Lara Bruner

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Lara Bruner

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Rutgers University, 1992

Graduate

Arizona State University, 2001

Personal

Profession

Educator

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Lara Bruner was an at-large member of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona. She assumed office on January 1, 2019. She left office on January 1, 2023.

Bruner ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Chandler Unified School District Governing Board in Arizona. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Bruner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Lara Bruner earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in 1992 and a graduate degree from Arizona State University in 2001. Bruner's career experience includes working as an educator.

Elections

2022

See also: Chandler Unified School District, Arizona, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large (2 seats)

Kurt Rohrs and Patti Serrano defeated Charlotte Golla, incumbent Lara Bruner, and Marilou Estes in the general election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Kurt Rohrs (Nonpartisan)	23.5	34,471
✔		Patti Serrano (Nonpartisan)	23.3	34,177
	Submit photo	Charlotte Golla (Nonpartisan)	19.8	29,060
		Lara Bruner (Nonpartisan)	19.0	27,765
	Submit photo	Marilou Estes (Nonpartisan)	14.1	20,586
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	351

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 146,410
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Endorsements

To view Bruner's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.

2018

See also: Chandler Unified School District elections (2018)

General election

General election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Chandler Unified School District Governing Board At-large on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lara Bruner (Nonpartisan)	24.9	30,649
✔		Lindsay Love (Nonpartisan)	22.2	27,310
		Robert Rice (Nonpartisan)	17.3	21,340
	Submit photo	Jim Robinson (Nonpartisan)	12.8	15,733
		Noemy Esparza-Isaacson (Nonpartisan)	11.8	14,593
		Joshua Askey (Nonpartisan)	11.0	13,559

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,184
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Lara Bruner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bruner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Lara Bruner is a national award-winning educator who has served on numerous local and state-wide panels and has presented at national conferences. As a governing board member of Chandler Unified School District, she values evidence-based curricula and programs that support strong academic, artistic, athletic, and social growth for all students in a safe environment. To this end, every dollar must be maximized, with a focus on staff and resources that support the child directly. Lara believes that the district should provide meaningful professional development opportunities, reliable, up-to-date technology, and family and community communication to help every child grow to their full potential.The future-ready student must develop not only an understanding of the “basics”, but also critical thinking, resiliency, creativity, a strong work ethic, and a passion for life-long learning.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• All CUSD children deserve excellent teachers dedicated to continual growth through district and outside professional development opportunities.
• All CUSD children deserve evidence-based curricula at the appropriate level of rigor, whether they perform at grade level, need interventions, or require acceleration and enrichment.
• All CUSD children deserve physically and emotionally safe schools where they can thrive.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The core of American society rests on the opportunities and supports we provide our children.

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