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Kern High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 5

This seat represents Trustee Area 5, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.

What does this office do?

  • 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 · Incumbent

Bakersfield businessman and homebuilder with a USC MBA who has served as a Kern High School District trustee from 1994 to 2004 and since 2006, now as board president. His stated priorities are campus safety and smaller student-teacher ratios.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Nonpartisan

Bakersfield small business owner with a master's degree in education who has led Pathways to Destiny, a prevention program for at-risk young men. Her stated priorities are students' social-emotional well-being and school safety.

Source: kerncounty.com