Julie Ann Bookman
CA · President, Eastside Union School District Board of Trustees
Julie Ann Bookman is president of the Eastside Union School District board and a retired teacher who taught at Eastside and later taught biology in the Antelope Valley Union High School District. She says she is dedicated to supporting the education of Eastside students.
Where Julie Ann Bookman stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Education Quality (3 records), Data Privacy (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget, which passed 4-0. She also voted to renew a contract with an outside law firm after another trustee raised concerns about it; it passed 3-1.
June 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted for a deal with the Lancaster Police Department to place school resource officers in district schools. It passed 4-0 with one member recused. She also voted to sell up to $6 million in school bonds voters approved in 2022, which passed 5-0.
May 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted against a 5% pay raise for board members. She said she would rather give the whole district and the board a 5% raise at the same time. The raise failed 2-3.
September 17, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to adopt the district's 2024-25 budget, which passed 5-0. The same night she moved to adopt the yearly plan for student goals and spending (the LCAP), also 5-0.
June 26, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded and voted for an energy-saving upgrade contract with Climatec, paid for through a lease-financing deal with U.S. Bancorp. It passed 4-1.
November 6, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted for a board resolution opposing the planned placement of a sexually violent predator near a district bus stop. It passed 5-0.
August 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted for a deal with the Lancaster Police Department to place school resource officers in district schools. It passed 4-0 with one member recused. She also voted to sell up to $6 million in school bonds voters approved in 2022, which passed 5-0.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted to adopt the district's 2026-27 budget, which passed 4-0. She also voted to renew a contract with an outside law firm after another trustee raised concerns about it; it passed 3-1.
June 24, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Made the motion to adopt the district's 2024-25 budget, which passed 5-0. The same night she moved to adopt the yearly plan for student goals and spending (the LCAP), also 5-0.
June 26, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Made the motion to adopt a new SAVVAS history and social studies curriculum for grades 7 and 8. It passed 4-0 with one abstention. She also seconded a new McGraw-Hill history curriculum for grades K-6.
April 5, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted for a new district policy on immigration enforcement. It says staff must not block law enforcement, and that district data must not be used to build lists by national origin or immigration status. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.
February 18, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for a new district policy on immigration enforcement. It says staff must not block law enforcement, and that district data must not be used to build lists by national origin or immigration status. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.
February 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Seconded and voted to raise the school fees charged on new construction, which passed 4-1. She also voted to adopt the updated sex education and HIV prevention policy, which passed 3-2.
June 10, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted for a deal with the Lancaster Police Department to place school resource officers in district schools. It passed 4-0 with one member recused. She also voted to sell up to $6 million in school bonds voters approved in 2022, which passed 5-0.
May 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Seconded and voted for an energy-saving upgrade contract with Climatec, paid for through a lease-financing deal with U.S. Bancorp. It passed 4-1.
November 6, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
Seconded and voted to raise the school fees charged on new construction, which passed 4-1. She also voted to adopt the updated sex education and HIV prevention policy, which passed 3-2.
June 10, 2026
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
As board president, seconded motions to appoint Jeffrey Whitfield and then Wayne Kalliomaa to the open Trustee Area 1 seat. She voted against two other finalists. Whitfield failed 2-2, and Kalliomaa was chosen.
January 26, 2026
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Was re-elected board president for 2026 on a 3-1 vote.
December 17, 2025
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Was elected president of the Eastside Union school board for 2025 by a 5-0 vote.
December 18, 2024
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Voted against hiring Dr. Jezelle Fullwood as superintendent. The board approved the hire 3-2.
February 7, 2024
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Made the motion to hire Dr. Donna Smith as interim superintendent while the district searched for a permanent leader. It passed 5-0.
September 6, 2023
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Voted for a resolution asking officials to speed up COVID-19 vaccines for school employees and open a mass vaccination site in the Antelope Valley. It passed 4-0 with one abstention.
February 17, 2021
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Seconded and voted for a COVID-19 emergency resolution that let the superintendent act quickly to keep the district running during school closures. It passed 5-0.
March 18, 2020
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Past race Julie Ann Bookman ran in:
- Eastside Union School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5 · November 3, 2026 · Eastside Union School District Trustee Area 5 · incumbent