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Jose Lara (California)
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Jose Lara is a former at-large member on the El Rancho Unified School District Board of Trustees, serving from 2013 to 2020. He resigned on February 5, 2020 to focus on his family.[1]
Lara was the target of a recall effort in 2016. He was targeted for recall along with fellow board members Aurora Villon and Gabriel Orosco after community members disagreed with the board's decision to convert a closed elementary school into a magnet school. Lara and his fellow board members said they were surprised by the recall effort and the pushback on the magnet school.[2] The effort was abandoned when supporters did not meet the petition submission deadline.[3]
Biography
Lara's professional experience includes working as a high school history, government and economics teacher. In 2010, he earned the California Teachers Association Cesar E. Chavez Award. He and his wife have two children, Maya and Jose Jr. Lara earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Elections
2013
Jose Lara ran against five other candidates, including incumbents Dr. Joseph Rivera and Rachel D. Canchola, for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[4]
Election results
On November 5, 2013 Jose Lara, Aurora R. Villon and Rachel D. Canchola defeated three challenging candidates for three seats on the El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education.
| El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jose Lara |
23.2% | 1,911 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aurora R. Villon |
20.9% | 1,726 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel D. Canchola Incumbent |
19.5% | 1,605 | |
| Nonpartisan | Magdalena "Maggie" Cardenas | 13.8% | 1,141 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Rivera Incumbent | 12.6% | 1,043 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fernando Centeno | 10% | 824 | |
| Total Votes | 8,250 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Lara did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements
Jose Lara received official endorsements from The Network for Public Education, United Teachers Los Angeles, El Rancho Federation of Teachers, and LAUSD School Board members Steve Zimmer and Monica Ratliff.[5]
See also
- El Rancho Unified School District, California
- El Rancho Unified School District recall, California (2016)
- El Rancho Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Whittier Daily News, "Jose Lara to resign from El Rancho Unifed school board," January 21, 2020
- ↑ Whittier Daily News, "Why some parents want to recall 3 El Rancho Unified school board members," April 20, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mike Sanchez, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office," October 24, 2016
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed September 24, 2013
- ↑ Vote Jose Lara,, "Endorsements," accessed September 24, 2013
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