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Gino Kwok
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2019
Gino Kwok is an at-large representative on the Hacienda La Puente Unified Board of Education. Kwok sought another term in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1] He successfully won another term on the board.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[3][4] The seats held by incumbents Jay F. Chen and Gino Kwok were on the ballot.[5]
Chen did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Kwok faced five challengers: Herbert Chin, Jeffrey De La Torre, Dionicio Guido, Klaus Hornell and Martin Medrano.[1] Kwok won his bid for re-election, and Medrano won the open seat.[2]
Craig Liu originally filed to run in this election, but he withdrew from the race.[6]
Results
| Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Gino Kwok Incumbent |
27.1% | 2,865 |
| Martin Medrano |
24.3% | 2,568 |
| Jeffrey De La Torre | 23.2% | 2,448 |
| Klaus Hornell | 13.2% | 1,395 |
| Herbert Chin | 7.9% | 831 |
| Dionicio Guido | 4.3% | 451 |
| Total Votes | 10,558 | |
| 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
Kwok received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[11][12][13]
- Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
- California School Employees Association (CSEA)
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99
- Congressman Ed Royce (R)
- Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D)
- California State Treasurer John Chiang (D)
- State Sen. Ed Hernandez (D)
- State Sen. Tony Mendoza (D)
- State Assemblyman Ian Calderon (D)
- Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School Board President Anthony Duarte
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School Board Vice President Penny Fraumeni
- Hacienda La Puente Unified Board Member Joseph Chang
Kwok also received endorsements from school board members outside of the district and from local officials.[13] A list of his supporters can be found here.
2011
| Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay F. Chen |
33.2% | 4,155 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gino Kwok |
26.2% | 3,272 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Alderete | 23.8% | 2,976 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy Greenup | 12.2% | 1,521 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sandra Mary "Sandy" (Silversmith) Keat | 3.8% | 473 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rudolph C. Obad | 0.9% | 111 | |
| Total Votes | 12,508 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Voter Information" accessed September 24, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Kwok highlighted the following candidate statement on his campaign website:
| “ | As past President and current School Board Member of Hacienda La Puente Unified, Gino Kwok’s proudest accomplishment was Uniting Our Community to support ALL CHILDREN. This allowed him to achieve these goals for the First Time in HLPUSD’s 45-year history when he was Board President: -$40,000,000 of School Improvements Without Tax Increase During his term, Student Test Scores Increased; New Science Labs; New Math Courses; New/Expanded Spanish/Chinese Language Programs, District maintained Balanced Budgets/Strong Cash Reserves; No Teacher Layoffs; Higher Graduation Rates; More College-Bound Students; Enhanced Technical Training; and Greater Parental Involvement. Mr. Kwok: Mr. Kwok is a proud HLPUSD graduate and speaks Spanish and Chinese. He attended USC Law School, is a Law Professor, Attorney, and Parent. |
” |
| —Gino Kwok, (2015)[15] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, California
- Hacienda La Puente 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 14, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Semi-Final Official Election Returns," 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
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Voter Information" accessed September 24, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections: Final List Of Qualified Candidates To Appear On The Ballot," accessed October 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
- ↑ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ SEIU Local 99, "Making Politics Work for Us: School Board Endorsements for Nov 3 Election," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Gino Kwok, "Endorsements," accessed October 28, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Gino Kwok, "Candidate Statement," accessed October 28, 2015
| 2015 Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Gino Kwok • Herbert Chin • Jeffrey De La Torre • Dionicio Guido • Klaus Hornell • Martin Medrano |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
