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Dan Chang
Dan Chang ran for election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 3 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Chang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Dan Chang earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a graduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management. His career experience includes working as a public school teacher. Chang co-founded the Los Angeles Fund for Public Education in 2012.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Scott Mark Schmerelson defeated Dan Chang in the general election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Mark Schmerelson (Nonpartisan)  | 51.6 | 124,331 |
 | Dan Chang (Nonpartisan) | 48.4 | 116,478 | |
| Total votes: 240,809 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 3 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Mark Schmerelson (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 50,669 |
| ✔ | | Dan Chang (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 33,004 |
 | Raquel Villalta (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 13,632 | |
| Elizabeth Badger (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 9,287 | ||
 | Andreas Farmakalidis (Nonpartisan) | 6.3 | 7,131 | |
| Janie Dam (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 113,804 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dan Chang completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chang's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Dan currently teaches mathematics at James Madison Middle School in North Hollywood. Being a public school math teacher was Dan’s dream job since childhood. A Valley resident for 20 years, Dan brings his enthusiasm, passion and his real world experiences to help students conquer everyone’s favorite school subject…MATH!
Prior to teaching, Dan led several improvement efforts within the Los Angeles Unified School District. In 2012, he cofounded the Los Angeles Fund for Public Education. With the financial and program support of the LA Fund, LAUSD rolled out free breakfast in the classroom to every school over 3 years. Dan started his career in public education at Green Dot Public Schools. During his time at Green Dot, he led the opening of 17 high performing charter high schools throughout Los Angeles. In 2008, Dan led the turnaround of LAUSD’s most troubled high school, Locke High School in Watts.
Dan is a proud LA Unified parent and father of 3 children. He is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He was the chairman of the board of Valley Charter Schools.- Improve Student Safety and Well-Being
- Teach the Science of Reading (Phonics) and Problem-Based Math
- Cut the Downtown Bureaucracy and Provide More Money to Valley Schools
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 3 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 26, 2024
