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Daniel Savala
Daniel Savala ran for election to the Twin Rivers Unified School District school board to represent Trustee Area 7 in California. Savala lost in the general election on March 3, 2020.
Savala was a candidate for Trustee Area 7 representative on the Twin Rivers Unified Board of Trustees in California. The general election was held on June 7, 2016.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Biography
Savala works for Sacramento City Councilman Allen Warren. He previously worked for the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the City of Los Angeles Zoning Department. He serves as a member of a number of organizations, including Del Paso Boulevard Partnership, Watt Avenue Partnership, the Mutual Assistance Network, the Sacramento Latino Roundtable, and the American Planning Association. Savala also serves as manager of the North Sacramento Youth Soccer Club. He earned a bachelor's degree in urban planning from California State University. He has two children.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Twin Rivers Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Twin Rivers Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7
Incumbent Linda Fowler defeated Daniel Savala and Sascha Vogt in the general election for Twin Rivers Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Fowler (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 1,392 |
 | Daniel Savala (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 1,086 | |
| Sascha Vogt (Nonpartisan) | 28.5 | 990 | ||
| Total votes: 3,468 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on June 7, 2016. The Trustee Area 1 election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Michael Baker was unopposed in his bid for re-election, so he was automatically appointed to another term. In Trustee Area 3, incumbent Walter Garcia Kawamoto was defeated by challenger Ramona Landeros. Incumbent Sonja Cameron did not file to keep her Trustee Area 5 seat. Michelle Deleon and Basim Elkarra ran to fill that open seat. Elkarra, who unsuccessfully ran for the seat in a recall election in 2015, won the election. The Trustee Area 7 race featured incumbent Linda Fowler and challengers Francisco Garcia and Daniel Savala. Fowler won re-election.[1][2]
Results
| Twin Rivers Unified School District, Trustee Area 7 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linda Fowler Incumbent |
40.48% | 1,197 |
| Francisco Garcia | 30.10% | 890 |
| Daniel Savala | 29.29% | 866 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 4 |
| Total Votes | 2,957 | |
| Source: Sacramento County, "Official Results: Primary Election - June 7, 2016," accessed July 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Savala reported $12,835.00 in contributions and $12,835.00 in expenditures to the Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections, which left his campaign with a $0.00 balance in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Savala was endorsed by the Sacramento Bee, Sacramento City Councilman Allen Warren, and Twin Rivers Unified Board of Education member Rebecca Sandoval.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Daniel Savala did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Savala highlighted the following priorities on his campaign website:
| “ | Twin Rivers School District’s Area 7 faces significant challenges: 97% of students receive free or reduced lunch; 41% speak a second language at home; API scores are among the lowest in the state; District faciliities suffer from years of neglect; And parent engagement with the school board and our current trustee is at an all time low.
Our district is falling further behind. We need school board members who have a vision for the future and will fight for our kids. Daniel understands the struggles of district families. He will be a fighter for our kids, families and schools. Daniel understands the frustration parents have felt with the Twin Rivers district. Here are his priorities: A – Accountability. We need accountability and oversight to ensure district funds are being spent as voters were promised. The Board, superintendent and district staff must be held accountable for how monies are managed over the long term and demonstrate transparency so taxpayers can see how their money is spent in the future. B – Budget Priorities. Engaging parents in the budgeting process, development of a Local control Funding Formula (LCFF) and implementing the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is critical. If elected, Daniel will work hard to get parents involved in setting district and school site priorities. He will strengthen “Parent University” and increase Spanish and Hmong translators. C – Classrooms and Campus Safety. Keep district funding in the classroom to improve the quality of education, including graduation rates, API scores and performance measures for all students. We need to make sure our campuses are safe for students, faculty and staff and refurbish aging facilities. We need to keep teacher pay and benefits competitive to attract top teachers.[7] |
” |
| —Daniel Savala (2016)[8] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: 2016 Presidential Primary Election," accessed March 14, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results: Primary Election - June 7, 2016," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Daniel Savala Twin Rivers School Board, "Bio," accessed April 1, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections, "County of Sacramento Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Elkarra, Savala, Kawamoto for Twin Rivers board," May 12, 2016
- ↑ Sacramento Bee, "Twin Rivers school trustee faces serious challenge to retain long-held seat," May 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Daniel Savala Twin Rivers School Board, "Issues," accessed April 1, 2016
