UTLA Elections

Lourdes Ramos Quevedo Elected as Interim Valley West NEA Director

The election for the Valley West Interim NEA Director position took place at the Valley West Area Meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. The election will be certified at the next scheduled Board of Directors meeting and Lourdes Ramos Quevedo will officially take office. Membership verified that only Valley West active members voted. Lourdes will […]

Valley West Area Election is Wednesday, January 17th

Valley West Area will hold the election to fill their vacant NEA Director position at the Wednesday, January 17th Area Meeting that will begin at 4:30 pm. The three candidates are Lourdes Ramos Quevedo, Greg Russell, And Mark Muskrath. Members who work in a Valley West Area school or work site are qualified to vote […]

Interim Valley West NEA Director Election

The UTLA Elections Committee announced at the November 8, 2023, Valley West Area Meeting that there is a vacancy for the Valley West NEA Board of Director position. Thus, a special election for the Valley West Area is necessary. The term is for three years starting when the UTLA Board of Directors certifies the election. […]

Victoria Montes Elected as Interim East Area AFT Director

The election for the East Area Interim AFT Director position took place at the Valley East Area Meeting on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The election will be certified at the next Board of Directors meeting on October 11th and Victoria Montes will officially take office. Membership verified that only East Area active members voted. She […]

Interim East Area AFT Director Election

The UTLA Elections Committee announced at the August 30, 2023, East Area Meeting that there is a vacancy for the East AFT Board of Director position. Thus, a special election for the East Area is necessary. The term is for three years starting when the UTLA Board of Directors certifies the election. The term ends […]

2022-2023 Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report Summary

Candidates who participate in the UTLA General Election for the UTLA Officers and the members of the UTLA Board of Directors are required to complete a Campaign Contribution Disclosure Report (CCDR) that is required in the UTLA Election Manual. This process protects UTLA from outside organizations who may fund candidates to gain control or influence in UTLA. […]

2022-2023 results are up

Congratulations UTLA!!! The elections results are in! We have improved voter turnout by 8%. Online voting has been a success and we look forward to continued growth in participation in the future. There will be a run-off for the city-wide position of UTLA Treasurer. In order for an officer candidate to be declared the winner, they […]

Forum for Citywide Officer Candidates

On Monday evening, January 30th, the Elections Committee sponsored a Forum for Citywide Officer Candidates. All seventeen Citywide Officer candidates participated. The purpose of the forum was to allow members to have a chance to get to know the candidates. Several UTLA members responded to the Elections Committee’s request for suggested questions for the candidates. […]

Leonard Newsome Elected as Interim Valley East AFT Director

The election for the Valley East Interim AFT Director position took place at the Valley East Area Meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. The election will be certified at the next Board of Directors meeting on January 25th and Leonard will officially take office. Membership verified that only Valley East active members voted. Leonard was […]

Citywide and Special Category Candidate Videos Now Available

Citywide and Special Category candidates were invited to have filmed statement and Q&A videos. All voters will be voting in Citywide Officer races. Special Directors serve members throughout the District, so they were also invited to participate along with the Citywide Officer candidates.The Directors named in the Constitution are Health and Human Services, Substitute Teachers, […]