Teresa Lugo Merino

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Teresa Lugo Merino
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Prior offices
El Rancho Unified School District school board At-large

Education

Graduate

California State University, Los Angeles

Ph.D

Claremont Graduate University

Personal
Profession
Teacher and administrator
Contact

Teresa Lugo Merino is the at-large representative on the El Rancho Unified Board of Education in California. She was first elected to the board in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2]


Elections

2015

See also: El Rancho Unified School District elections (2015)

Opposition

Two of the five seats on the El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[3][4] The seats held by incumbents Delia Alvidrez and Alfred Renteria were on the ballot.[5]

Alvidrez did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Renteria ran against five challengers: Raul Elias, Victor "Coach" Gonzalez, Teresa Lugo Merino, Gabriel Orosco and Arlene Perez.[2] Renteria lost his bid for re-election, and Merino and Orosco won the two board seats.[1]

Results

El Rancho Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Teresa Lugo Merino 26.9% 1,706
Green check mark transparent.png Gabriel Orosco 20.9% 1,328
Alfred Renteria Incumbent 19.8% 1,254
Arlene Perez 13.1% 834
Raul Elias 12.9% 818
Victor "Coach" Gonzalez 6.4% 407
Total Votes 6,347
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

See also: Campaign finance in the El Rancho Unified School District election

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.[6][7][8]

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.[9]

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Endorsements

Merino received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[10]

Merino also received endorsements from a number of local officials and community leaders.[10] A list of her supporters can be found here.

Campaign themes

2015

Merino highlighted the following goals on her campaign website:

AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER I WILL UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING GOALS:

- Continue supporting the transformation of the District through innovative and creative educational programs. - Ensure that our children are technologically prepared to thrive in a fast changing global economy.

- Creatively seek solutions to bring resources into the classrooms and adequately compensate staff.

- Enforce transparency and open communication at all levels.

- Ensure that the Facilities Master Plan is a living document and that bond projects are completed in a timely manner.

- Ensure that our District remains fiscally solvent.[11]

—Teresa Lugo Merino, (2015)[12]

Recent news

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See also

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Footnotes