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The Politics of the LAUSD District 1 Race
After Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died suddenly, the LA Unifed School Board could have appointed a replacement to serve out her term. Instead, it held a special election, which ended in Tuesday’s mid-summer run-off, which attracted just 8% of available voters.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAfter Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte died suddenly, the LA Unifed School Board could have appointed a replacement to serve out her term. Instead, it held a special election, which ended in Tuesday’s mid-summer run-off, which attracted just 8% of available voters. And the winner, veteran educator George McKenna, will only serve until next year, with another election scheduled in March. Howard Blume covers education for the LA Times.
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