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Olympia Chen
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Olympia Chen was an at-large member of the ABC Unified School District school board. She was first elected to the board in 1997, and she served until December 2017 as she did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Chen was a high school teacher prior to her service on the board.[1]
Elections
2013
Chen ran against fellow incumbent Lynda Johnson as well as challengers Soo Y. Yoo, Ethan L. Robinson, and Daniel Fierro for three seats on November 5, 2013.[2]
Results
On November 5, 2013, three seats were at stake on the ABC Unified School District Board of Education. Candidates Lynda Johnson, Soo Y. Yoo and Olympia Chen defeated two challenging candidates.
| ABC Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lynda Johnson |
28% | 4,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Soo Y. Yoo |
25.9% | 4,177 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olympia Chen |
22.9% | 3,686 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Fierro | 11.9% | 1,923 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ethan L. Robinson | 11.3% | 1,815 | |
| Total Votes | 16,115 | |||
| 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.[3]
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify any official endorsements for Chen in the election.
2009
On November 3, 2009, two seats for the ABC Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Mark E. Pulido, Olympia Chen and James Kang defeated two challenging candidates.
| ABC Unified School District Board of Education, General Election, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark E. Pulido |
24.1% | 4,522 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Kang |
21.3% | 4,008 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olympia Chen |
19.8% | 3,718 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Montgomery | 17.9% | 3,368 | |
| Nonpartisan | David N. Shaffer | 16.9% | 3,180 | |
| Total Votes | 18,796 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; ABC Unified School District Voter Information," accessed August 27, 2013 | ||||
2005
On November 8, 2005, three seats for the ABC Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Mark E. Pulido, Olympia Chen and David Montgomery defeated two challenging candidates.
| ABC Unified School District Board of Education, General Election, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark E. Pulido |
22.2% | 9,044 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Montgomery |
17.9% | 7,323 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olympia Chen |
20.5% | 8,369 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mona Denice Hawkins | 11.7% | 4,759 | |
| Nonpartisan | Benjamin Ao | 11.6% | 4,746 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randell R. Economy | 9.2% | 3,757 | |
| Nonpartisan | Annabelle A. Siongco | 6.9% | 2,817 | |
| Total Votes | 40,815 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; ABC Unified School District Voter Information," accessed August 27, 2013 | ||||
2001
In 2001, only three candidates filed for three available positions on the ABC Unified School District School Board. David L. Montgomery, Mark Pulido, and Olympia Chen were the three candidates that filed and won these positions.[4]
1997
On November 4, 1997, three seats for the ABC Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Marilyn Rubio, Olympia Chen and David Montgomery defeated two challenging candidates.
| ABC Unified School District Board of Education, General Election, 1997 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Rubio |
17.9% | 2,386 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Montgomery |
21% | 2,794 | |
| Nonpartisan | Olympia Chen |
27.2% | 3,621 | |
| Nonpartisan | R.C. "Bob" Cameron | 16.1% | 2,143 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Ara | 10.9% | 1,456 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kyle K. Nielsen | 6.9% | 921 | |
| Total Votes | 13,321 | |||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Olympia Chen" accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed November 1, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Disclosure Information," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; ABC Unified School District Voter Information" accessed August 27, 2013
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