Candidates
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John Palacio
 
10,582 votes
25.1%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, Santa Ana Unified School District
 - Consultant
 - B.A., Political Science,  University of Arizona
 - National Urban Fellow
 - Married, 2 children
 - Children attended & graduated from Santa Ana Schools
  
Priorities:
- Fiscal Accountability
 - Improving Academic Achievement
 - Building & Modernizing Schools
  
 
Valerie Amezcua
 
6,203 votes
14.7%
- Occupation: Probation Officer/Parent
  
Priorities:
- Strengthen Campus Safety
 - Improve Student Performance
 - Increase Parent and Community Involvement
  
Shuntele Andrews
5,537 votes
13.1%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
  
Rigo Rodriguez
5,320 votes
12.6%
- Occupation: Professor/Business Owner
  
Angie Rosario Cano
4,785 votes
11.4%
- Occupation: Santa Ana Businesswoman/Student
  
Cecilia Aguinaga
 
3,696 votes
8.8%
- Occupation: Local Businessowner/Parent
 - An advocate for children in Santa Ana for over 35 years
 - Board Member-Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission
 - City Council Elected Trustee-Orange County Vector Control
 - Member of the United Mexican-American Veterans Association
 - Former SAUSD police coordinator
 - Advisory Board Member for SAUSD's Regional Occupational Program (ROP)
  
Priorities:
- Create pathways for students to become "Achievement Ready" in the 21st Century
 - Increase the SAUSD Board of Education's accountability and transparency
 - Protect and improve neighborhood schools with increased parent involvement
  
Everlena na "everlena" (coleman) Oliver
 
3,071 votes
7.3%
- Occupation: Retired Educator/Nurse
 - Taught 16 years at Santa Ana High School as a specialist in mild moderate special education.
 - Subject U.S history and English 11.
 - was voted nurse of year at Santa Ana College
 - Earn business management AA from Santa Ana college
 - AADegree nursing Santa Ana College
 - BSN Cal. State Fullerton Masters in Education special ed emphasis
  
Priorities:
- focused on all students graduating with a guality education.
 - Involving board, district
 - preparing our students to be leaders in the community and assets
  
Mike Dalati
 
2,931 votes
7.0%
- Occupation: Tax Instructor/Accountant
 - B.A. in Accounting from California State University Fullerton.
 - IRS Enrolled Agent, the highest credential the IRS awards, and is recongnized by the department of Treasury
 - Adjunct Professor at ORT College in LA
 - Co-founder of OC Latino Outreach non-profit organization to help the local community with vital life issues
 - Mentor to disprivileged kids in Santa Ana
 - Fluent Spanish speaker and 25+ yrs Santa Ana resident
  
Priorities:
- Parental Engagement & more funding allocation
 - Empower teachers & Extracurricular Program enhancements and financial support for uniforms/necessary equipment
 - City-wide mentorships, internships, part-time jobs promotion
  
  
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