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Two Duarte Challengers In, Two Incumbents Out
Three incumbents and four challengers ran for three open seats on the Temple City Unified School District board in a race heavily focused on budget and personnel. Incumbents Rachel L. LaSota, Robert Ridley and Janet Rhee ran against retired teacher Emilie Cales, retired engineer Kenneth Knollenberg, Attorney Kien C. Tiet and Matthew J. Wong. Ridley received 21 perecent of the vote with 1, 125; Tiet got 18.95 percent with 1,013, Knollenberg received 17.28 percent with 924 votes while Janet Rhee got 13.62. Mathew Wong 12.1 percent and Lasota a 9.24 percent.
Ammon Wins Seat on San Gabriel Unified School District San Gabriel UnifiedSchool Board candidate Andrew L. Ammon, a Loyola High School teacher, and incumbent John Eccleston, a construction superintendent, overtook challenger Carolyn E. Richie in a race for two open seat on that school board. In recent weeks, the campaign turned hostile when Scott Svonkin allegedly assalted Ammon at a school Carnival. A police rePlease see page 2
Liz Reilly (left) unseated longtime incumbent Lois Gaston in a tough Duarte campaign -Photo by Terry Miller
By Ruth Longoria Kingsland A tight race in the Duarte School Board and City
Council elections concluded late Tuesday night with Council challenger Liz Reilly unseating incumbent Lois Gaston and School Board challenger Tom Reyes leading the pack in that race to
Quintero, Martinez, and Patel Elected in El Monte by dena burroughs Mayor Andre Quintero held his post as the Mayor of the City of El Monte without much difficulty on November 8, getting more than 58% of the vote over challenger Art Barrios. Candidates Victoria Martinez and Bart Patel won the City Council seats over
earn the seat of incumbent Rose Brooks-Mitchell. Councilman John Fasana and School Board members Pamela Kawasaki and Francisco Figueroa each garnered enough votes to retain
their well-worn seats. Fasana has been on the Council six terms, Figueroa has been on the School Board the past16 years, and Kawasaki has been six years on the Board. Less than 100 votes sepa-
rated the top five candidates in the School Board race. Reyes took the lead near the end of the night with 1,113 votes, Kawasaki had 1,109 Please see page 4
Veterans Honored in Duarte By Ruth Longoria Kingsland
incumbents Patricia Wallach and Emily Ishigaki, with more than 18% of the vote each and a difference of only 15 votes between the two. This is the first time both Martinez and Patel have been elected into public service. Martinez ran with the
“Bob Britton, Ryan Brown … Robert Cardona, Manuel Cardona, Jesse Cardona. I think the Cardona family is serving the Duarte community and this country proudly,” Assemblyman Anthony Portantino said, as he continued to read the long list
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Officials attend Duatre’s Veterans Day -Photo by Ruth Longoria Kingsland
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