Elaine Alaniz

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Elaine Alaniz

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Associate

Los Angeles Valley College, 2022

Personal

Birthplace

Weslaco, Texas

Religion

Christian

Profession

Recruiter

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Elaine Alaniz (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 54. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.

Alaniz also ran for election to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees to represent Seat No. 5 in California. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Alaniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Elaine Alaniz was born in Weslaco, Texas. She earned an associate degree from Los Angeles City College in 2018 and an associate degree from Los Angeles Valley College in 2020. Her career experience includes working as a recruiter and in healthcare. She has served on the City of Los Angeles Westlake North Neighborhood Council.

Alaniz has been affiliated with SAG/AFTRA, the GOP presidential delegation, the CAGOP platform committee, the Los Angeles County Republican central committee, EmpowerLA, L.A. REPAIR participatory budgeting board of advisors, and the Los Angeles Mayor's Office Crisis Response Team.

Elections

2024

College board of trustees

See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2024)

General election

General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5

Incumbent Nichelle Henderson defeated Elaine Alaniz and Jason Aula in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 5 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nichelle Henderson (Nonpartisan)	68.6	1,000,826
		Elaine Alaniz (Nonpartisan)	18.3	266,396
	Submit photo	Jason Aula (Nonpartisan)	13.1	191,690

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,458,912
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Alaniz in this election.

State Assembly

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 54

Mark Gonzalez defeated John Yi in the general election for California State Assembly District 54 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Gonzalez (D)	56.3	59,549
		John Yi (D)	43.7	46,309

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 105,858
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 54

Mark Gonzalez and John Yi defeated Elaine Alaniz in the primary for California State Assembly District 54 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Gonzalez (D)	45.2	19,616
✔		John Yi (D)	34.5	14,963
		Elaine Alaniz (R)	20.3	8,819

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,398
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Endorsements

Alaniz received the following endorsements.

• California GOP

2022

Los Angeles City Council District 1

See also: City elections in Los Angeles, California (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles City Council District 1

Eunisses Hernandez won election outright against incumbent Gilbert Cedillo and Elaine Alaniz in the primary for Los Angeles City Council District 1 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eunisses Hernandez (Nonpartisan)	53.9	16,108
		Gilbert Cedillo (Nonpartisan)	45.8	13,700
		Elaine Alaniz (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.3	80

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California State Assembly District 54

See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for California State Assembly District 54

Incumbent Miguel Santiago defeated Elaine Alaniz in the general election for California State Assembly District 54 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miguel Santiago (D)	78.6	53,993
		Elaine Alaniz (R)	21.4	14,704

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,697
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 54

Incumbent Miguel Santiago and Elaine Alaniz advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 54 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miguel Santiago (D)	99.7	37,714
✔		Elaine Alaniz (R) (Write-in)	0.3	129

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,843
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Elaine Alaniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alaniz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Elaine Alaniz was born in Weslaco, Texas. She moved to Los Angeles, CA in 2003 to complete her education and pursue the entertaiment industry. She earned an associate degree in Film Production from Los Angeles City College in 2018 and an associate degree in Fire Technology from Los Angeles Valley College in 2020. Both of her degrees opened up opportunities in the workforce. Her career experience includes working in healthcare.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Implement a more vital plan to connect community providers in partnerships to set forth resources for the community(housing information, job training, trade certifications, emergency services, community college, crisis and gang prevention, legal and immigration services, GED and High school completion).
• Focus on curriculums that advance our student's education and life skills, such as science, technology, engineering, art, math, trades and religious studies electives.
• Restore future expectations of success by investing in "every student" by expanding access to Trade & Technology certification and preparation courses, such as, cosmetology, culinary arts, notary, construction, filmmaking, nursing, EMT, firefighter, and police officer academy training).

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Education: Improve post, and secondary education and trade certifications.

Youth Development
Inflation, budget management and lowering taxes.

Small business Development and funding.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Holy Bible because everything about life and how to treat others could be leaned from the content of this book.

How do you feel like your school district handled the coronavirus pandemic? What, if anything, would you do differently in the future?

Leadership did not handle the closure of schools appropriately when faced with the coronavirus pandemic. Education institutions should have remained open and vaccine mandates should have never been an option. Due to closures and forced mandates students from all grades fell behind in education levels and many returned back to their studies. Elaine will work closely with the California Department of Education and Superintendents to always keep schools open safely and invest in school curriculums that advance our student's education and life skills, such as science, technology, engineering, art, math, and religious studies as electives, to help with the initiative to bring back students to educational institutions and help increase educational performance.

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Elaine Alaniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alaniz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a healthcare recruiter and a volunteer Crisis Responder under the Mayor’s Crisis Response Team for the past 8 years. I have been able to respond to 911 incidents throughout all areas of Los Angeles at all hours to assist public safety personnel by giving resources and support to survivors of critical incidents and many that involve death. Being a part of this program allowed me to continue providing help to people throughout the Los Angeles communities in their darkest hours; it also amplified my need to do more for communities and people in need. I am also a current volunteer board member on the Westlake North Neighborhood Council in District 1. I began as a sitting board member in 2019, but within a few months, I moved into the role of Treasurer. I advanced my knowledge in managing, spending, and budgeting my Neighborhood Councils funds with the Los Angeles City Clerk’s budget. My responsibility was to manage our NC’s funds and stay on track with our spending efforts and operations costs. I was diligent in ensuring that we stayed on a healthy conservative budget to support all of the community nonprofits in need of financial resources. In 2020, I was nominated and I accepted the role of President for the WNNC. In this role, my vision has been to work as a team and build relationships throughout District 1 and bridge the gaps between nonprofits, public service agencies, public service officials, government agencies, and the community to help people in immediate need.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Support to fully fund our Law Enforcement Heroes and help protect "qualified" immunity for our Law Enforcement. Continue to invest in Public Safety by building up the morale within agencies, funding recruitment efforts, infusing training, allocating funds for new technology tools, and providing educational seminars to bridge the gap between all public and response agencies.
• Parental Rights and Education. Ensure parental rights are protected; parents should have the right to provide for their children's care, custody, companionship, and management, including the right to make educational and medical decisions. Focus on curriculums that advance our student's education and life skills, such as science, technology, engineering, art, math, trades and religious studies electives.
• Fix our broken Mental Health System one step at a time by increasing and reopening mental health care facilities and utilizing vacant hospitals, actively recruiting and training staff for facilities, and hiring qualified staff to fill vacancies to provide support 24/7.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Protecting the constitutional freedoms and the civil liberties of the constitutes throughout all communities.

Protection of the lives of the unborn.
Inflation, budget management and lowering taxes.
Small business Development and funding.
Education: Improve post, and secondary education and trade certifications.
Youth Development
Tourism

Citizenship and Naturalization

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My faith is what guides me. I admire the life of Jesus and the examples that he displayed as a leader, servant and public figure. The most impressive reason that I strive to follow in the foots steps of Christ is because that the only person in history that has been documented to have followed the laws without flaw, was a public servant to all, a leader second and gave his life for the people. That is enough for me to want live my life according to his standards.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The September 11, 2001 attacks was the most tragic and unforgettable event that happened in my lifetime. I can still remember the morning that I turned on the TV and I watched people plunge to their death in real time. Those are images that I will never forget. I was 19 years old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

As a teenager I worked in retail for a short period of time. However it was in high school when I took a job and Baskin Robbins to help pay for bills at home. I worked scooping ice cream for a year.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Pending...

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2022

Los Angeles City Council District 1

Elaine Alaniz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alaniz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have been a volunteer Crisis Responder under the Mayor’s Crisis Response Team for the past 7 years. I have been able to respond to 911 incidents throughout all areas of Los Angeles at all hours to assist public safety personnel by giving resources and support to survivors of critical incidents and many that involve death. Being a part of this program allowed me to continue providing help to people throughout the Los Angeles communities in their darkest hours; it also amplified my need to do more for communities and people in need. I am also a current volunteer board member on the Westlake North Neighborhood Council in District 1. I began as a sitting board member in 2019, but within a few months, I moved into the role of Treasurer. I advanced my knowledge in managing, spending, and budgeting my Neighborhood Councils funds with the Los Angeles City Clerk’s budget. My responsibility was to manage our NC’s funds and stay on track with our spending efforts and operations costs. I was diligent in ensuring that we stayed on a healthy conservative budget to support all of the community nonprofits in need of financial resources. In 2020, I was nominated and I accepted the role of President for the WNNC. In this role, my vision has been to work as a team and build relationships throughout District 1 and bridge the gaps between nonprofits, public service agencies, public service officials, government agencies, and the community to help people in immediate need.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Support to fully fund our Law Enforcement Heroes and help protect qualified immunity for our Law Enforcement. Continue to invest in Public Safety by building up the morale within agencies, funding recruitment efforts, infusing training, allocating funds for new technology tools, and providing educational seminars to bridge the gap between the public and response agencies.
• Fix our broken Mental Health System one step at a time by increasing and reopening mental health care facilities and utilizing vacant hospitals, actively recruiting and training staff for facilities, and hiring qualified staff to fill vacancies to provide support 24/7.
• Reevaluate and take a balanced growth approach in our community's Affordable Housing and development project market. Use the "General Plan" as a blueprint to assess the rate and the amount of new development in specific sections of CD1 and set realistic goals and objectives with the public input, local organizations, and the Planning Commission.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Protecting the constitutional freedoms and the civil liberties of the constitutes throughout all communities.

Small business Development and funding.
Protection Of Unborn.
Education, Post Secondary Education and Trade Certifications.
Youth Development
Tourism

Citizenship and Naturalization

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My faith is what guides me. I admire the life of Jesus and the examples that he displayed as a leader, servant and public figure. The most impressive reason that I strive to follow in the foots steps of Christ is because that the only person in history that has been documented to have followed the laws without flaw, was a public servant to all, a leader second and gave his life for the people. That is enough for me to want live my life according to his standards.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The September 11, 2001 attacks was the most tragic and unforgettable event that happened in my lifetime. I can still remember the morning that I turned on the TV and I watched people plunge to their death in real time. Those are images that I will never forget. I was 19 years old at the time.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

As a teenager I worked in retail for a short period of time. However it was in high school when I took a job and Baskin Robbins to help pay for bills at home. I worked scooping ice cream for a year.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Holy Bible

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California State Assembly District 54

Elaine Alaniz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Elaine Alaniz campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	California State Assembly District 54	Lost primary	$3,750	$2,481
2022	California State Assembly District 54	Lost general	$0	$0
Grand total			$3,750	$2,481
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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