Felton Williams
Felton Williams was a member of the Long Beach Unified School District school board in California, representing District 2. Williams assumed office in 2004. Williams left office on December 11, 2020.
Williams ran for re-election to the Long Beach Unified School District school board to represent District 2 in California. Williams won in the general election on April 12, 2016.
Biography
Williams served as dean of the Long Beach City College School of Business and Social Science from 1996 to 2007. Prior to that, he worked as the director of affirmative action and assistant to the president at California State University at Dominguez Hills. He also worked as an administrative analyst in instructional services at California State University at Long Beach, and he served in the U.S. Army as secretary to the brigade commander. He serves on the Council of Great City Schools, which is an organization of leaders from the largest urban school districts across the United States. Williams earned an associate degree in secretarial service from L.A. Harbor College. He earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in business administration from California State University at Long Beach and a doctoral degree in educational administration from Claremont Graduate University. Williams has two children and two grandchildren.[1][2][3]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on April 12, 2016. In his bid for re-election in District 2, Incumbent Felton Williams defeated challenger Jessica Vargas-Alvarez. In District 4, incumbent Jon Meyer defeated challenger Rosi Pedersen.[4][5]
Results
| Long Beach Unified School District, District 2 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Felton Williams Incumbent |
68.30% | 3,158 |
| Jessica Vargas-Alvarez | 31.70% | 1,466 |
| Total Votes | 4,624 | |
| Source: City of Long Beach, "Cumulative Report - Official: Primary Nominating Election 4/12/2016," accessed April 28, 2016 | ||
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.
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Endorsements
Williams received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[6][7][8][9]
- Teachers Association of Long Beach
- Press-Telegram
- Long Beach Business Journal
- U.S. Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D)
- U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn (D)
- State Assemblymember Patrick O'Donnell (D-70)
- Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia
- City Prosecutor Doug Haubert
- Long Beach City Councilmember Al Austin
- Long Beach City Councilmember Dee Andrews
- Long Beach City Councilmember Lena Gonzalez
- Long Beach City Councilmember Suja Lowenthal
- Long Beach City Councilmember Suzie Price
- Long Beach City Councilmember Rex Richardson
- Long Beach City Councilmember Stacy Mungo
- Long Beach Unified Board of Education member Diana Craighead
- Long Beach Unified Board of Education member Jon Meyer
- Long Beach Unified Board of Education member John McGinnis
- Long Beach Unified Board of Education member Megan Kerr
- Long Beach City College Board Trustee Jeff Kellogg
- Compton Unified School Board member Micah Ali
- Port of Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Doug Drummond
Williams also received endorsements from a number of educators and community leaders. A list of his supporters can be found here.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Felton Williams Incumbent |
61.1% | 1,958 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ricardo A. Linarez | 38.9% | 1,245 | |
| Total Votes | 3,203 | |||
| Source: League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, "School Contests for Los Angeles County, CA - April 10, 2012 Election," accessed March 31, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Candidate statement
The following video shows Williams outlining his campaign statement with PADNET.tv.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Felton Williams' 'Long Beach Unified School District'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Felton Williams," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Re-elect Felton Williams, "Meet Dr. Felton Williams," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Gazettes, "Felton Williams, Jessica Vargas-Alvarez Face Off For Long Beach School Board Seat," March 24, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Long Beach City Prim. Nom., Lbusd & Lbccd Election - 4/12/2016," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ City of Long Beach, "Primary Nominating Election 4/12/2016 Unofficial Results," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ Re-elect Felton Williams, "Endorsements," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Gazettes, "Long Beach City, School Campaigns Shift Into High Gear," January 31, 2016
- ↑ Long Beach Business Journal, "Business Journal Endorsements For 2016 Long Beach Elections: Supernaw, Otto, Williams And Meyer Endorsed," October 26, 2015
- ↑ Press-Telegram, "Vote for these two for Long Beach school board," March 21, 2016
| 2016 Long Beach Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 12, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Felton Williams • Jessica Vargas-Alvarez District 4: • Incumbent, Jon Meyer • Rosi Pedersen |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
