SANTA ANA CITY COUNCILMEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSE BRUCE BAUER FOR SANTA ANA SCHOOL BOARD

Bruce Bauer
Bruce Bauer
Bruce Bauer

The Councilmembers of the City of Santa Ana have unanimously endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board. Bruce Bauer is currently the Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission.

The City of Santa Ana City Council is composed of six members who are elected on a City-wide basis:

  • Ward 1, Vicente Sarmiento, Mayor Pro Tem
  • Ward 2, Michele Martinez
  • Ward 3, Angelica Amezcua
  • Ward 4, David Benavides
  • Ward 5, Roman A. Reyna
  • Ward 6, Sal Tinajero

Each of the six Councilmembers has separately, and individually, endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board.

Responding to news of the endorsement, Bruce Bauer remarked:  “I am grateful to receive the endorsement of each of the City of Santa Ana Councilmembers. Each has his or her own constituency so they represent a broad range of the residents in the City. I believe their endorsement is important for me for my work on the School District Board. Santa Ana is the fourth-densest city in the U.S. It also has the lowest amount of open space, per resident, in the State. The density of our City requires that the City partner with the School District, and vice-versa, in areas that are important to residents in the City including open space issues, public safety concerns, etc. It is vitally important that anyone elected to the School Board enjoy a good relationship with the elected officials in the City. I believe that this endorsement signifies that I have the relationships to help the City-School District partnership flourish. I am excited what this might mean for the residents of the City!”

The general election is November 8th and three seats will be up this year on the School Board. Bruce Bauer is running for one of the three seats, along with his running mate, Beatriz Mendoza.

The endorsement of the Councilmember of Santa Ana comes on the heels of the announcement that Democratic Foundation of Orange County had endorsed Bruce, and is the latest among his many other distinguished endorsements that include, as follows:

STATE LEADERS

Loretta Sanchez, Congresswoman, 47th Congressional District

John Chiang, California State Treasurer

Lou Correa, State Senator, 34th Senate District

 

SCHOOL BOARD LEADERS

John Palacio, Board President, Santa Ana Unified School District

Valerie Amezcua, Board Clerk, Santa Ana Unified School District

Lawrence “Larry” R. Labrado, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District Arianna Barrios, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District Nelida Mendoza Yanez, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District

John R. Hanna, V.P. and Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District

Alfredo Amezcua, Former Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District

John Raya, Former Trustee, Rancho Santiago Community College District

CITY LEADERS AND TEACHERS

Michele Martinez, Santa Ana City Council Member

Roman Reyna, Santa Ana City Councilmember and former Santa Ana Unified School District School Board Member

Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana City Councilmember, former Santa Ana Unified School District School Board Member and SAUSD Teacher

Angelica Amezcua, City Councilmember and Santa Ana Unified School District Teacher David Benavides, City Councilmember

John Acosta, Former Santa Ana City Council Member Lisa Bist, two-term Santa Ana City Councilmember (Ward 2)

Cecilia Aguinaga, Former School Police Parent Coordinator and Former OCVC Trustee, Housing Redevelopment Commissioner

Phat Bui, Garden Grove City Councilmember

Ken Nguyen, Santa Ana Recreation and Parks Commissioner; Little Saigon businessman; Little Saigon Business Foundation

Lynette Verino, Chairperson, Santa Ana Planning Commission

Jim Gartner, President at James Gartner & Associates Architects, Inc., Santa Ana Planning Commission (former Chairperson)

Eric Alderete, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner (former Chairperson)

Phil Bacerra, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner

Beatriz Mendoza, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner

 

COMMUNITY LEADERS

Tish Leon, Community Redevelopment and Housing Commissioner, President of Downtown Neighborhood Association

Tim Rush, President of Wilshire Square Neighborhood Association

Rigo Garcia, President of West Floral Park Neighborhood Association

Joe Andrade, President of the Logan Neighborhood Association

Irma Macias, President of the Mid-City Neighborhood Association

Shirley Grindle (OC activist behind the Ethics Commission for the Board of Supervisors (Measure A), public financing reform in OC (TINCUP)

John Moore, President of Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance

Gloria Alvarado, Community Advocate

Dr. Arturo Lomeli, DDS,

 

EDUCATORS/TEACHERS

CWA, Local 9510 (Santa Ana Unified School District Substitute Teachers)

Brian E. Conley, M.A., Prof. at Golden West College; former Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District (26 years (1998 to 2015)) including five times as President.)

Corine Doughty, Dean, Irvine Valley College Advanced Technology Education Park, California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE)* (Santa Ana High School Alumn)

Paul Riordan, President, Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (A College to Career Readiness STEM Program.)

OTHER

Orange County Young Democrats

Democratic Foundation of Orange County

SEIU, Local 721 (employees of the City of Santa Ana)

Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441

Teamsters

Santa Ana Police Officers Association

For more information, please visit www.bauer4sausd.com.

 

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