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Endorsements in the Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2017)

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The following is a list of official endorsements made by political parties, education organizations, and elected officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District's 2017 board of education elections. For a more complete list of endorsements, click on a candidate's name.

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Candidate endorsements*
Endorsement Mónica García
(District 2) 		Lisa Alva
(District 2) 		Carl Petersen
(District 2) 		Steve Zimmer
(District 4) 		Gregory Martayan
(District 4) 		Nick Melvoin
(District 4) 		Allison Holdorff Polhill
(District 4) 		Kelly Fitzpatrick-Gonez
(District 6) 		Patty Lopez
(District 6) 		Imelda Padilla
(District 6) 		Araz Parseghian
(District 6)
Political parties
Los Angeles County Democratic Party[1]
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Local media
Los Angeles Times[2][3]
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Los Angeles Daily News[4][5]
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The Argonaut[6]
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Organizations
United Teachers Los Angeles[7][8]
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Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99[9]
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California School Employees Association AFL-CIO[10][11]
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Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA)[10][11][12]
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Los Angeles School Police Association[10][11][13]
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CCSA Advocates[14]
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Network for Public Education (NPE) Action[15]
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Speak UP[16]
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Public Education & Social Justice Advocacy (PESJA) Los Angeles[17]
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Federal officials
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (D)[18]
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.)[19]
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Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-37)[10][13]
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Congressman Tony Cardenas (D-29)[11]
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Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-27)[10]
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Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-32)[13]
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Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-40)[13]
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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-43)[10]
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State officials
California Controller Betty Yee (D)[10]
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla (D)[11][13]
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California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson[10]
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California Treasurer John Chiang (D)[10]
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State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León (D-24[10][13]
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State Sen. Joel Anderson (R-38)[20]
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State Sen. Robert Hertzberg (D-18)[11]
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State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-33)[13]
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State Sen. Scott Wilk (R-21)[21]
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State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-63)[10]
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State Assemblyman Raul Bocanegra (D-39)[11]
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State Assemblyman Matt Dababneh (D-45)[20][22]
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State Assemblyman Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-59)[10]
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State Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian (D-46)[10]
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State Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell (D-70)[10]
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State Assemblyman Miguel Santiago (D-53)[10][13]
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Local officials
Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang[10]
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Los Angeles County Commissioner Andrew Freidman[20]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich[20]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn[10]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl[10][11]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas[13]
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Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis[10][13]
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti[10][13]
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Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer[10]
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Los Angeles Council President Herb Wesson Jr.[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Bob Blumenfield[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Joe Buscaino[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Gilbert Cedillo[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson[10][13]
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Los Angeles Councilman Jose Huizar[13]
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Los Angeles Councilman Paul Koretz[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Paul Krekorian[10]
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Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez[10][11][13]
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Los Angeles Councilman Mitch O'Farrell[10]
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Los Angeles Councilman Curren De Mille Price Jr.[10]
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Los Angeles Councilmember David Ryu[10]
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Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Mike Eng[10]
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Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Mike Fong[10]
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Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Sydney Kamlager[10]
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Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Nancy Pearlman[20][23]
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Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan[22][24]
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Los Angeles Unified Board of Education Members
President Steve Zimmer[11]
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Vice President George J. McKenna III[10][11]
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Monica Ratliff[10][25]
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Ref Rodriguez[22]
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Scott Mark Schmerelson[10][11]
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Richard A. Vladovic[10]
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Los Angeles Unified Board of Education Candidates
Patty Lopez[26]
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Gregory Martayan[27]
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Araz Parseghian[28]
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Carl Petersen[26]
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Allison Holdorff Polhill[29]
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Jose Sandoval[28]
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*Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for District 6 candidates Gwendolyn Posey and Jose Sandoval in the primary election. Because of this, they are not included in this table.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements for Spring 2017 Local Elections," accessed February 2, 2017
  2. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Endorsement New voices needed on Los Angeles Unified school board: Lisa Alva, Nick Melvoin and Kelly Gonez," February 8, 2017
  3. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Endorsement The Times' picks for the May 16 Los Angeles election," May 5, 2017
  4. ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Endorsement: Nick Melvoin for L.A. school board in District 4," March 1, 2017
  5. ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Endorsement: Kelly Gonez for L.A. school board in San Fernando Valley," February 28, 2017
  6. ↑ Educator for School Board Nick Melvoin, "Endorsements," accessed March 16, 2017
  7. ↑ LA School Report, "District 4 dominates while first outside money enters school board race, campaign finance reports show," January 13, 2017
  8. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Former Mayor Riordan puts in $1 million to defeat school board president Zimmer," January 18, 2017
  9. ↑ Service Employees International Union Local 99, "A Voice for Quality Schools, Good Jobs: Members vote to endorse Imelda Padilla for LAUSD Board," accessed January 19, 2017
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 10.37 10.38 Steve Zimmer for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed March 16, 2017
  11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 Imelda Padilla for Los Angeles School Board District 6, "Endorsements," accessed March 16, 2017
  12. ↑ Lisa Alva for LAUSD Board of Education, "Home," accessed March 2, 2017
  13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 Mónica García for L.A. School Board #2, "Supporters," accessed March 2, 2017
  14. ↑ CCSA Advocates, "CCSA Advocates endorses four candidates for Los Angeles Unified school board," January 26, 2017
  15. ↑ Network for Public Education Action, "NPE Action endorses Lisa Alva for LAUSD School Board," accessed January 19, 2017
  16. ↑ Speak UP, "Speak UP Endorsements: The Case Against Steve Zimmer," accessed February 2, 2017
  17. ↑ Carl J. Petersen for LAUSD School Board District 2, "Welcome to the fight for the children of the LAUSD," accessed March 2, 2017
  18. ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Obama administration Education secretary endorses Gonez, Melvoin for L.A. school board," March 29, 2017
  19. ↑ LA School Report, "John Legend, Bernie Sanders, Barbara Boxer rush to make endorsements in the most expensive school board race in U.S. history," May 9, 2017
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Gregory Martayan L.A.U.S.D. School Board Candidate District 4, "Endorsements," accessed March 2, 2017
  21. ↑ Facebook, "Araz Parseghian for School Board 2017 post January 10, 2017," accessed January 19, 2017
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Kelly Gonez Teacher for School Board, "Supporters," accessed March 2, 2017
  23. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Carl Petersen," January 29, 2017
  24. ↑ Educator for School Board Nick Melvoin, "Endorsements," accessed January 19, 2017
  25. ↑ LA School Report, "Mónica Ratliff endorses Kelly Gonez as an ‘independent voice’ to take over her seat," April 12, 2017
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Carl J. Petersen for LAUSD School Board District 2, "PRESS RELEASE: Patty Lopez and Carl J. Petersen Announce Mutual Endorsements," February 16, 2017
  27. ↑ LA School Report, "EXCLUSIVE: Greg Martayan endorses Steve Zimmer in LAUSD school board race," May 10, 2017
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 La School Report, "Imelda Padilla scores endorsements from two former competitors in LAUSD school board bid," April 3, 2017
  29. ↑ LA School Report, "Exclusive: Allison Holdorff Polhill comes out swinging against Steve Zimmer’s ‘misleading’ campaign tactics, vows to throw support to Melvoin in unseating board president," March 8, 2017
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