Past Elections

2020 Election Candidates

See the results of this election.

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Candidates for Citywide Officer

Candidates for Citywide office need to win with a 50% plus 1 majority vote. If no candidate has a majority, there will be a run-off in the Second Round.

Contested

2020 UTLA President

  • Candidate PhotoMarisa Crabtree
  • Candidate PhotoCecily Myart-Cruz
  • Candidate PhotoInnocent Osunwa
  • Candidate PhotoGreg Russell
  • Candidate PhotoSoni Lloyd

2020 UTLA NEA Vice President

  • Candidate PhotoWil Page
  • Candidate PhotoGabriel Serrano
  • Candidate PhotoAlex Caputo-Pearl

2020 UTLA AFT Vice President

  • Candidate PhotoJuan Ramirez
  • Candidate PhotoToni Henderson

2020 UTLA Elementary Vice President

  • Candidate PhotoGloria Martinez
  • Candidate PhotoMelissa Tellez

2020 UTLA Secondary Vice President

  • Candidate PhotoJeremy Zwang-Weissman
  • Candidate PhotoJulie Van Winkle
  • Candidate PhotoDavid Feldman

2020 UTLA Treasurer

  • Candidate PhotoTomas Flores
  • Candidate PhotoAntoine Taylor
  • Candidate PhotoAlex Orozco

2020 UTLA Secretary

  • Candidate PhotoDavid Lyell
  • Candidate PhotoArlene Inouye

Candidates for Area Board of Director

For Board of Director positions, the three NEA candidates and the one AFT candidate with the most votes are elected. There are no run-offs. Elections for Area Chairs, if needed, will be held during the Second Round.

Contested

2020 Valley East Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoLeonard Goldberg
  • Candidate PhotoHector Perez-Roman
  • Candidate PhotoVictoria Casas
  • Candidate PhotoScott Mandel *

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoJennifer Gottlieb
  • Candidate PhotoMel House

2020 Valley West Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoWendi Davis
  • Candidate PhotoBruce Newborn *
  • Candidate PhotoMelodie Bitter
  • Diane Newell
* indicates that the candidate is also running for Area Chairperson

Uncontested (candidates elected by acclamation)

2020 Valley West Area

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoJavier Romo

2020 North Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoKarla Griego
  • Candidate PhotoRebecca Solomon
  • Candidate PhotoRosa Jimenez *

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoMark Ramos

2020 South Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoAyde Bravo
  • Candidate PhotoMaria Miranda *
  • Candidate PhotoClaudia Silva

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoL. Cynthia Matthews

2020 East Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoAdrian Tamayo *
  • Candidate PhotoYolanda Tamayo
  • Candidate PhotoMarcela Chagoya

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoIngrid Gunnell

2020 West Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoGeorgia Flowers-Lee *
  • Candidate PhotoMarie Germaine
  • Candidate PhotoJennifer Villaryo

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoNoah Lippe-Klein

2020 Central Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Anibal Avila-Hernandez
  • Mark Muskrath
  • Claudia Rodriguez

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Stacie Webster *

2020 Harbor Area

NEA UTLA Board of Director

  • Candidate PhotoJennifer McAfee *
  • Candidate PhotoPhylis Hoffman
  • Candidate PhotoElizabeth Untalan

AFT UTLA Board of Director

  • Rosa Diaz
* indicates that the candidate is also running for Area Chairperson

Candidates for Special Categories Director

Board of Directors (Special Category) includes Adult and Occupational Education, Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education Centers, Health and Human Services, Special Education and Substitutes.

Contested

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Adult Education

  • Candidate PhotoMatthew Kogan
  • Candidate PhotoMarc Wutschke

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Substitute Teachers

  • Candidate PhotoBenny Madera
  • Candidate PhotoFrancisco Martinez

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Bilingual Education

  • Candidate PhotoCheryl Ortega
  • Candidate PhotoJasmine Wang

Uncontested (candidates elected by acclamation)

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Early Education Center (EEC) Director

  • Teri Harnik

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Health & Human Services

  • Candidate PhotoMallorie Evans

2020 UTLA Board of Director – Special Education

  • Candidate PhotoDeborah Schneider