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Anthony Duarte
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Prior offices
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District At-large

Personal
Profession
Planning Commissioner

Anthony Duarte is an at-large member of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Trustees. He won the seat in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Biography

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Anthony Duarte is a former chairman of the La Puente Planning Commission and education deputy to Rep. Judy Chu. He was educated in Hacienda La Puente schools and resigned as chairman when he was appointed to the HLPUSD School Board in July 2012.[1]

Elections

2013

See also: Hacienda La Puente Unified School District elections (2013)

Anthony Duarte ran against five other candidates including incumbent Joseph K. Chang for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[2]

Election results

On November 5, 2013 candidates Penny Fraumeni, Joseph K. Chang, and G. Anthony Duarte defeated three challengers.

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPenny Fraumeni 22.8% 3,097
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph K. Chang 21.3% 2,905
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngG. Anthony Duarte 19.7% 2,676
     Nonpartisan Jeffrey De La Torre 13.9% 1,892
     Nonpartisan Henry E. Gonzales 13% 1,767
     Nonpartisan Bryan Coreas 9.3% 1,270
Total Votes 13,607
Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013

Funding

Duarte did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

Endorsements

Anthony Duarte received an official endorsement from SEIU Local 99 for his campaign.[3]

Issues

District Attorney’s Investigation Probe

On September 19, 2013 District Attorney Jackie Lacey sent a letter requesting the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District present documents including economic interest forms filed by school board members Gino Kwok and Dr. Joseph Chang. The forms declare gifts or other compensation received from outsiders. The letter also requested forms related to a report on possible wrongdoing of the foreign exchange student program. The report detailed accounts of students being exposed to physical and verbal abuse as well as host homes with inadequate food and heating. The report is set to focus on four trips Chang took to China with former school board member, Norman Hsu. Hus is listed as the CEO of BELA Educational Group listed as paying for three of the four trips. BELA is a private company that charges students to attend local high schools. BELA would collect approimately $15,000 or more for a student to attend a local high school. Hacienda La Puente USD had one of the lowest tution fees at $12,900 with the board voting against raising tuition to $14,000, a vote which Chang and Kwok voted against. Hacienda La Puente hosted about 20 foreign exchange students from China. Chinese families pay about $30,000, including $15,000 for tuition, fees for SAT prep classes, visa processing, and room and board. Hsu served on the Hacienda La Puente school board for over 20 years, but declared he was not involved in any of the activities within the school district. At the September 25, 2013 meeting of the HLPUSD School Board, the board scheduled a censure of board member Chang.[4][5]

Racial Demographics, 2012[6]
Race Los Angeles (%) California (%)
White 49.8 57.6
Black or African American 9.6 6.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7 1.0
Asian 11.3 13.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.4
Two or More Races 4.6 4.9
Hispanic or Latino 48.5 37.6

See also

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, California
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District elections (2013)

External links

Hacienda La Puente Unified School District website

Footnotes