In Southern California, candidates and political action committees are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaigns for community college board seats.
If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.Elections for community college board seats rarely make the spotlight in California. After voting for candidates for president, U.S. Congress, and the state Legislature, many voters skip the community college races altogether.
Next week’s election would have been the first opportunity for voters to weigh in on the board’s delay, but the county canceled the election since all four positions were uncontested. California law prohibits community college trustees from identifying with a political party on the ballot, but many candidates signal their party affiliation anyway, often through endorsements. Despite his campaign motto — “get politics out of education” — Miller accepted the endorsement of the Orange County Democratic Party.“I’m not saying nobody is political,” he said. “I’m saying you don’t let it enter your job as trustee.
This August, Harleen Grewal, a dentist, formed a rival political action committee, Santa Clarita Voices for Better Schools, which has supported four candidates for the community college board. Grewal denied any formal affiliation with the local Republican Party, though it has.
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