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S. Sean Monemi
S. Sean Monemi was a candidate for representative on the Walnut Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Monemi lost the election.[1]
Monemi was a candidate for an at-large seat on the Walnut Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. He was opposed by three other candidates in an election that took place on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Monemi is a professor of engineering professor with California State Polytechnic University. He earned his Ph.D. and his Master's degree from Vanderbilt University. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Alabama A&M University. He has served as a volunteer for the YMCA, United Way and AYSO.[2]
Elections
2015
Two seats on the Walnut Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[3][4] The seats held by incumbents Larry Redinger and Phillip Chen were on the ballot.[5] The two incumbents defeated challenger S. Sean Monemi.[1][6]
Results
| Walnut Valley Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Phillip Chen Incumbent |
37.9% | 2,676 |
| Larry Redinger Incumbent |
35.2% | 2,487 |
| S. Sean Monemi | 26.8% | 1,894 |
| Total Votes | 7,057 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," 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.[7][8][9]
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.[10]
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
Monemi was endorsed by the community organization Evolve.[11]
2013
S. Sean Monemi was opposed by three candidates including incumbents Helen M. Hall and Cindy M. Ruiz as well as challenging candidate Y. Tony Torng for three seats on the Walnut Valley Unified School District School Board.[12]
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Helen Hall, Cindy M. Ruiz and Y. Tony Torng defeated one challenging candidate for three seats on the WVUSD Board of Education.
| Walnut Valley Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Helen Hall |
27.5% | 3,035 | |
| Nonpartisan | Y. Tony Torng |
25.4% | 2,795 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cindy M. Ruiz |
23.9% | 2,631 | |
| Nonpartisan | S. Sean Monemi | 23.2% | 2,558 | |
| Total Votes | 11,019 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Monemi did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder.
Endorsements
Monemi did receive official endorsements from Walnut Valley Educators Association (WVEA), California Faculty Association-local chapter (CFA), California School Employees Association (CSEA) and LA County Federation of Labor (COPE).[13]
See also
- Walnut Valley Unified School District, California
- Walnut Valley Unified School District elections (2015)
- Walnut Valley Unified School District elections (2013)
- 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)
- 2013 school board election results
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Semi-Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ Sean Monemi.com, "About me," accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Walnut Valley Unified School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 10, 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
- ↑ Evolve, "2015 Endorsements: November 03, 2015 Election," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "S. Sean Monemi," accessed October 29, 2013
| 2015 Walnut Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Phillip Chen • Incumbent, Larry Redinger • S. Sean Monemi |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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