League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Los Angeles County, CA November 5, 2013 Election
	Governing Board Member; Torrance Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 19 1:58pm, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (33/33)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Martha Deutsch 5,657 votes 27.43% Occupation: Appointed Governing Boardmember, Torrance USD Board Member, Torrance Education Foundation Member, ExxonMobil Community Advisory Panel Director of Leadership, 33rd District, California PTA Past President, Torrance Council of PTAs Three-time recipient, PTA Honorary Service Award mdeutsch@socal.rr.com Priorities: Ensuring School Safety Providing State-of-the-Art Technology for Students and Teachers Maintaining Small Classroom Sizes Mark Steffen 5,554 votes 26.93% Occupation: Teacher Father of two boys Member of the Torrance Unified School Board Teacher with 32 years experience in South Bay public schools. marksteffen4tusd@gmail.com Priorities: Restore cuts made to the classroom and district as a whole during the financial crisis. Create a method to ensure that TUSD can keep up with the needs of today's technology. Provide training and support for staff so that TUSD is ready for the demands of the new Common Core standards. Michael Patrick Wermers 4,886 votes 23.69% Occupation: Small Business Owner Parent of three young daughters in Torrance Schools Current Member of the Torrance School Board Member of Torrance Education Foundation Board of Directors Member of Torrance Chamber of Commerce Honorary Service Award Recipient from Torrance Council of PTAs On Committee that wrote the city of Torrance's Strategic General Plan mwermers@gmail.com Priorities: Quality of Education Oversight of Propositons Y & Z Funds Experienced Leadership John Paul Tabakian 4,524 votes 21.94% Occupation: Educator/Academic Consultant Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Masters of Political Science (MA) Business Owner: Tabakian, Inc. College Professor Higher Education Consultant Career Pathway Speaker class@tabakian.com Priorities: Guarantee School Safety! Promote Student Success! Advance Teacher/Staff Benefits! Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidate Forum Wednesday, October 23, 2013 time: 6:30 PM -- 8:45 PM place: Torrance Airport Meeting Room, 3301 Airport Dr conducted by: LWV Torrance Area schedule: 6:30 PM + 7:30 PM: El Camino College Area 5 (3 Candidates -- 1 to be elected) 7:45 PM + 8:45 PM: Torrance Unified School District (4 Candidates -- 3 to be elected) This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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