Tamara Otero
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Tamara Otero is an at-large member of the Cajon Valley Union School District Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board on November 2, 2010.
Otero faced two fellow incumbents and two challengers in her bid for re-election to one of three at-large seats on November 4, 2014.[1] Tamara Otero won the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
Three at-large seats on the Cajon Valley Union School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Deanne Markle, Tamara Otero and Jill D. Barto ran against challengers Jo Alegria and Karen Marie Otter.
Barto and Otero won their bids for re-election, but Markle was defeated in the election. Newcomer Alegria was elected to the board.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jill D. Barto Incumbent |
26.6% | 14,756 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tamara Otero Incumbent |
21.2% | 11,778 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jo Alegria |
20.1% | 11,147 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deanne Markle Incumbent | 18.8% | 10,468 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen Marie Otter | 13.4% | 7,425 | |
| Total Votes | 55,574 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Election Department, "General Election Results," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Otero reported $2,564.15 in contributions and $1,397.39 in expenditures to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, leaving her campaign with $259.61 cash on hand as of October 18, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Otero received endorsements from the Lincoln Club of San Diego County and the Cajon Valley Education Association.[3][4] Otero also received endorsements from several educators and school administrators. A list of her supporters can be found here.
2010
| Cajon Valley Union School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jill D. Barto Incumbent |
34.7% | 21,898 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tamara Otero |
23.1% | 14,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Deanne Markle |
22.5% | 14,160 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jane Cruz Alfano Incumbent | 19.7% | 12,412 | |
| Total Votes | 63,032 | |||
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 2, 2010, Official Results," accessed September 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Otero highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | Advocacy Tamara believes that a student’s education should challenge them beyond the classroom. For ten years Tamara used the PTA as a vehicle to innovate an entirely new partnership between Elementary school students and the Make A Wish foundation. Through this process she helped successfully fund twelve children’s wishes and teach students the value of philanthropy and benevolence. Additionally, she worked with Middle School students to create the Challenge Week Program. Challenge Week is a State Recognized program that works to broaden a students education beyond their own world by exposing them to challenges outside their day to day experience. As a recognized leader of the community Tamara has been invited by district personal to collaborate efforts in the ongoing work for better education. She has been asked to assist with Principal interviews. She has worked on both Bond initiatives for CVUSD. She was part of the committee to design and name Los Coches Creek Middle School. She has sat on the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee, and Budget Committee. And was Chairman of the Citizens Oversight Committee on Bond Proposition D. Collaboration As a Board Member she has worked to encourage fiscal responsibility while still pursuing ways to grow and expand programs within their means. She was instrumental in bring Duel Language programs to the Cajon Valley School District. She collaborated to bring breakfast in the classroom at low socio-economic schools. Tamara considers it imperative to experience first hand the results of good programs and the shortcomings of failing programs; therefore she has personally visited every school and classroom within her district. Tamara strongly believes that the responsibilities of an elected leader of the community exceed that of just the school board. She has worked within the community to create the East County Aquatics Foundation in order to raise funds to support the new 50-meter pool at Granite Hills High School. She sits on the Athletic Board Council at GHHS. She is the Council PTA Reflections Chair and for the last two years has brought a District Wide Art Competition and Art Show to students. She is a member of the El Cajon Rotary Club, and a member of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce. Tamara understands the importance of creating relationships within the community in order to further support the youth. Future Plans What began as a responsibility towards her own children developed into a universal advocacy for the future of all youth; it is her driving motivation to build a better future by supporting the youth today.[5] |
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| —Tamara Otero's campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tamara + Otero + Cajon + Valley + Union + School + District"
See also
External links
- Cajon Valley Union School District
- Office website
- Campaign website
- LinkedIn page
- 2014 Smart Voter profile
Footnotes
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election Candidate List," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ San Diego County Registrar of Voters, " Campaign Finance Disclosure Search: FRIENDS OF TAMARA OTERO FOR SCHOOL BOARD 2014," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ The Lincoln Club of San Diego County, "2014 General Election," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Tamara Otero for School Board, "Endorsements," accessed October 30, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Tamara Otero for School Board, "Bio," accessed September 17, 2014
| 2014 Cajon Valley Union School District Elections | |
| San Diego County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Jill D. Barto • Incumbent, Deanne Markle • Incumbent, Tamara Otero • Jo Alegria • Karen Marie Otter |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
