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Daniel Fierro
Daniel Fierro was a candidate for Trustee Area 3 representative on the ABC Unified School District school board in California. Fierro was defeated in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017.
Fierro previously ran for a seat on the board and was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Fierro has worked as a senior field representative for Assemblyman Ian Charles Calderon (D). Daniel graduated from Whitney High School in the ABC Unified School District and earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University. Fierro lives in Cerritos with his wife, Felicia, who works in the education field.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the ABC Unified School District school board in California were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. In her bid for re-election to the Trustee Area 2 seat, incumbent Soo Y. Yoo ran unopposed and did not appear on the ballot. She was re-elected to the board by default. Newcomer H. Ernie Nishii won the Trustee Area 3 seat, defeating incumbent Lynda Johnson, former candidate Daniel Fierro, and former member Armin Reyes. The race for the Trustee Area 6 seat included former candidate Louise Dodson and newcomer Olga Rios. Rios won the seat.[2][3][4]
Results
| ABC Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 H. Ernie Nishii |
39.32% | 698 |
| Lynda Johnson Incumbent | 26.76% | 475 |
| Armin Reyes | 24.79% | 440 |
| Daniel Fierro | 9.13% | 162 |
| Total Votes | 1,775 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and Municipal Consolidated Elections November 7, 2017," accessed November 21, 2017 | ||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[5][6][7]
Endorsements
Fierro was endorsed by the following elected officials:[8]
Fierro was also endorsed by community members and former officials. Click here for a list of his supporters.
2013
Daniel Fierro ran against incumbents Olympia Chen and Lynda Johnson as well as challengers Soo Y. Yoo and Ethan L. Robinson for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9]
Results
| ABC Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Lynda Johnson |
28% | 4,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Soo Y. Yoo |
25.9% | 4,177 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olympia Chen |
22.9% | 3,686 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Fierro | 11.9% | 1,923 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ethan L. Robinson | 11.3% | 1,815 | |
| Total Votes | 16,115 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.[10]
Endorsements
Fierro was endorsed by California State Assembly members Sally Morales Havice (D-32), Ian Charles Calderon (D-57), Ed Hernandez (D-22), and Anthony Rendon (D-63) as well as Cerritos City Council member Joseph Cho.[11]
Campaign themes
2017
Fierro highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Student Achievement in World-Class Facilities
Here in the ABC Unified School District, we’re lucky to enjoy some of the best schools in the state, and in the country. As your representative on the Board of Education, I will fight to keep student achievement front and center as the district’s primary mission. To do that, we need to offer our students 21st-century classrooms, equipment, and technology so they can have every advantage possible. Our students are world-class -- their classrooms should be, too. Small Class Sizes and Individual Attention Our students deserve the best. Studies have shown that small classroom sizes help our students maximize their learning and give teachers the ability to focus on individual student needs.* That’s why I will fight to ensure all students continue to enjoy small class sizes that allow our teachers to give each student the individual attention he or she deserves. Even in the face of budget constraints, I will fight to ensure that our commitment to student achievement never wavers. The Best Teachers for the Best Students Our ABC schools already have some of the best teachers in California, but we need to ensure that we give our teachers the tools they need to continue to be the best, even in the face of budget cuts and reduced support from the federal government. As your Trustee Area 3 Board Member, I will make sure that we continue to recruit the best teachers into our classrooms and give them the professional development opportunities they need to give our students the education they deserve. *http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Organizing-a-school/Class-size-and-student-achievement-At-a-glance[12] |
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| —Daniel Fierro (2017)[13] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- ABC Unified School District, California
- ABC Unified School District elections (2017)
- ABC Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fierro for ABC "About Daniel" accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Final List Of Qualified Candidates Whose Name Will Not Appear On The Ballot," August 28, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections 11/7/2017," accessed August 12, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and Municipal Consolidated Elections November 7, 2017," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Fiero ABC School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Disclosure Information," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Fierro for ABC, "Endorsements," accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Fierro ABC School Board, "Platform," accessed October 20, 2017
| ABC Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Soo Y. Yoo Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Lynda Johnson • Daniel Fierro • H. Ernie Nishii • Armin Reyes Trustee Area 6: • Louise Dodson • Olga Rios |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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