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Aurora R. Villon
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Aurora R. Villon is an at-large member on the El Rancho Unified School District Board of Trustees. She was first elected to the board in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Villon was the target of a recall effort in 2016. She was targeted for recall along with fellow board members Jose Lara and Gabriel Orosco after community members disagreed with the board's decision to convert a closed elementary school into a magnet school. Villon and her fellow board members said they were surprised by the recall effort and the pushback on the magnet school.[1] The effort was abandoned when supporters did not meet the petition submission deadline.[2]
Biography
Aurora R. Villon has been a resident of the Pico Rivera area for 30 years and has worked as a teacher, counselor, school administrator, program director, and college professor. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in guidance and counseling from California State University at Fresno. She also earned a master's degree in education from the University of California at Long Beach, as well as an Ed.D. from the University of California at Irvine. She and her husband have had four children graduate from the El Rancho Unified School District.
Elections
2013
Aurora R. Villon ran against five other candidates, including incumbents Dr. Joseph Rivera and Rachel D. Canchola, for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3]
Election results
On November 5, 2013 Jose Lara, Aurora R. Villon and Rachel D. Canchola defeated three challenging candidates for three seats on the El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education.
| El Rancho Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jose Lara |
23.2% | 1,911 | |
| Nonpartisan | Aurora R. Villon |
20.9% | 1,726 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rachel D. Canchola Incumbent |
19.5% | 1,605 | |
| Nonpartisan | Magdalena "Maggie" Cardenas | 13.8% | 1,141 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Rivera Incumbent | 12.6% | 1,043 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fernando Centeno | 10% | 824 | |
| Total Votes | 8,250 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Villon did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements
Aurora R. Villon did not receive any official endorsements for his campaign.
See also
- El Rancho Unified School District, California
- El Rancho Unified School District recall, California (2016)
- El Rancho Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
El Rancho Unified School District website
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed September 24, 2013
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