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Congratulations to winning candidates for California statewide offices: • Governor: Gavin Newsom • Lt. Governor: Eleni Kounalakis • Secretary of State: Dr. Shirley Weber • Controller: Malia Cohen • Treasurer: Fiona Ma • Attorney General: Rob Bonta • Superintendent of Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond • Insurance Commissioner: Ricardo Lara • U.S. Senator: Alex Padilla Results of statewide initiatives: • Prop. 1 (Reproductive Freedom): Passed — CTA recommended Yes • Prop. 26 (Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands): Failed — CTA made no recommendation • Prop. 27 (Online Sports Wagering): Failed — CTA recommended No • *** Prop. 28 (Arts and Music Education Funding): Passed — CTA recommended Yes • Prop. 29 (Dialysis Clinics): Failed — CTA made no recommendation • Prop. 30 (Lyft Special Interest Tax): No — CTA recommended No • Prop. 31 (Ban on Flavored Tobacco): Passed — CTA recommended Yes Visit the Secretary of State's Election Results page at sos.ca.gov for final updates to vote counts for statewide office and initiatives, and legislative and congressional races. Visit your county registrar of voters for tallies on local elections. Educators Ready to Lead Voters trusted educators on statewide races and initiatives, as well as when it came to casting votes for their local school boards. CTA members and staff went 20 for 20 in school board races we tracked (as of press time). Congratulations to all on the successful campaigns for our students! • Maimona Afzal Berta (Alum Rock Educators Association): Santa Clara County School Board — Winning • Dr. Stacy Begin (CTA Staff ): Oceanside Unified School Board — Won (unopposed) • Jennifer Brouhard (Oakland Education Association): Oakland Unified School Board — Winning • Carlos Cerdan (United Teachers Los Angeles): Montebello Unified School Board — Winning • Ava Chiao (East Side Teachers Association): Cupertino Unified School Board — Winning • Mikki Cichocki (CTA-Retired): San Bernardino City School Board — Winning • Mike Duran (Palm Springs Teachers Association): Desert Sands Unified School Board — Winning • Cesar Fernandez (Sweetwater Teachers Association): Chula Vista Elementary School Board — Winning • Demetrio Gonzalez-Hoy (CTA Staff ): West Contra Costa Unified School Board — Winning • Brian Guerrero (CTA Staff ): Culver City Unified School Board — Winning • Tina Gustin-Gurney (CTA-Retired): Westminster School Board — Won (unopposed) • Dr. Taunya Jaco (San Jose Teachers Association): Oak Grove School Board — Winning • Tara Jeane (Western Placer Teachers Association): Sacramento City Unified School Board — Winning • Nancy Licona (Vista Teachers Association): Oceanside Unified School Board — Winning • Elva Lopez-Zepeda (Southwest Teachers Association): Sweetwater Union High School Board — Winning • Jorge Pacheco, Jr. (Menlo Park Education Association): Oak Grove School Board — Won (unopposed) • Kathy Rallings (CTA Staff ): Carlsbad Unified School Board — Winning • Amie Stewart (Teachers Association of Paramount): Bellflower Unified School Board — Winning • Brian Wheatley (CTA-Retired): San Jose Unified School Board — Won (unopposed) • Erika Zamora (Alvord Educators Association): Val Verde Unified School Board — Winning Dr. Taunya Jaco, left, and Maimona Afzal Berta celebrate their wins. 35 D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 2 / J A N U A R Y 2 0 2 3