Chatura De Silva

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Chatura De Silva

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Chatura De Silva ran for election to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees to represent Seat No. 3 in California. De Silva lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

De Silva completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)

General election

General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 3

The following candidates ran in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Vela (Nonpartisan)	37.0	628,619
		Gerry Anderson (Nonpartisan)	17.7	300,993
		Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Nonpartisan)	15.7	267,275
	Submit photo	Sylvia Brooks Griffin (Nonpartisan)	7.4	125,896
		Anthony Joseph Danna (Nonpartisan)	4.9	82,757
	Submit photo	Ruffin Eugene Patterson (Nonpartisan)	3.8	64,890
	Submit photo	Samuel Paul Whitehead (Nonpartisan)	3.8	64,445
	Submit photo	Michael Batie (Nonpartisan)	3.6	61,527
	Submit photo	Robert Payne (Nonpartisan)	3.2	54,035
		Chatura De Silva (Nonpartisan)	3.0	50,716

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2020

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Chatura De Silva completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by De Silva's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A passion for public service and the drive to "be the change you wish to see in the world" are the two undeniable forces that led to Chatura De Silva's decision to run for local office. Mr. De Silva is a young, solution driven, charismatic leader. In fact, it has been the reason for many of the charitable efforts, community projects, and non-profit organizations that Chatura has committed to his whole life.

Chatura De Silva has vast experience working with the underprivileged communities, homeless and foster youth.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Out reach - Institute program to assist underprivileged communities and foster youth, incentives for completion from start to finish, improve enrollment rates
• Sustainability - Adapt sustainable practice to all 9 community colleges, zero waste 2030, all facility vehicles electric 2035,
• Technological Adaptations - Give our student an even playing field and provide that with the best technology and equipment, this also applies for the staff and employees. Courses on Crypto, Blockchain, Ai,Automation etc. need to be offered to our communities

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Equity amongst all as well as no discriminatory practices

Education reform

Sustainability implications and standards

Project funding

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I watch speeches from John f Kennedy, Barak Obama

I love that they are youthful and charismatic and I feel I share the same values. I appreciate the way they carry themselves in public as well as their cadence when they speak.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

when my mother was killed by a drunk driver, I was 20 years old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

my first job was working at pink berry, I was there for a year and had worked there during my senior year of highschool.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

to hold each other (board members accountable) Make sure there is a proper use of taxpayer dollars and we make decisions in the best interest of the students, teachers, and facility. We need to make decisions based on the community, not just the school. Also being in the frontlines and meeting students and facility to see if their needs are being met.

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