Jose Lara (California)

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Jose Lara
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Prior offices
El Rancho Unified School District school board At-large

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 2, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

UCLA

Graduate

UCLA

Personal
Profession
Teacher
Contact

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]

See also: El Rancho Unified School District recall, California (2016)

Biography

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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

See also: El Rancho Unified School District 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 Green check mark transparent.pngJose Lara 23.2% 1,911
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAurora R. Villon 20.9% 1,726
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRachel 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

External links

Campaign website

Footnotes