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Julia Ruedas
Julia Ruedas was a candidate for at-large representative on the El Monte City Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the El Monte City School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[3][4] Both incumbents Cathi Eredia and Jennifer Cobian filed to run for re-election. They faced challengers Julia Ruedas and David Siegrist.[1] Cobian successfully won another term, and Siegrist won the other seat.[2]
Results
| El Monte City School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jennifer Cobian Incumbent |
30.0% | 2,128 |
| David Siegrist |
25.3% | 1,798 |
| Julia Ruedas | 23.6% | 1,674 |
| Cathi Eredia Incumbent | 21.1% | 1,501 |
| Total Votes | 7,101 | |
| Source: "Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Results," 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.[5][6][7]
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.[8]
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
Ruedas received no official endorsements in this election.
2011
| El Monte City School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2011 |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Cathi A. Eredia |
44.5% | 3,228 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kien Lam |
34.9% | 2,535 | |
| Nonpartisan | M. T. Kingsbury | 20.6% | 1,496 | |
| Total Votes | 7,259 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local & Municipal Consolidated Elections November 8, 2011: Final Official Statement of Votes Cast," accessed August 6, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Ruedas highlighted the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | Julia Ruedas is a life-long El Monte resident, experienced, dedicated, and passionate in children and education. Julia is a product of our local schools including Shirpser Elementary, Gidley School, and Rosemead High School. She holds a Bachelors Degree from Azusa Pacific University and is a current Instructor from UC Davis. She successfully teaches and operates a child development business. Her mission for 14 years has been to help children and families in the city of El Monte with no cost or low cost services. She is a volunteer and has spent countless hours working with child advocacy and community organizations. Having served as a leader in advocacy projects for high quality education and funding, combined with years of professional experiences, she can provide additional strength and insight to the El Monte City School Board.
Julia’s goal is to give back to her community by influencing the lives of El Monte students. She will strive to ensure the following; 1) Right leadership. Retention and recruiting of the best teachers. 2) Safe Schools, 3) Partnership with Community, Parent, Staff, and Students, 4) Advocate for Funding for student achievement. If elected, Julia will bring passion and energy to the decision making process to ensure that all decisions are made in the best interest of children and community. I am committed and will work together with our community to create a shared vision of opportunity. Together we will move toward excellence in education, innovation, and academic skills necessary to prepare our children for life beyond their school years. This November 3rd, please vote for me, Julia Ruedas, for new strong leadership. I would love to be your voice on the El Monte City School Board![9] |
” |
| —Julia Ruedas (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- El Monte City School District, California
- El Monte City 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 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 11, 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Julia Ruedas for El Monte City School Board 2015, "About," accessed October 28, 2015
| 2015 El Monte City School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jennifer Cobian • Incumbent, Cathi Eredia • Julia Ruedas • David Siegrist |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
