Election Brief: Who is Running for the Orange Unified School District Board of Education?
Four of the seven seats on Orange Unified's Board of Education are up for a vote in the Nov. 3 election.
Four of the seven seats on the Orange Unified School District Board of Education are up for a vote this November. Four incumbents are seeking to retain their seats and at least one candidate is challenging each of them.
All candidates are listed below in alphabetical order. Click on the links beside each candidate’s name to read their official ballot statement, visit their website or check out their Instagram.
Trustee Area 1
- Ivan Kokos - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
- Andrea Yamasaki (incumbent) - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
Trustee Area 4
- Crystal K. Miles - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
- Sara J. Pelly (incumbent) - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
- Armando Perez-Serrato - Website
Trustee Area 5
- Chip Ahlswede - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
- Kristin “Kris” Erickson (incumbent) - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
Trustee Area 7
- Jack Chang - Candidate Statement Website
- Stephen Glass, Ed.D., (incumbent) - Candidate Statement Website Instagram
📌 Worth noting: The candidates have organized into informal slates with the incumbents teaming up and endorsing one another. Challengers (minus Armando Perez-Serrato) are also aligning publicly in their campaigns and are being promoted by a group called Orange United.
Check out past coverage of the Orange Unified School District on Spotlight Schools here and below.
Jeannette Andruss
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