Tight races for Los Angeles school board, with president Kelly Gonez barely ahead, and another race up in air.
Incumbent Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education President Kelly Gonez, who represents a large swath of San Fernando Valley, was in a surprisingly tight battle against a largely unknown candidate, and the race to replace termed-out board member Mónica García was too close to call, in semi-official results released on Wednesday, Nov. 9.
Board president Gonez is seeking reelection in District 6, which includes Sun Valley, San Fernando, Mission Hills, Panorama City and North Hollywood. Gonez topped a field of candidates in the June primary, but fell just short of the 50% mark needed in June to avoid the Tuesday runoff. Gonez, a former teacher, has served on the board since 2017 and touts her work to improve educational resources in historically underserved areas and investing in early childhood education and ethnic studies.
Rivas, a policy deputy for LAUSD board member Jackie Goldberg, topped the field of candidates in the June primary to land a spot in Tuesday’s runoff. Brenes claims her years of advocacy work on behalf of students supports her election bid. She boasts endorsements from Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard and Jimmy Gomez, county Supervisor Hilda Solis and various other elected and labor officials. Brenes said she wants to eliminate bureaucratic barriers in the district for parents and students and will reverse what she calls years of under-funding of schools on the east side of Los Angeles.
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