Lydia Gutiérrez
Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Republican Party) is running for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 65. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced as a write-in from the primary on March 5, 2024.
Gutiérrez also ran for election to the Los Angeles Unified Board of Education to represent District 7 in California. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Gutierrez grew up in a family of 10 children. Her father was born in Missouri to a family of migrant farm workers, and her mother was born in San Pedro, California. Gutierrez has experience working in a number of different fields. She started her career as a teacher, but she also worked as an administrator in the aerospace industry for F/A 18 Radar and as a cost estimating supervisor in the parts division of Bradley Tank. She currently works as a teacher for the University of California at Los Angeles’s Math Project Center X, as a writing project fellow at California State at Long Beach and as a lecturer for the Los Angeles County Teachers Mathematics Association. She served on the Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council as an elected board member for seven years and has experience serving on education, budget and cultural committees. Gutierrez earned her bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Pepperdine University and her master's degree in multicultural bilingual education from Dominguez Hills.[1]
Elections
2024
California State Assembly
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 65
Incumbent Mike Gipson and Lydia A. Gutiérrez are running in the general election for California State Assembly District 65 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Mike Gipson (D) | ||
| Lydia A. Gutiérrez (R) | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 65
Incumbent Mike Gipson and Lydia A. Gutiérrez advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 65 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Gipson (D) | 99.6 | 38,702 | |
| ✔ | Lydia A. Gutiérrez (R) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 152 | |
| Total votes: 38,854 | ||||
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Los Angeles Unified School District
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7
Incumbent Tanya Ortiz Franklin won election outright against Lydia A. Gutiérrez in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tanya Ortiz Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 55.9 | 34,380 | |
| Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 27,112 | ||
| Total votes: 61,492 | ||||
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2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 65
Incumbent Mike Gipson defeated Fatima Iqbal-Zubair in the general election for California State Assembly District 65 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Gipson (D) | 61.7 | 43,118 | |
| Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (D) | 38.3 | 26,719 | ||
| Total votes: 69,837 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 65
Incumbent Mike Gipson and Fatima Iqbal-Zubair defeated Lydia A. Gutiérrez in the primary for California State Assembly District 65 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Gipson (D) | 68.0 | 28,801 | |
| ✔ | Fatima Iqbal-Zubair (D) | 31.1 | 13,162 | |
| Lydia A. Gutiérrez (R) (Write-in) | 1.0 | 414 | ||
| Total votes: 42,377 | ||||
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2020
Los Angeles Community College District
See also: Municipal elections in Los Angeles County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 3
The following candidates ran in the general election for Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat No. 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Vela (Nonpartisan) | 37.0 | 628,619 | |
| Gerry Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 300,993 | ||
| Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 267,275 | ||
 | Sylvia Brooks Griffin (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 125,896 | |
| Anthony Joseph Danna (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 82,757 | ||
| Ruffin Eugene Patterson (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 64,890 | |
| Samuel Paul Whitehead (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 64,445 | |
| Michael Batie (Nonpartisan) | 3.6 | 61,527 | |
| Robert Payne (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 54,035 | |
| Chatura De Silva (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 50,716 | ||
| Total votes: 1,701,153 | ||||
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Los Angeles Unified Board of Education
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7
Tanya Ortiz Franklin defeated Patricia Castellanos in the general election for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tanya Ortiz Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 57.3 | 110,413 | |
| Patricia Castellanos (Nonpartisan) | 42.7 | 82,208 | |
| Total votes: 192,621 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7
Patricia Castellanos and Tanya Ortiz Franklin defeated Lydia A. Gutiérrez, Mike Lansing, and Silke Bradford in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 7 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Castellanos (Nonpartisan) | 27.3 | 22,812 |
| ✔ | Tanya Ortiz Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 23.9 | 19,956 | |
| Lydia A. Gutiérrez (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 16,684 | ||
| Mike Lansing (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 16,673 | |
| Silke Bradford (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 7,364 | |
| Total votes: 83,489 | ||||
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2015
Four of the seven seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on March 3, 2015. Only one candidate, unopposed District 1 incumbent George J. McKenna III, received more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. Because of this, he won his seat outright, and the top two vote-getters in Districts 3, 5 and 7 advanced to the general election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbents Tamar Galatzan, Bennett Kayser and Richard A. Vladovic from Districts 3, 5 and 7, respectively, received enough votes to advance to the general election. They each faced at least two challengers in the primary. In District 3, Galatzan faced five challengers, Elizabeth Badger Bartels, Filiberto Gonzalez, Ankur Patel, Carl J. Petersen and Scott Mark Schmerelson. She and Schmerelson faced each other again in the general election. Kayser and challenger Ref Rodriguez defeated challenger Andrew Thomas to continue on to the District 5 general election. In the District 7 primary, Vladovic ran against challengers Euna Anderson and Lydia Gutierrez. Gutierrez received enough votes to advance to the general election with Vladovic.
In the general election, both Galatzan and Kayser were unseated by their challengers. Schmerelson won the District 3 seat, and Rodriguez was elected to the District 5 seat. In District 7, Vladovic defeated Gutierrez to secure another term on the board.
Results
General election
| Los Angeles Unified School District, District 7 General Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Richard A. Vladovic Incumbent |
56.3% | 10,276 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lydia Gutierrez | 43.7% | 7,982 | |
| Total Votes | 18,258 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles City Clerk, "Certified Final Bulletin," accessed May 28, 2015 | ||||
Primary election
| Los Angeles Unified School District, District 7 Primary Election, 5-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard A. Vladovic Incumbent |
42.6% | 5,577 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lydia Gutierrez |
37.6% | 4,920 | |
| Nonpartisan | Euna Anderson | 19.8% | 2,589 | |
| Total Votes | 13,086 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Primary Nominating Election: Official Election Results," accessed March 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Gutierrez reported $37,844.00 in contributions and $39,799.19 in expenditures to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $2,022.50 as of May 13, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Gutierrez was endorsed by the Los Angeles County Republican Party and the evangelical Christian group Election Forum.[3][4]
2014
Gutierrez ran for election to the office of California Superintendent of Public Instruction. She lost in the primary election on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.[5]
| California Superintendent of Public Instruction, Blanket Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Tom Torlakson Incumbent |
46.5% | 1,767,257 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marshall Tuck |
28.9% | 1,098,441 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lydia Gutierrez | 24.5% | 931,719 | |
| Total Votes | 3,797,417 | |||
| Election results via California Secretary of State | ||||
2010
Gutierrez ran for California Superintendent of Public Instruction in the 2010 election. She lost in the primary election.[6]
2008
Gutierrez ran for California State Senate in District 25 as a Republican in 2008. She won the Republican primary, but later lost in the general election.[6][7]
Campaign themes
2024
California State Assembly
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Los Angeles Unified School District
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2022
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2020
Los Angeles Community College District
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Los Angeles Unified Board of Education
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2015
Gutiérrez highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | Lydia's Plan 4 LAUSD
My name is Lydia Gutierrez, candidate for LAUSD School Board District 7 and I would like to bring effective change at the organizational level. At present, LAUSD is poorly run in three areas: finances, administration and most importantly lack of academic goals for our children. I have the experience in understanding the demands in the educational field with 25 plus years teaching experience, and having worked in the aerospace industry as an administrator and supervisor in cost estimating. When any person takes on a leadership position they should first learn how it is run financially, what services are being administered correctly and if the child’s academic needs are being met by how the money is being spent. At present, there are 11 high schools in District 7. In the California ranking system for 2013, one being the lowest and 10 highest, 10 schools ranked below 3. One school ranked 10 and it was the only school where 50% of the population was labeled gifted. 91% failure rate is unacceptable. In my judgment, a strategic plan is required in 3 specific areas to dramatically change how LAUSD does business and to bring back academic success for our children’s future:
First, Academic Achievement:
Second, Fiscal Responsibility:
Lastly, Administrative Accountability:
Respectfully, I ask for you to vote for Lydia Gutierrez on March 3rd.[8] |
” |
| —Lydia A. Gutierrez's campaign website (2015)[9] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Campaign donors
| Lydia Gutiérrez campaign contribution history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2014 | California Superintendent of Public Instruction | $37,820 | ||
| 2010 | California Superintendent of Public Instruction | $30,590 | ||
| 2008 | California State Senate | $18,742 | ||
| Grand total raised | $87,152 | |||
| Source: [[10] Follow the Money] | ||||
2008, 2010, 2014
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. See the table below for more information about the campaign donors who supported Lydia Gutierrez.[11] Click [show] for more information.
| Lydia Gutierrez Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 California Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2010 California Superintendent of Public Instruction | 2008 California State Senate, District 25 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total raised | $37,820 | $30,590 | $18,742 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total raised by opponents | N/A | $2,016,469 | $570,968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Gutierrez, Ms. Lydia | $22,873 | Lydia A. Gutierrez | $11,840 | Lydia A. Gutierrez | $3,000 | |||||||||||||
| Unitemized Donations | $5,315 | Lydia A. Gutierrez | $9,050 | Lydia A. Gutierrez | $2,706 | ||||||||||||||
| KPRS Construction Services, Inc | $1,000 | Ocean World | $1,000 | Lydia A. Gutierrez | $2,706 | ||||||||||||||
| Marcil, Gerald | $500 | John Ratzenberger | $700 | Palos Verdes Peninsula 971535 Republican Headquarters PAC | $1,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Dotson, Arleigh E. | $500 | Mary L. Owen | $500 | Betty Reider | $500 | ||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $30,813 | %16,439 | $11,951 | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $1,692 ($5,315 other) | $1,752 | $1,250 | ||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $34,310 | $29,813 | $18,742 | ||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $100 ($3,410 unknown) | $252 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lydia Gutierrez, LAUSD School Board, "About," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2015 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Republican Party, "Endorsements," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ LA School Report, "District 7 candidate Gutierrez picks up endorsement of Christian group," February 10, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Candidates & Elected Officials," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Follow the Money, "Career fundraising for Lydia Gutierrez," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance:GUTIERREZ, LYDIA A.," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lydia Gutierrez, LAUSD School Board, "Lydia's Plan 4 LAUSD," accessed February 5, 2015
- ↑ Follow The Money, "Contributions to Gutierrez, Lydia," accessed February 16, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Home," accessed May 7, 2021
