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Bertha Rath Valenzuela
Bertha Rath Valenzuela was a candidate for the Trustee Area 7 seat on the Downey Unified School District Board of Trustees in California. She lost during the general election on November 5, 2013. She ran on a platform supporting expanding autistic services and re-opening Pace Elementary School in Bellflower to neighborhood students.
Biography
Valenzuela is a retired official from the LA County Office of Education in Downey. She is the grandmother of children that attend Downey Unified Schools. Bertha is a neighborhood watch captain and a former Head Start volunteer.[1]
Elections
2013
Valenzuela ran against three candidates for the Trustee Area 7 seat on the Downey Unified School District in the general election on November 5, 2013.[2]
Election results
On November 5, 2013 candidates Martha E. Sodetani, Nancy A. Swenson and Barbara Rae Samperi were re-elected to the Downey Unified School District Board of Education.
| Downey Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 7 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Barbara Rae Samperi |
59.9% | 387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Betty Luz Monroy | 24.3% | 157 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bertha Rath Valenzuela | 11.1% | 72 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leslie Jane Valencia | 4.6% | 30 | |
| Total Votes | 646 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Valenzuela has not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements
Valenzuela has not received any official endorsements for his campaign as of yet.
See also
Downey Unified School District, California
Downey Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
Downey Unified School District website
Footnotes
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