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Euna Anderson
Euna Anderson was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in California. She ran against one incumbent and one challenger in the primary election on March 3, 2015. She did not receive enough votes to advance to the general election held on May 19, 2015.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
After growing up in Mississippi, Anderson moved to Los Angeles in 1971. Her career in education started when became a substitute teacher in 1994. The following year she became a full-time teacher, and in 1996, she became associate principal of the Logan Early Learning Center. She went on to become principal of the Canoga Early Education Center and the Cleveland Early Education Center. Currently, she is principal of both the Early Education Center of Alexandria and the Early Education Center of Vine. Anderson also works as an adjunct professor at National University.[5]
Anderson earned her bachelor's degree in organizational management from Southern California College and her master's degree in organizational management from Pepperdine University. She is a former member of the Black Women’s Forum, a group that raises money for college scholarships, and she served as the appointed early education representative on the AALA executive board. Anderson and her husband have two sons.[5]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on March 3, 2015. Only one candidate, unopposed District 1 incumbent George J. McKenna III, received more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. Because of this, he won his seat outright, and the top two vote-getters in Districts 3, 5 and 7 advanced to the general election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Tamar Galatzan, Bennett Kayser and Richard A. Vladovic from Districts 3, 5 and 7, respectively, received enough votes to advance to the general election. They each faced at least two challengers in the primary. In District 3, Galatzan faced five challengers, Elizabeth Badger Bartels, Filiberto Gonzalez, Ankur Patel, Carl J. Petersen and Scott Mark Schmerelson. She and Schmerelson faced each other again in the general election. Kayser and challenger Ref Rodriguez defeated challenger Andrew Thomas to continue on to the District 5 general election. In the District 7 primary, Vladovic ran against challengers Euna Anderson and Lydia Gutierrez. Gutierrez received enough votes to advance to the general election with Vladovic.
In the general election, both Galatzan and Kayser were unseated by their challengers. Schmerelson won the District 3 seat, and Rodriguez was elected to the District 5 seat. In District 7, Vladovic defeated Gutierrez to secure another term on the board.
Results
| Los Angeles Unified School District, District 7 Primary Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Richard A. Vladovic Incumbent |
42.6% | 5,577 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lydia Gutierrez |
37.6% | 4,920 | |
| Nonpartisan | Euna Anderson | 19.8% | 2,589 | |
| Total Votes | 13,086 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Primary Nominating Election: Official Election Results," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Anderson reported $71,252.50 in contributions and $72,706.08 in expenditures to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $11,066.42 as of February 25, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Anderson did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Anderson highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | Working Hard For Our Kids
My name is Euna Anderson, and I'm committed to making your voice heard on LAUSD. As a teacher, parent, and advocate, I have fought for more than 20 years to improve our schools and expand access for all students, starting with early childhood education, going all the way up thru high school graduation. If you believe in bringing new leadership to LAUSD and integrity back to our schools, I urge you to connect with me and help make it happen! Together, we can make a meaningful difference-- for our communities, our schools, and our children. [7] |
” |
| —Euna Anderson's campaign website (2015)[8] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Los Angeles Unified School District, California
- Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2015)
- Clean sweep for school board incumbents... (March 4, 2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
- 2015 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "General Information for Candidates, Los Angeles City Elections, 2015," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "2015 Primary Nominating Election Candidates," accessed January 13, 2015
- ↑ Smart Voter, “Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 7 Voter Information, “accessed February 4, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, “Election Night Results (Unofficial), March 3, 2015,” accessed March 4, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Euna Anderson, LAUSD School Board, District 7," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2015 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Euna Anderson, LAUSD School Board, District 7, "Home," accessed February 5, 2015
| 2015 Los Angeles Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | Primary election - March 3, 2015 General election - May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, George J. McKenna III District 3: • Incumbent, Tamar Galatzan • Elizabeth Badger Bartels • Filiberto Gonzalez • Ankur Patel • Carl J. Petersen • Scott Mark Schmerelson District 5: • Incumbent, Bennett Kayser • Ref Rodriguez • Andrew Thomas District 7: • Incumbent, Richard A. Vladovic • Euna Anderson • Lydia Gutierrez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
