Deanna Robles
Deanna Robles was a candidate for at-large representative on the Baldwin Park Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Robles participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. To read her responses, check out her 2015 campaign themes.
Elections
2015
Three of the five seats on the Baldwin Park Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[3]
Incumbents Blanca Rubio and Christina Lucero sought re-election to their seats. Incumbent Jack White did not run for re-election, guaranteeing at least one newcomer would join the board. Rubio and Lucero faced challengers Saul Barrientos, Edwin Borques, Santos Hernandez and Deanna Robles.[4][5] Rubio and Lucero won additional terms, and Hernandez won the open seat.[2]
Results
| Baldwin Park Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Blanca Rubio Incumbent |
30.6% | 2,749 |
| Christina Lucero Incumbent |
23.4% | 2,098 |
| Santos Hernandez |
14.1% | 1,265 |
| Saul Barrientos | 13.9% | 1,250 |
| Edwin Borques | 10.1% | 907 |
| Deanna Robles | 7.9% | 709 |
| Total Votes | 8,978 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
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.[6][7][8]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[9]
If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Robles was endorsed by the community organization Evolve.[10]
2011
| Baldwin Park Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Blanca Rubio |
22.2% | 2,212 | |
| Nonpartisan | Christina Lucero |
21.2% | 2,112 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jack B. White |
19.3% | 1,920 | |
| Nonpartisan | Natalie M. Ybarra | 18.9% | 1,877 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary L. Ferrer | 12.8% | 1,277 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deanna Coronado Robles | 5.5% | 548 | |
| Total Votes | 9,946 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Baldwin Park Unified School District Voter Information" accessed August 23, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Robles participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display her responses to the survey questions. When asked what her top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | I would take a look first at the budget to see where were at. I would also look to see where every school is at academically with the common core and see what can the board do to help expedite implementing the common expedite implementing the common whore core. We need to see where the students are and how do we help them and the parents.[11] | ” |
| —Deanna Robles (2015)[12] | ||
Ranking the issues
Robles was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
Positions on the issues
Robles was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column, and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| "They should be implemented." | |
| "Yes" | |
| "No" | |
| "No" | |
| "They need to lower the amount of stidents per class. Also they need to offer more tutoring for those student. Another productive way is to have colleague interns that are going to become teacher help those students in a smaller setting." | |
| "Expulsion cases must be viewed on a case-by-case basis rather than the district having an overarching policy." | |
| "Evaluate the teacher, enviornment, and all other staff. The school board should also look at the demographic of the children that are attending." | |
| "I would have to how this would work and benefit everyone but honestly I think that because of the budget problems I don't think it would be a good idea also I don't think it would be a good idea because this quarter this year the teacher doing good but not the next one and I feel that maybe we could lower other people's morale so I don't think honestly would be a good idea" | |
| "Offer additional training options." | |
| "I would be more present in the school especially back-to-school night open house and being out there presenting myself to the community be involved in the community. Most important have communication with the parents and the students and teachers to be able to build a better relationship with the community ." |
Recent news
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See also
- Baldwin Park Unified School District, California
- Baldwin Park Unified School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles County, California, "Candidate List," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Semi-Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Baldwin Park Unified School District Voter Information," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County, California, "Candidate List," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Evolve, "2015 Endorsements: November 03, 2015 Election," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Deanna Robles responses," September 16, 2015
| 2015 Baldwin Park Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Christina Lucero • Incumbent, Blanca Rubio • Saul Barrientos • Edwin Borques • Santos Hernandez • Deanna Robles |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
