Member of the Board of Education, District 4
Source: results.lavote.gov
This seat represents District 4, 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:
Ankur Patel
LostNonpartisan · lost
Ankur Patel is outreach director at the Hindu University of America, a former LAUSD substitute teacher and Neighborhood Council treasurer who graduated from UCLA. His priorities are stronger academics with hands-on learning and keeping public schools from being privatized.
Nick Melvoin
WonNonpartisan · Incumbent · won
Nick Melvoin is a Los Angeles Unified school board member first elected in 2017, a former LAUSD English teacher in Watts with a law degree from NYU. His priorities are limiting phones and screen time in class and more open district data and budgets.
Sources: cityclerk.lacity.org · results.lavote.gov · content.lavote.gov