Martha E. Sodetani
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Martha E. Sodetani is the Trustee Area 1 representative on the Downey Unified School District school board in California. First elected in 2005, Sodetani sought a new term in the by-district general election on November 7, 2017, but it was canceled due to lack of opposition. She was automatically re-elected to her seat.[1]
Biography
Sodetani's work experience includes serving as a trainer for Cerritos College in the areas of foster parenting, primary care-givers, self-esteem, and discipline, and as a curriculum adviser for Cerritos College and Long Beach City College. She has six children.
Elections
2017
Three of the seven seats on the Downey Unified School District Board of Education in California were scheduled to be up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Martha E. Sodetani, Nancy A. Swenson, and Barbara Rae Samperi ran unopposed for the Trustee Area 1, 5, and 7 seats, respectively. Due to the lack of opposition, the seats did not appear on the ballot, and the incumbents were re-elected by default.[1][2]
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Martha E. Sodetani won re-election by default.[1]
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.[3][4][5]
2013
Martha E. Sodetani ran against Victor Manuel Malagon for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Downey Unified School District in the general election on November 5, 2013.[6]
Results
On November 5, 2013, Martha E. Sodetani, Nancy A. Swenson, and Barbara Rae Samperi were re-elected to the Downey Unified School District Board of Education.
| Downey Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Martha E. Sodetani Incumbent |
90.6% | 711 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victor Manuel Malagon | 9.4% | 74 | |
| Total Votes | 785 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles County 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.[7]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Sodetani in the election.
2009
Martha E. Sodetani was unopposed in her bid for re-election to the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Downey Unified Board of Education and won another term by default. The election was scheduled to take place on November 3, 2009.
2005
| Downey Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2005 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Martha E. Sodetani |
62.6% | 10,603 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Anthony Serrano | 37.4% | 6,325 | |
| Total Votes | 16,928 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Downey Unified School District Voter Information" accessed September 19, 2013 | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Downey Unified School District, California
- Downey Unified School District elections (2017)
- Downey Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Final List Of Qualified Candidates Whose Name Will Not Appear On The Ballot," August 28, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections 11/7/2017," accessed August 12, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Disclosure Information," accessed October 7, 2016
| Downey Unified School District elections in 2017 | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 (canceled) |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Martha E. Sodetani Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Nancy A. Swenson Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, Barbara Rae Samperi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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