FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bruce Bauer, 949-293-5311, bruce@bauer4sausd.com
SANTA ANA CITY COUNCILMEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSE BRUCE BAUER FOR SANTA ANA SCHOOL BOARD
Santa Ana, CA – The Councilmembers of the City of Santa Ana have unanimously endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board. Bruce Bauer is currently the Vice-Chair of the City of Santa Ana Planning Commission.
The City of Santa Ana City Council is composed of six members who are elected on a City-wide basis:
• Ward 1, Vicente Sarmiento, Mayor Pro Tem
• Ward 2, Michele Martinez
• Ward 3, Angelica Amezcua
• Ward 4, David Benavides
• Ward 5, Roman A. Reyna
• Ward 6, Sal Tinajero
Each of the six Councilmembers has separately, and individually, endorsed Bruce Bauer in the race for the Santa Ana Unified School District Board.
Responding to news of the endorsement, Bruce Bauer remarked:
“I am grateful to receive the endorsement of each of the City of Santa Ana Councilmembers. Each has his or her own constituency so they represent a broad range of the residents in the City. I believe their endorsement is important for me for my work on the School District Board. Santa Ana is the fourth-densest city in the U.S. It also has the lowest amount of open space, per resident, in the State. The density of our City requires that the City partner with the School District, and vice-versa, in areas that are important to residents in the City including open space issues, public safety concerns, etc. It is vitally important that anyone elected to the School Board enjoy a good relationship with the elected officials in the City. I believe that this endorsement signifies that I have the relationships to help the City-School District partnership flourish. I am excited what this might mean for the residents of the City!”
The general election is November 8th and three seats will be up this year on the School Board. Bruce Bauer is running for one of the three seats, along with his running mate, Beatriz Mendoza.
The endorsement of the Council Members of Santa Ana comes on the heels of the announcement that Democratic Foundation of Orange County had endorsed Bruce, and is the latest among his many other distinguished endorsements that include, as follows:
STATE LEADERS
Loretta Sanchez, Congresswoman, 47th Congressional District
John Chiang, California State Treasurer
Lou Correa, State Senator, 34th Senate District
SCHOOL BOARD LEADERS
John Palacio, Board President, Santa Ana Unified School District
Valerie Amezcua, Board Clerk, Santa Ana Unified School District
Lawrence “Larry” R. Labrado, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District
Arianna Barrios, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District
Nelida Mendoza Yanez, Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District
John R. Hanna, V.P. and Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District
Alfredo Amezcua, Former Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District
John Raya, Former Trustee, Rancho Santiago Community College District
CITY LEADERS AND TEACHERS
Michele Martinez, Santa Ana City Council Member
Roman Reyna, Santa Ana City Councilmember and former Santa Ana Unified School District School Board Member
Sal Tinajero, Santa Ana City Councilmember, former Santa Ana Unified School District School Board Member and SAUSD Teacher
Angelica Amezcua, City Councilmember and Santa Ana Unified School District Teacher
David Benavides, City Councilmember
John Acosta, Former Santa Ana City Council Member
Lisa Bist, two-term Santa Ana City Councilmember (Ward 2)
Cecilia Aguinaga, Former School Police Parent Coordinator and Former OCVC Trustee, Housing Redevelopment Commissioner
Phat Bui, Garden Grove City Councilmember
Ken Nguyen, Santa Ana Recreation and Parks Commissioner; Little Saigon businessman; Little Saigon Business Foundation
Lynette Verino, Chairperson, Santa Ana Planning Commission
Jim Gartner, President at James Gartner & Associates Architects, Inc., Santa Ana Planning Commission (former Chairperson)
Eric Alderete, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner (former Chairperson)
Phil Bacerra, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner
Beatriz Mendoza, Santa Ana Planning Commissioner
COMMUNITY LEADERS
Tish Leon, Community Redevelopment and Housing Commissioner, President of Downtown Neighborhood Association
Tim Rush, President of Wilshire Square Neighborhood Association
Rigo Garcia, President of West Floral Park Neighborhood Association
Joe Andrade, President of the Logan Neighborhood Association
Irma Macias, President of the Mid-City Neighborhood Association
Shirley Grindle (OC activist behind the Ethics Commission for the Board of Supervisors (Measure A), public financing reform in OC (TINCUP)
John Moore, President of Santiago Creek Greenway Alliance
Gloria Alvarado, Community Advocate
Dr. Arturo Lomeli, DDS,
EDUCATORS/TEACHERS
CWA, Local 9510 (Santa Ana Unified School District Substitute Teachers)
Brian E. Conley, M.A., Prof. at Golden West College; former Trustee Rancho Santiago Community College District (26 years (1998 to 2015)) including five times as President.)
Corine Doughty, Dean, Irvine Valley College Advanced Technology Education Park, California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE)* (Santa Ana High School Alumn)
Paul Riordan, President, Achievement Institute of Scientific Studies (A College to Career Readiness STEM Program.)
OTHER
Orange County Young Democrats
Democratic Foundation of Orange County
SEIU, Local 721 (employees of the City of Santa Ana)
Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 441
Teamsters
Santa Ana Police Officers Association
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