BENNETT KAYSER DECLARED WINNER OF THE LAST OPEN SEAT ON THE LAUSD BOARD
Retired teacher supported by UTLA defeats Luis Sanchez, who was supported by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, for the last open seat on the board.
BY JASON SONG, LOS ANGELES TIMES | HTTP://LAT.MS/J8CLAO
Los Angeles school board candidate Bennett Kayser was backed by the teachers and administrators unions. His rival, Luis Sanchez, had the support of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (KayserForSchoolBoard.org)
May 27, 2011 = Bennett Kayser, the candidate favored by the teachers union, won the last remaining open seat for the Los Angeles Board of Education on Thursday, beating Luis Sanchez, who was supported by the mayor.
"Teachers and teachers unions have been scapegoated, and I think we're on the road to vindication right now," Kayser said.
Kayser, a retired teacher, received about 10,700 votes, nearly 600 more than Sanchez, who is chief of staff for the current school board