No the teacher’s union has not endorsed Carolyn Torres for the SAUSD School Board

You would think that SAUSD School Board candidate Carolyn Torres had the endorsement of our local teacher’s union, the SAEA, given the ads her campaign is running on Facebook. But that is actually not correct! They are not supporting her.

In fact the SAEA (Santa Ana Educators Association) is backing former Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides. (Apparently the SAEA is sitting out this campaign, which is incredibly lame!).

Former Santa Ana City Councilman David Benavides has been endorsed by current SAUSD School Board Members Valerie Amezcua and John Palacio.

While Torres is a teacher she is also not exactly a savory candidate, as we divulged in a previous post.

Benavides is not a teacher but he was once married to a SAUSD teacher who has won multiple teaching awards and his kids have all gone to local schools. He also is the head of a local non-profit, KidWorks, which does a lot of good in the community, primarily serving our young people.

Iglesias incidentally is backing Gisela Contreras, a local parent who supports school choice and advocates for family values.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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