Jeffrey De La Torre
Jeffrey De La Torre was a candidate for at-large representative on the Hacienda La Puente Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]
De La Torre also unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board in 2013. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3]
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.[4][5] The seats held by incumbents Jay F. Chen and Gino Kwok were on the ballot.[6]
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.[7]
Results
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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27.1% | 2,865 |
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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.[8][9][10]
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.[11]
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
De La Torre received no official endorsements in this election.
2013
Jeffrey De La Torre ran against five other candidates, including incumbents Anthony Duarte and Joseph K. Chang, for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[12]
Results
On November 5, 2013, candidates Penny Fraumeni, Joseph K. Chang, and G. Anthony Duarte defeated three challengers.
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
22.8% | 3,097 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
21.3% | 2,905 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
19.7% | 2,676 | |
Nonpartisan | Jeffrey De La Torre | 13.9% | 1,892 | |
Nonpartisan | Henry E. Gonzales | 13% | 1,767 | |
Nonpartisan | Bryan Coreas | 9.3% | 1,270 | |
Total Votes | 13,607 | |||
Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 |
Funding
De La Torre did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in this election.
Endorsements
De La Torre did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
Campaign themes
2015
De La Torre highlighted the following statement on his campaign website:
“ | Why vote for me?
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—Jeffrey De La Torre, (2015)[14] |
Recent news
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See also
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, California
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District elections (2015)
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District elections (2013)
- 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 Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed September 26, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Jeffrey De La Torre for HLPUSD School Board, "Home," 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 |
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