Martha Deutsch
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Martha Deutsch was a member of the Torrance Unified School District At-large in California. Deutsch left office in 2018.
Deutsch ran for re-election to the Torrance Unified School District At-large in California. Deutsch won in the general election on November 5, 2013.
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Biography[edit]
Martha Deutsch is volunteer that has served as a Spanish bi-lingual assistant and teacher for after school programs. She has served on the ExxonMobil Community Advisory Panel, Torrance Education Foundation board and two school site councils. She is also the mother of two children that are currently attending or graduated from TUSD.[1]
Elections[edit]
2013[edit]
Martha Deutsch ran against three other candidates including incumbents Mark Steffen and Michael Patrick Wermers as well as challenger John Paul Tabakian.[2]
Election results[edit]
On November 5, 2013, Martha Deutsch, Mark Steffen and Michael Patrick Wermers were re-elected to the Torrance Unified School District Board of Education.
| Torrance Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Martha Deutsch |
27.4% | 5,657 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Steffen |
26.9% | 5,554 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Patrick Wermers |
23.7% | 4,886 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Paul Tabakian | 21.9% | 4,524 | |
| Total Votes | 20,621 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding[edit]
Deutsch has not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements[edit]
Martha Deutsch has received official endorsements from CA Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, Mayor of Manhattan Beach Amy Howorth and Dee Hardison President of the Torrance Education Foundation.[3]
About the district[edit]
Torrance Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County, California in Torrance, California. It is located in the largest county in California. According to the 2010 Census, it is home to 145,438 residents.[4]
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Demographics[edit]
Torrance outperforms the rest of California when measured on the basis of median household income, percentage of residents living below the poverty level, percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a Bachelor's degree and percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a high school diploma. The median household income in Torrance was $75,885 compared to $61,632 for the state of California. 43.7% of Torrance residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to a 30.2 in California. The US Census also showed the poverty rate in Torrance was 7.2% compared to 14.4% for the entire state. The US Census also found that 92.5% of Torrance residents aged 25 years and older attained a high school degree compared to a 80.8% in California.[6]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Martha Deutsch Torrance Board of Education, "About me," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ SmartVoter.org, "Governing Board Member; Torrance Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ US Census Bureau, "Torrance, California Quick Facts" accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus1 - ↑ US Census Bureau, "Torrance, California Quick Facts" accessed October 23, 2013
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