Al Jabbar
Al Jabbar was a member of the Anaheim Union High Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 1. He assumed office in 2013. He left office on December 9, 2022.
Jabbar ran for election to the Anaheim City Council to represent District 3 in California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Jabbar was first appointed to the board in January 2013.[1][2] Before getting appointed to the Anaheim Union High Board of Trustees in 2013, Jabbar ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Anaheim City School District Board of Education in the at-large general election on November 6, 2012.
Biography
Before serving as a member of the Anaheim Union High Board of Trustees, Jabbar served on the North Orange County Community College Board as a student representative. He has also served on Anaheim's cultural arts commission and has been involved with West Anaheim Neighborhood Development (WAND).[3]
Jabbar works as a program supervisor for correctional health services at Orange County's health care agency. He earned his associate degree in business from Cypress College, his bachelor's degree in marketing from California State University at Fullerton and his master's degree in public administration from California State University at Long Beach. He lives in Anaheim with his wife and two children.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Anaheim, California (2022)
General election
General election for Anaheim City Council District 3
Natalie Rubalcava defeated Al Jabbar in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Natalie Rubalcava (Nonpartisan) | 57.8 | 5,437 |
 | Al Jabbar (Nonpartisan) | 42.2 | 3,971 | |
| Total votes: 9,408 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1
Incumbent Al Jabbar defeated Linda Lobatos in the general election for Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Al Jabbar (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 8,284 |
 | Linda Lobatos (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 5,191 | |
| Total votes: 13,475 | |||
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2014
Three seats on the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In the Trustee Area 1 race, incumbent Al Jabbar faced challengers Maureen Christensen and Linda Lobatos and won re-election. The Trustee Area 2 race featured incumbent Annemarie Randle-Trejo and challengers Eleazar Elizondo, Thomas "Hoagy" Holguin and Roberto "Robert" Baeza. Randle-Trejo defeated her challengers and won re-election to the board. Anna L. Piercy, incumbent from Trustee Area 5, ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
This was the first time board members were elected by trustee area. Prior to 2014, the Anaheim Union High School District elected its members in at-large elections.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Al Jabbar Incumbent |
49.4% | 3,365 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maureen Christensen | 28.2% | 1,921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Linda Lobatos | 22.3% | 1,521 | |
| Total Votes | 6,807 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "General Election Results," accessed December 19, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.
Endorsements
Jabbar received endorsements from:[4][5][6][7]
- Democratic Party of Orange County
- Anaheim Secondary Teachers Association
- Orange County Employees Association
- Orange County Labor Federation
- Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D)
- State Senator Lou Correa (D)
- State Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva (D)
- Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens
- North Orange County Community College District Trustee Leonard Lahtinen
- North Orange County Community College District Trustee Donna Miller
- Anaheim Union High School District Trustee Annemarie Randle-Trejo
- Garden Grove Unified School District Trustee Bao Nguyen
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District Trustee Andy Montoya
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Bob Gardner |
31.2% | 18,638 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Derek Vanderbilt Incumbent |
24.2% | 14,420 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Silverman | 17.4% | 10,403 | |
| Nonpartisan | Al Jabbar | 15.9% | 9,471 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Santoianni | 11.3% | 6,746 | |
| Total Votes | 59,678 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive: 2012 General Election," accessed July 11, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Al Jabbar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Jabbar highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | I serve as your trustee working to make our district more responsive to our parents and community. I am holding our district and administrators accountable to be more fiscally responsible.
One of my top priorities is making sure our schools are preparing our children for futures in the 21st-century economy. We need students who are thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers. And today's employers want students with character, critical thinking, creativity and communication skills. I have been overseeing the implementation of new academic standards necessary for college and career success. I am also helping with efforts to bring state-of-the-art facilities to our campuses. Our children need the best resources to prepare them to compete in this competitive job market. As your trustee and the parent of two future AUHSD students, I will also continue to work for safe and clean schools, art and music programs and support for our parents. I am honored to have the endorsement of Anaheim teachers and educational leaders. A bipartisan coalition of local leaders including Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Shariff Sandra Hutchens and Senator Lou Correa support me.
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| —Al Jabbar's campaign website (2014)[9] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Register, "Ballots set for districts serving Anaheim students," August 26, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List General Election 2014," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Trustee Al Jabbar: Public Figure, "About," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Democratic Party of Orange County, "Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ California Teachers Association, "CTA Locally Endorsed Candidates as of 10/4/14," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Labor Federation, "Committee On Political Education (COPE) Endorsements November 2014 Elections," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Al Jabbar for Trustee Anaheim Union High School District, "Supporters," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Al Jabbar for Trustee Anaheim Union High School District, "About Al," accessed October 20, 2014
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Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 1 2013-2022 |
Succeeded by Jessica Guerrero |
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