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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4

What does this office do?

  • Setting the school district's budget and hiring the superintendent
  • Deciding which schools open, close, or get rebuilt
  • Approving curriculum, calendars, and teacher contracts

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

Candidates:

Nonpartisan

Barb Buckley co-owns an insurance adjusting firm in Yorba Linda and founded Making a Difference, a nonprofit that helps local families in need. She pledges to review district spending and contracts and seek competitive bids while protecting class sizes and jobs.

Nonpartisan

Chris Lowe teaches graduate students at Chapman University, works on civics education at the Richard Nixon Foundation, and is a former city council member and mayor. He pledges to recruit and keep teachers, prioritize special education, improve school safety, and restore fiscal stability.

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Todd Frazier is a certified public accountant who sits on the Placentia-Yorba Linda school board. He pledges to defend parental rights, keep transgender girls out of girls' sports and locker rooms, and expand career training in the trades, technology, and artificial intelligence.

Sources: ocvote.gov2