FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 12, 2010
CONTACT:
CLARK LEE
909.702.5809
Los Angeles County Democratic Party Announces Opposition to the Recall of San Gabriel School Board Member Scott Svonkin
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Democratic Party (LACDP) voted unanimously to oppose the recall of San Gabriel Unified School District Board Member Scott Svonkin.
“The Los Angeles County Democratic Party strongly opposes the recall attempt of San Gabriel School Board Member Scott Svonkin. The recall effort is an outlandish attempt to play partisan politics at the expense of our schoolchildren, our community and taxpayers’ dollars. The Democratic Party stands firmly behind Svonkin,” said Eric C. Bauman, LACDP Chair.
Since his election in 2007, Svonkin has stood up for the children, teachers, and working families in the San Gabriel Unified School District. He has fought against wasteful spending and to prevent teacher layoffs. He has worked to maintain small class sizes, prevent budget cuts that hurt students and expanded the availability of the H1N1 vaccine to all San Gabriel School District students.
The San Gabriel Unified School District recall is a waste of taxpayers’ dollars. The funding should be spent on our schools to build a brighter future for our kids, not on a partisan gimmick.
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The Los Angeles County Democratic Party (LACDP) is the official governing body of the Democratic Party in the County of Los Angeles and works in cooperation with the State and National Democratic Committees. LACDP is the largest local Democratic Party entity in the United States, representing over 2.2 million registered Democrats. Endorsements issued by the LACDP in local and municipal races become the official endorsements of the California Democratic Party. For more information, visit www.lacdp.org.
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