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Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Governing Board Member

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

Allyson Lehrer is a PVPUSD parent and alumna who has worked in student support at schools, a law school and nonprofits, and holds an M.A. in Educational Studies and an MBA. Her priorities are fiscal responsibility and making room for every student.

Nonpartisan

Jeremy Vanderhal is an engineer and Air National Guard pilot who graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy, holds three engineering degrees and has taught at the Air Force Test Pilot School. His priorities are high academic standards, safe campuses and fiscal responsibility.

Nonpartisan

Liz Peterson is an appointed member of the Rancho Palos Verdes Emergency Preparedness Committee and a self-employed business owner who began her career at a Wall Street firm. Her priorities are responsible budgeting, transparent decisions and school safety.

Nonpartisan

Louis Matthew Harley is a retired high school teacher of 30 years and a California-licensed attorney since 1993 whose daughters graduated from Palos Verdes High. His priorities are air-conditioning every classroom and keeping public school funding in public schools.

Nonpartisan

Paul Vidal is CEO of a healthcare company, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate and former carrier-based Navy pilot with an MBA from Harvard Business School. His priorities are academic rigor, student safety, transparent budgets and support for teachers.

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