League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2011 Election
	Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 5 Voter Information 4 Year Term. A runoff may be held on 5/17/2011 between the top 2 candidates who received the most votes if neither receives a majority. If one candidate receives a majority of votes in this election, that candidate wins and no runoff will be held.

Results as of Jun 10 1:36pm

Runoff Election 5/17/2011 Candidates (Vote for 1) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Scott Svonkin 76,466 votes 35.6% Occupation: School Board Member VIce President Los Angeles School Trustees Association Vice Chairman California Credit Union Served as Student Trustee Chairman Los Angeles County Commission Scott@Svonkin.com Priorities: Student Success - Help students prepare for transfer or a job Job training Protect taxpayers - Audit all areas to find savings Lydia A. Gutierrez 31,884 votes 14.8% Occupation: Teacher/Neighborhood Boardmember Los Angeles Harbor Community College Pepperdine University, B.A. California State University of Dominquez Hills, M.A. California State University of Long Beach, Writing Fellowship University of California, Los Angeles - Master Teacher, Math Project Center X, UCLA CSPNC Public Safety Chairwoman LydiaforEducation@gmail.com Priorities: Accountable Fiscal Responsibility Academic and Vocational Excellence Accessible Classes for Graduation Octavio Pescador 28,635 votes 13.3% Occupation: University Professor Ph.D. UCLA '03 M.A. Stanford University '94 B.A. UCLA '93 Board Member UCLA Community School - RFK Community Schools Founding Board Member Larchmont Charter School Mortar Board Senior Honor Society, Distinguished Faculty Award and Membership octavio@octaviopescador.org Priorities: Ensure that all students achieve academic success Develop an ethos of civic engagement in the LACCD community Provide skills and training for employment in a sustainable economy Nicole Michelle Chase 25,955 votes 12.1% Occupation: Youth Advocate/Consultant Boys & Girls Club of San Fernando Valley - Development & Marketing Consultant Motivating the Teen Spirit - Certified Facilitator Black Business Expo - Teen Summit Director; Tom Bradley Business Institute Director; West Coast Music Festival Director Councilmember Richard Alarcón - Fundraiser; District Field Representative; Director - Young Senators Program 2010 Woman of the Year - Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Nu Omicron Zeta Chapter B.A. Industrial Psychology, University of California at Berkeley; Berkeley, California; UC Berkeley Alumni Scholar chase4education@gmail.com Priorities: Addressing the current budget challenges with innovative solutions that will make for better resource allocation decisions Increase student matriculation and completion rates (transfers, certifications and degrees) Increase financial, educational and capital development transparency and hold all participating parties accountable, across the board... Pamela R. Bolin 20,620 votes 9.6% Occupation: Treasurer, Neighborhood Council The Degree of Associate in Arts-Pierce College Bachelor of Science in Finance-CSU Northridge Treasurer for the Northridge West Neighborhood Council North Valley YMCA -Community Gifts Campaigner Priorities: Maximize the certificate and transfer rate for community colleges Keep the Encore programs available to senior citizens Stop wasteful spending and utilize the taxpayer dollars efficiently Mark Lee 19,977 votes 9.3% Occupation: Neighborhood Council Boardmember Manuel "Manny" Aldana, Jr. 11,183 votes 5.2% Occupation: Boardmember, Neighborhood Council mannyaldana@hotmail.com Priorities: More accountabilty, transparency, and oversight of funds Oppose the increase of tuition fees & cost of textbooks Maintain technical preparation & vocational education Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information LACCD Candidate Statements from Channel 35 Aldana: none provided Bolin : video, transcript Chase: none provided Gutiérrez: video, transcript Lee: none provided Pescador: none provided Svonkin: none provided This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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