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Los Angeles County, CA March 8, 2011 Election
Member of the Board of Trustees; Los Angeles Community College District; Office 1 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

Official Results

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Mona Field Click here for more information about this candidate 128,617 votes 59.1%

  • Occupation: Community College Professor
  • Professor of Political Science
  • Glendale Community College District
  • Past President Board of Trustees, LACCD
  • Past President Glendale College Guild
  • field4collegebd@hotmail.com
Priorities:
  • Get Community Colleges our fair share from state budget
  • Protect access to higher education for all Californians
  • Provide quality instruction and support services for all students
Gwen Walker Click here for more information about this candidate 30,852 votes 14.2%
  • Occupation: Retired Educator
  • M.A. degree/CSUN /Counseling &Guidance
  • Professor/Sociology/Psychology/Counseling
  • Emeritus Member AFT local 1521
  • Ministry of Alliance Affiliation
  • National Youth Council
  • gwl131@msn.com
Priorities:
  • Increase student transfer rates
  • Accountability and Transparency and oversight of a stable budget
  • Improve academic/vocational programs/curriculum
Jozef Thomas "Joe" Essavi Click here for more information about this candidate 23,392 votes 10.7%
  • Occupation: Los Angeles County Commissioner
  • Community College ASB Union Treasurer 1994-1996
  • Communtiy College District Student Trustee Nominee from LA Valley College 1994
  • Businessman, Married, 3 Children
  • Former Senator, Los Angeles Congress of Neighborhood Councils
  • Neighborhood Councilmember, Winnetka, 2005-2010
  • BA UCR, MA CAL State Univ Northridge
  • Jozef@Jozef4College.com
Priorities:
  • 69% FAILURE IN STUDENT GRADUATION RATES MUST BE REVERSED.
  • FIGHTING for Students, Teachers, and Taxpayers, keeping special interests out
  • Public demands to know the Results of Secret Capstone Audit Report
Oswaldo "Ozzie" Lopez Click here for more information about this candidate 23,074 votes 10.6%
  • Occupation: Community Center Director
  • Master's Degree in Public Administration
  • Bachelor's Degree in Political Science
  • L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Review Panel
  • Recipient of the National Community Development Association
  • Recipient of the California Council for Performance Excellence
  • Coro of Southern California Alumnus
  • ozzielopez.2011@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • I want to develop a three bridge system, in which high schools, community colleges and four year universities in an effort to improve academic success
  • Work to build alternative campuses within LACCD to provide better accessability to education
  • Provide alternative access to education through technology
Derrick Mims Click here for more information about this candidate 11,874 votes 5.5%
  • Occupation: Los Angeles City Workforce Boardmember
  • Graduate of Los Angeles Southwest College
  • Graduate of USC
  • Appointed to Los Angeles WIB Youth Council
  • Article published in Congressional Record
  • Received UCLA "Bruin Bear" & USC Tommy Award
  • District Director for Assemblymember Warren Furutani
  • dmims18@gmail.com
Priorities:
  • Increase student success - it is currently dismally low
  • Offer district accountability to give tax payers transparency on actions
  • Tackle budget problems in order to better fund our colleges

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  Official Information

LACCD
Candidate Statements from Channel 35

Essavi: video, transcript
Field: none provided
Lopez: video, transcript
Mims: none provided
Walker: none provided
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