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Carolyn Torres
Carolyn Torres was a member of the Santa Ana Unified School District in California, representing Trustee Area 2. She assumed office in 2023. She left office on December 13, 2024.
Torres ran for re-election to the Santa Ana Unified Board of Education in California. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
Torres earned a bachelor's degree in history from California State University Fullerton as well as a master's degree in education and a teaching credential from California State University Long Beach. Her professional experience includes working as a classroom teacher.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Santa Ana Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Torres (Nonpartisan) | 25.6 | 34,452 |
| ✔ |  | Rigo Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 29,406 |
| ✔ |  | Alfonso Alvarez (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 22,790 |
| Judith Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 17,762 | ||
| Oscar Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 15,731 | ||
 | Cecilia Aguinaga (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 14,548 | |
| Total votes: 134,689 | |||
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2019
See also: Santa Ana Unified School District, California, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education
Carolyn Torres defeated David Benavides, Gisela Contreras, and Cecilia Aguinaga in the general election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carolyn Torres (Nonpartisan) | 46.9 | 4,924 |
 | David Benavides (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 3,226 | |
 | Gisela Contreras (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 1,406 | |
| Cecilia Aguinaga (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 937 | |
| Total votes: 10,493 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carolyn Torres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Carolyn Torres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I am running for the Santa Ana Unified School District school board because I understand education, I understand Santa Ana, and I love my community. My family has been in Santa Ana since te 1920s. I have worked in schools for over 15 years beginning in afterschool programs, as a mentor, as a tutor, and as a classroom teacher. As a current 7th grade teacher, I know first hand what students, teachers, staff, and parents experience. Being in the classroom means that my daily life is school. It means that I spend my days thinking about how to reach students, how to build relationships with parents, and how to collaborate with teachers, staff and administration in order to have a strong, community-centered school experience for all of us. I am advocating for smaller class sizes, school safety and mental health services, fiscal responsibility and transparency, and increase in resources for students in special education programs and students learning English. I support opportunities for all students including college access, career and technical training, and music and arts programs. Is there anything you would like to add? I believe teachers should be on school boards. I bring a unique expertise and experience to the school board.[2] |
” |
| —Carolyn Torres[1] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
