staff, administrators, parents and students — to implement decentralized solutions to daily problems that pose as challenges to students learning and enjoying school. I hope to work with you to reduce class size because we can’t have 40 students in a class, pay our teachers poorly relative to other schools, and expect good outcomes. We receive more than $10,000 per student per year in the LAUSD from the State of California — that is where the school district’s $7 billion annual operational budget comes from. An increased level of transparency at each school site would allow parents, teachers, and students to evaluate the efficiency of the use of tax dollars. Making sure that spending is actually going to benefit the students’ facilities, transportation, food, and health would also improve learning outcomes. We need to follow the money. More broadly, the specific education policy issues that are on everyone’s mind include: Class Size Each LAUSD school brings in more than $10,000 per student per year in California. Middle School and High School teachers have 40 students per class, translating to over $400,000 per year per classroom. Our teachers aren’t getting paid enough, our textbooks aren’t new enough, and our facilities aren’t clean enough! It is clear that the money meant for educating our young people isn’t being put into the classroom. We need to support teachers with teaching assistants, and fewer students per class. This is a priority that all parents, teachers, and students can agree on. It is not a political issue. The money is there. This is one of the foremost issues facing the Los Angeles Unified School District. Class size and teacher/student ratio is an issue on which all other problems and solutions facing our education system need to be centered. Teacher Evaluations and Student Testing We need to have good teachers in our classrooms, but evaluating them has become highly contentious. I believe that student input should be accounted for in evaluating teachers. The students spend more time with their teachers than anyone else and are in the best position to assess their educational experience. This means we need to develop thoughtful questions that can be used to improve both the learning and teaching experience. Standardized tests can be useful in evaluating a student’s progress, but it should not be the primary tool used to gauge success of the student or the teacher. In fact, using a student’s test score to evaluate their teacher has many flaws. Ranging from the simple question of how to test students in special education and physical education to the unequal capability of students entering a new grade with a new teacher. The less discussed, but still important policy points include: Curricula and Instruction Time School curriculum, what our children are learning, needs to be factual and unbiased. It has to prepare them for the 21st century and give each individual young person context for their place in the world. As a L.A. Unified School Board member, I would work with teachers, parents, and students to develop instruction plans that will present an unbiased, relevant education to our children to better prepare them for the future. We don’t need to be paying huge sums of money to textbook manufacturers or software developers. Knowledge is not something to be hoarded, kept secret, privatized, and then sold. Everyone, and especially every student, should have access to information, knowledge, and the tools to access the depth of wisdom that humankind has acquired. The amount of time that our young people are intellectually engaged goes far beyond classroom time, and we can support that with materials, supplemental enrichment, and programs. The Los Angeles Unified School District curriculum (science, math, English, history) is always under political attack. I aim to host a specific conversation on what books middle school students are assigned to read in order to engage parents, teachers, and students in a potentially productive policy discussion. There is so much knowledge that we have put into books, but we need to present information to students in an objective way that engages them individually. The amount of time our young people are intellectually engaged goes far beyond classroom time, and we can support that with materials, supplemental enrichment, and programs. I bring a broad perspective on public education, the kind of long-term and global perspective from which young people in Los Angeles would benefit. I would wholeheartedly work with teachers, administrators, parents, students, and other board members to find and implement the very best instruction methods in all subjects in the classroom, and through hands-on learning. Facilities and Transportation The LAUSD spends hundreds of millions of dollars on facilities and transportation on an annual basis. Our schools’ bathrooms are unclean, and getting to school can be a hassle, and sometimes a barrier, to parents and students. Accountability regarding school contracts is lacking. The fact that money meant to rehabilitate our dilapidated schools was used for a poorly executed iPad program should help the public realize the incumbent doesn’t have the right priorities. I aim to bring individual campuses, local parent organizations, and especially students into the process that evaluates whether taxpayer money is being spent efficiently on our schools. Food and Health LAUSD’s cafeteria budget is $300 million, but our students are eating cold bread with a piece of cold cheese in the middle for lunch. Again, money meant to feed our students is being eaten by bureaucrats downtown. Food and health is not only an important issue for our students while they are in school, but also throughout the rest of their lives. So why are we giving students 10 minutes to eat highly subsidized processed food? There are many groups and organizations working to improve the diet of our students, and I want to work with everyone to make sure that we are doing everything we can to improve the quality and cost efficiency of food we provide at schools with taxpayer money. Language, Arts, and Athletics Separate from the curriculum, Language, Art, and Athletics play a crucial role in the development of young people. Each of these issues has been studied extensively, but are not used as a part of a holistic education. I aim to systematically expand and offer opportunities in these subjects to all students either during school or through after school programs. Science and Exploration We need to inspire a generation of thoughtful and creative young people capable of critical thinking. Science and exploration, including field trips and hands on learning to museums and nature will do a lot to help bring childlike-curiosity back to our schools Again, this is an ongoing and evolving discussion and I’d like your input on how we can make our schools better, what your main issues are, and let’s work together to implement pragmatic solutions. I aim to bring individual campuses, local parent organizations, and especially students into the process that evaluates whether taxpayer money is being spent efficiently on our schools.[8] |
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| —Ankur Patel's campaign website (2015)[9] | ||
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ankur Patel for School Board, "About Ankur," accessed February 3, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Ankur Patel on February 2, 2026"
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Ankur Patel: Candidate for Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 3," accessed February 3, 2015
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia via email on November 2, 2018.
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 14, 2026
- ↑ Ankur Patel 2018 campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed November 2, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2015 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ankur Patel for School Board, "On the Issues," accessed February 3, 2015
| 2015 Los Angeles Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | Primary election - March 3, 2015 General election - May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, George J. McKenna III District 3: • Incumbent, Tamar Galatzan • Elizabeth Badger Bartels • Filiberto Gonzalez • Ankur Patel • Carl J. Petersen • Scott Mark Schmerelson District 5: • Incumbent, Bennett Kayser • Ref Rodriguez • Andrew Thomas District 7: • Incumbent, Richard A. Vladovic • Euna Anderson • Lydia Gutierrez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
