Brad W. Crihfield
CA · Member, Bellflower Unified School District Board of Education
Brad Crihfield has served on the Bellflower Unified school board since 2022 and is a Lakewood city safety commissioner. He points to added campus security, vape detectors, special education services, and a new Mayfair sports complex, and says he will keep safety and academics first.
Where Brad W. Crihfield stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Public Education Quality (3 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Seconded and voted for the resolution putting a school bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to adopt the district's budget for the 2025-26 school year. It passed 5-0.
June 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2024 ballot. The motion failed 3-2.
August 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Made the motion to negotiate a security deal with Black Knight Patrol for two armed guards and one roving unarmed guard on campus. It passed 3-2.
August 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Made the motion to hire Black Knight Patrol to provide security services for the district. It passed 3-2.
March 27, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Seconded and voted for the resolution putting a school bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to adopt the district's budget for the 2025-26 school year. It passed 5-0.
June 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2024 ballot. The motion failed 3-2.
August 8, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Seconded and voted for the resolution putting a school bond measure on the November 3, 2026 ballot. It passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted to put a school construction bond on the November 2024 ballot. The motion failed 3-2.
August 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 10 records
Made the motion to hire Dr. Erin Simon as superintendent at $325,000 a year through June 2028. It passed 5-0.
June 26, 2025
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Voted with a 3-2 majority to hire Sarega Law as the district's main lawyer and to amend the contract with its former law firm.
July 11, 2024
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Voted against hiring Dale & Scott to run a voter survey on a possible school bond; that failed 2-2. He then voted to hire True North for the survey, which passed 4-0.
February 8, 2024
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Was elected president of the Bellflower Unified school board for 2024 on a 5-0 vote. He then voted with a 3-2 majority to make Mayra Garza board clerk instead of Sue ElHessen.
December 14, 2023
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Made the motion to approve the district's Fiscal Independence Implementation Plan, its plan to manage its own finances. It passed 5-0.
November 16, 2023
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Seconded and voted for a motion to put a revised public comment rule for board meetings on the next agenda. The motion failed 2-2.
July 6, 2023
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Made the motion to refinance up to $34 million of the district's existing school bonds. It passed 4-0, with one member absent.
May 25, 2023
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Made the motion to approve the district's contract with the Bellflower Teachers Association for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years. It passed 5-0.
March 23, 2023
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Was named a new member of the City of Lakewood's Community Safety Commission. The city noted he had recently chaired the Greater Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
March 10, 2023
Source: lakewoodca.gov
Was elected vice president of the Bellflower Unified school board without opposition. The board also named him to the board of California Advancing Pathways for Students (CalAPS), a regional career-training agency.
December 15, 2022
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Past race Brad W. Crihfield ran in:
- Bellflower Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5 · November 3, 2026 · Bellflower Unified School District Trustee Area 5 · incumbent