Tony Dolz

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Tony Dolz

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Business owner

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Tony Dolz was a candidate seeking election to the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education on November 4, 2014. He ran against two incumbents and four challengers for three at-large seats. Tony Dolz lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Born in Cuba, Dolz is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He has lived in a number of countries, including Spain, Norway and Sweden. He and his wife Bettina own an online international business that distributes skin and hair care products and homeopathic remedies. Their two children attend Weathersfield Elementary School in the Conejo Valley Unified School District.

Elections

2014

See also: Conejo Valley Unified School District elections (2014)

Three seats on the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Two at-large incumbents, Mike Dunn and Patricia H. Phelps, ran for re-election against challengers John Andersen, Tony Dolz, David Fox, Bill A. Gorback and Brian T. Sullivan.

Dunn and Phelps won their bids for re-election, and Andersen won the third at-large seat.

Results

Conejo Valley Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Patricia H. Phelps Incumbent	18.6%	16,284
	Nonpartisan	Mike Dunn Incumbent	18.3%	16,078
	Nonpartisan	John Andersen	14.9%	13,064
	Nonpartisan	David Fox	13.4%	11,727
	Nonpartisan	Bill A. Gorback	13.2%	11,566
	Nonpartisan	Brian T. Sullivan	11.9%	10,441
	Nonpartisan	Tony Dolz	9.5%	8,327
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.3%	270
Total Votes				87,757
Source: Ventura County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election, November 4, 2014, Official Results," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

As of September 9, 2014, Dolz had not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Ventura County Registrar of Voters.

Endorsements

Dolz received endorsements from the California Republican Assembly, the Ventura County Republican Party, the Ventura County Tea Party, the Conejo Valley Tea Party and the California School Employees Association (CSEA Chapter 620).

2012

Conejo Valley Unified School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Betsy Connolly Incumbent	37.9%	30,108
	Nonpartisan	Peggy Buckles Incumbent	32.8%	26,053
	Nonpartisan	Tony Dolz	29.1%	23,151
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	186
Total Votes				79,498
Source: Ventura County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Conejo Valley Governing Board Member Unified School District," accessed July 16, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

Dolz highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

“	PARENT ALERT – “COMMON CORE” STANDARD UNDERMINES LOCAL CONTROL OF EDUCATION The School board is about to purchase new books that are in compliance with the “Common Core” standard. This is a federal/state standard that undermines local control of education and parental rights over our children’s education. Add your name to the mailing list and you will be invited to a forum being planned to explore the impact of this state and federal government current power grab over local control of education – the so called “Common Core” standard. RIGHT TO VOTE ON A NEW HIGH SCHOOL Tony supports using $3,800,000 from a land sale to balance the budget and prevent more education spending cuts. Tony supports giving the public the right to vote for or against a high school construction bond in 2014. His plan will save the jobs of 35 teachers. The incumbents oppose his plan. BIAS The incumbents have endorsed liberal Democrat Julia Brownley for Congress. The superintendent endorsed liberal Democrat Steve Bennett for Congress in the primary. There is a liberal bias on the school board. Tony’s election will bring balance to the school board. PROTECT OUR CHILDREN The incumbents voted 4-1 for a book that describes the rape, sodomy and penetration of a 12 year old boy by a pedophile. Tony will protect the innocence of our children and select a better book to read. Tony will put more parents on the textbook selection committee. Tony Dolz has children in our public schools. The incumbents do not. REPAIR “PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT” DEFICIENCY The California Department of Education has put our school district in “program improvement” for the second year because of a lack of adequate yearly progress. The reputation of our schools affects the local economy and real estate prices. Tony will improve our public schools by encouraging more parent participation. HOME SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, CHARTER SCHOOL PARENT STUDY SESSION Why are so many parents sending their children to home, private and charter schools? Tony proposes a study session to find out why. From the results, we then improve the public schools to satisfy all the parents in our community. TONY DOLZ A Voice for Parents and Taxpayers, including Home, Private and Charter School Students. Tony Will Improve Our Schools. Tony is Good for Parents, Taxpayers, the Local Economy and Real Estate Values.	”
—Tony Dolz's campaign website (2014)

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See also

• Conejo Valley Unified School District, California
• Conejo Valley Unified School District elections (2014)

External links

• Conejo Valley Unified School District
• Campaign website