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Don Lee (California)
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Don Lee is an at-large representative on the Torrance Unified Board of Education in California. He first joined the board in 2007.[1]
Lee sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[2] Don Lee won the general election on November 3, 2015.[3]
Elections
2015
Two of the five seats on the Torrance Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[4][5] The seats held by incumbents Don Lee and Terry Ragins were on the ballot.[6] The two incumbents defeated challengers G. Rick Marshall and Clint Andrew Paulson.[2][3]
Results
| Torrance Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Lee Incumbent |
33.3% | 5,846 |
| Terry Ragins Incumbent |
31.5% | 5,534 |
| G. Rick Marshall | 19.7% | 3,458 |
| Clint Andrew Paulson | 15.5% | 2,720 |
| Total Votes | 17,558 | |
| 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.[7][8][9]
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.[10]
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
Lee received endorsements from all of the members of the Torrance City Council and all of the members of the Torrance Unified School Board.[11]
2011
On November 8, 2011, two seats on the Torrance Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Don Lee and Terry Ragins were the only two candidates that filed to run and won the uncontested election by default.[12]
Recent news
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See also
- Torrance Unified School District, California
- Torrance 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
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "Board of Education: President Don Lee," accessed September 29, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Los Angeles County, CA, "Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Running for Office,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Torrance Unified School District, "Board Member, "accessed January 28, 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
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Don Lee: Candidate for Governing Board Member; Torrance Unified School District," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "School Contests for Los Angeles County, CA," accessed October 23, 2013
| 2015 Torrance Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Don Lee • Incumbent, Terry Ragins • G. Rick Marshall • Clint Andrew Paulson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
