Gabriel Orosco
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Gabriel Orosco is the at-large representative on the El Rancho Unified Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2]
Orosco was the target of a recall effort in 2016. He was targeted for recall along with fellow board members Aurora Villon and Jose Lara after community members disagreed with the board's decision to convert a closed elementary school into a magnet school. Orosco and his fellow board members said they were surprised by the recall effort and the pushback on the magnet school.[3] The effort was abandoned when supporters did not meet the petition submission deadline.[4]
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.[5][6] The seats held by incumbents Delia Alvidrez and Alfred Renteria were on the ballot.[7]
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 |
 Teresa Lugo Merino |
26.9% | 1,706 |
| 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
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.[8][9][10]
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.[11]
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
Orosco received endorsements from the Los Angeles County Democratic Party, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO and the community organization Evolve.[12][13][14]
Campaign themes
2015
Orosco highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | Collaboration:
The district should function on the philosophy that we are one team. It is imperative that we work together to create a vision we can all follow and to problem solve collaboratively. Our relationships amongst each other shall be built on the ideal of trust. We must all come to the table and focus on the task before us - making El Rancho as great as it should be. The Board will demonstrate cooperation without discord in order to do what is best for our students and the district. Transparency:
The school district will foster careful deliberations in its financial planning and be in constant communication with school administrators and amongst each other in its decision making. Facilities:
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” |
| —Gabriel Orosco, (2015)[16] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- El Rancho Unified School District, California
- El Rancho Unified School District recall, California (2016)
- El Rancho Unified School District elections (2015)
- 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)
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 4, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ Whittier Daily News, "Why some parents want to recall 3 El Rancho Unified school board members," April 20, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Mike Sanchez, Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Office," October 24, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ El Rancho Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 27, 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
- ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Evolve, "2015 Endorsements: November 03, 2015 Election," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Orosco for El Rancho Unified School District Board Member, "Bio," accessed October 28, 2015
| 2015 El Rancho Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Alfred Renteria • Raul Elias • Victor "Coach" Gonzalez • Teresa Lugo Merino • Gabriel Orosco • Arlene Perez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
