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Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board Member - Ward 4

Phoenix Union High School District, Arizona

My vote power

Above average

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election

How do we calculate my vote power?

What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.

Representation: Above average · 60 out of 100

This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 734,490 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,378,838 ÷ 734,490) ÷ ln(50,000) = 60.66, measured against a statewide vote in AZ (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.

Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.

About this office

  • Deciding how school district money is spent
  • Picking the superintendent
  • Choosing curriculum, within state rules

Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,

Candidates

Nonpartisan · declared

Laura Pastor is a Phoenix City Councilmember for District 4 and chair of the Valley Metro Rail Board. She previously served on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board and works as a Community Liaison at Phoenix College.

Nonpartisan · declared

Salina Pena is a certified candidate for the 2026 Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board Ward 4 election.

Sources: schoolsup.org · mcss.knack.com · pxu.org