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(Maps from Co. Superintendent of Schools L (Vote for 1)
- Karen Sher (D) X Governing Board Member – Oxnard Union High School District
- Maggie Marschner (R) Educator
ENDORSED KAREN SHER – Governing Board Member Oxnard Union High School District – YES!
RECOMMENDATION: YES! Time to break the cycle of whatever-hellfire is currently going on at the VCOE offices and get some competent, smart leadership.
- Karen Sher
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- City of residence:
- Occupation: Governing Board Member Oxnard Union High School District
- Education: –
- Funding:
- Website: https://sherforschools.com
Samples of Endorsements here.
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 | Amber Thompson Community Leader | KC Rodriguez Arts Commissioner | Deborah Meyer-Morris Attorney / Disability Advocate |
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| VENTURA COUNTY | OXNARD |
| Josh Chancer, Ventura County Community College District Board of Trustees | Luis McArthur, Mayor |
| Kathy Long, Ventura County Supervisor (ret.) | Gabe Teran, Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem |
| Ryan Valencia, Ventura County Democratic Party Chair (ret) | Michaela Perez, City Council |
| Celia Daniels, President, Ventura County Stonewall Democratic Club | Gabriela Rodriguez, City Council |
| RL Miller, Democratic National Committee (ret.) | Gabriela Basua, City Council |
| CAMARILLO | Genevieve Flores-Haro, Assoc. Director, MICOP VP, Oxnard Union High School District School Board of Trustees |
| Dr. Martita Martinez-Bravo, Vice Mayor, City Council | Linda Baker Torres, Oxnard Union High School District Trustee |
| Susan Santangelo, City Council | Mary Anne Rooney, Port of Hueneme |
| Bev Dransfeldt, Pleasant Valley Rec & Park Board of Directors | Dr. Gary Davis, Oxnard Union High School District School Board of Trustees & Former OUHSD Superintendent (ret.) |
| Jordan Roberts, Pleasant Valley Rec & Park Board of Directors (ret.) | Dr. Gary Davis, Oxnard Union High School District School Board of Trustees & Former OUHSD Superintendent (ret.) |
| Doug McDowell, Pleasant Valley School District Trustee | Dr. Joe Mendoza, VCOE Director, Migrant Education (ret.) |
| PORT HUENEME | Dr. Debra Salgado, Oxnard Union High School District, Asst. Sup., HR (ret.) |
| Martha McQueen, Mayor | RIO SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| Laura Hernandez, Mayor Pro Tem | Alesia Martin, Rio School District Board of Trustees |
| Jess Lopez, City Council | Kristine Anderson, Rio School District Board of Trustees |
| Bobby Martinez, Mayor (ret.) | SIMI VALLEY |
| SANTA PAULA | Ruth Luevanos, City Council (ret.) |
| Pedro Chavez, Councilmember & former Mayor | Sofya Bagdasaryan, Simi Valley Unified School District Trustee (ret.) |
| Nathan Ramos Rodriguez, Santa Paula Unified School District Trustee | Joe Ayala, VP of Communications Workers of America, Local 53 |
| VENTURA | VENTURA SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| Liz Campos, City Council | James Forsythe, President, Ventura Unified School District |
| Ryyn Schumacher, City Council | Shannon Fredericks, VP, Ventura Unified School District Trustee |
| Carl Morehouse, Mayor (ret.) | Matt Almarez, Ventura Unified School District Trustee (ret.) |
MAGGIE MARSCHNER – Educator and something else!
RECOMMENDATION: NOOOOO! – Holy smokes! Transfixed by the drama over at the VCOE, many may have missed that Maggie is being endorsed by a grab bag of right-wing extremists, including Moms-For-Liberty-endorsed Sonja Shaw, a terrifying candidate running for the State Superintendent of Schools job. And Ms. Marschner got 4 STARS from the Election Forum, which is not a good sign for us!
Conservative groups encourage candidates to run in “non-partisan” races to build their name recognition. This is especially evident in boards concentrating on education, where they can push hot-topic cultural issues like banning books and torturing LGBTQ+ kids.
- Maggie Marschner
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- City of residence:
- Occupation: Educator
- Education: –
- Funding:
- Website: https://maggie4ventura.com
Samples of Endorsements here.
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Oh, dear!
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| 4 stars! Oh, boy. She is rated “Very good” by some far-right people. |
We’re guessing she earned her 4-star rating by answering this version of their questionnaires. RED HIGHLIGHTS are ours!
ELECTION FORUM QUESETIONNAIRE
Election Forum Candidate Endorsement Questionnaire for School Board
Dear Candidate,
Congratulations on your decision to run for office.
For over 20 years, the ElectionForum.org has conducted California election forums where we make specific candidate recommendations.
Last election cycle we had about 1 million voters following our endorsements, many in your district.
Besides conducting a dozen live Election Forums and several webinars giving endorsements, we will be posting our endorsements of candidates on our four websites, emailing and publicizing our recommendations to several hundred thousand California voters.
In addition, our recommendations are also broadcast on radio stations.
In your office we will either say:
- Endorsed…Giving you a 1 to 5 star rating
- Not endorsed
- Refused to disclose position
I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully giving you our endorsement.
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- What is your name and what office are you running for?
- What are the three (3) most pressing issues facing the school district? Please prioritize them. What if anything do you plan to do about them if you are elected to the position of governing board member? What specific promises will you make to the voters in order to be elected?
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(3) - Do you support or oppose the Transgender Bathroom Bill (AB1266) signed into law by Governor Brown? Why or Why not?
- There a drop out problem in our schools. What can we do about it?
- Do you favor or oppose the expansion of charter schools within the school district? Why or why not? Do you favor or oppose the use of voucher system within the public school system? Why or Why not?
- Do you believe there is a place for celebrations of religious holidays and singing religious music in holiday programs? What would you support and allow and what should be excluded from the school?
- When teaching science, should alternatives to evolution (such as Intelligent Design) be taught in public schools? Should individual instructors be given leeway to teach both points of view? Or should only the accepted theories of evolution be taught without mentioning the scientific objections to the theory?
- Do you favor or oppose new taxes, fees, or bonds?
- Will you support or oppose those choosing homeschooling?
- What national politician do you admire the most and why?
- What does Critical Race Theory mean to you and what are your thoughts about the teaching of Critical Race Theory in public school?
- What are your thoughts about transgender boys playing in girls’ sports and dressing in girls’ locker rooms?
- Should teachers be teaching values to students and should they be telling students what to believe and what to think or should they merely be teaching the subject matter?
- Who should have final control over the content of a child’s education, including the books they read?
- Do you believe in absolute truth? Why or why not? If you believe in absolute truth, what is the source of absolute truth? If you do not believe in absolute truth, how do you determine what is true?