2022 LAUSD ELECTIONS
Is School Board President Facing Problems Getting Reelected?
Early in the 2022 race, Kelly Gonez has spent a lot of money on campaign consultants. Is she trying to shore up support or bury the competition?
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5 min readAug 19, 2021
“Big money pull a million strings”
By all early indications, LAUSD Board Member Kelly Gonez should be facing an easy re-election campaign next year. Besides having the usual advantages of incumbency, she holds the board’s presidency which gives her easy access to the media. Unlike Nick Melvoin, her charter industry ally on the board, she has not been caught in any scandals. Also, only one of her three competitors, Marvin Rodriguez, has declared that they have raised any money, in the amount of $ 6,920.00.
Even with all of these advantages and the primary election seven months away, Gonez has already spent $32,500.00 on campaign consultants. This seems like a lot of money for a candidate who is supposed to be a “sure thing.”
