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Los Angeles County, CA March 5, 2013 Election
Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 4 Voter Information

4 Year Term.

A runoff may be held on 5/21/2013 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 Apr 12 4:19pm

OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS as of 03/26/2013 9:43:33 PM

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Steve Zimmer Click here for more information about this candidate 40,716 votes 51.7%

  • Occupation: School Boardmember/Teacher
  • Former Boardmember, Peace over Violence
  • Founder, Marshall's Multilingual Teacher Career Academy
  • Honoree, Angels over Los Angeles Award, Commission for Children Youth & their Families
  • Honoree, Carino Award, El Centro Del Pueblo
  • Honoree, Jackie Goldberg Public Service Award, LACER Foundation
  • stevezimmer2013@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Improving quality of instruction and increasing enrollment
  • Improving graduation rates
  • Increasing parent and community involvement
Kate Anderson Click here for more information about this candidate 38,063 votes 48.3%
  • Occupation: Parent/Child Advocate
  • Los Angeles Director, Children Now
  • Former Staff Member for both Congressman Waxman and Congresswoman Harman
  • Elected Community Council Member
  • Westside Infant Family Network Board Member
  • Parent of twin 3rd Graders
  • Helped to establish a child care center at my law firm
Priorities:
  • Increased funding for the school sites
  • Middle schools that parents in my district feel comfortable sending their children too
  • Meaningful evaluations of and support for teachers
Jeneen Robinson (write-in) Click here for more information about this candidate
  • Occupation: Education Advocate
  • Education Consultant-Families in Schools
  • Youth Minister Grant Church
  • NAACP National ACT-SO Director
  • B.A. International Affairs/French-James Madison University
  • M.A. French Linguistics/Sociolinguistics-Howard University and M.Div.-Fuller Seminary
  • Teacher of the Year Award; Special Recognition from Congresswoman Janice Hahn for my youth program
  • jeneenrobinson@yahoo.com
Priorities:
  • To offer the students of Los Angeles access to a world-class education that prepares them for the global economy
  • To give teachers and students the tools they need to teach and learn preparing them for the world beyond
  • To close the opportunity gap and give all children access to quality teaching and quality learning environments

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Official Information

Los Angeles Unified School District
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