Category: Rick Ledesma
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Who funded No on Recall?
78% of the funding for No on Recall was from outside of OUSD. Total Mark Bucher related donations are $146,500, which is 54% of the donations over $100. The three largest contributors to the No on Recall campaign are all related to Mark Bucher, advocate for more charter schools operating on OUSD property, as follows:…
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Rick Ledesma, Longtime Teachers Union Supporter
Rick Ledesma has been a longtime supporter of the teachers’ union during the more than three decades since he was first elected to the OUSD Board in 1993. Despite posturing by 2024 No on Recall campaign that Mr. Ledesma has always been anti-union, Mr. Ledesma has been quoted as a strong supporter of the teachers’…
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Is Yes on Recall primarily funded by unions?
No, unions have contributed 20% of total donations to Yes on Recall. By contrast, 71% of the donations to No on Recall are from outside of OUSD per self-reported addresses. This includes the Lincoln Club of Orange County drawing almost entirely from South OC, which has donated more to No on Recall than the unions…
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Did Madison Miner and Rick Ledesma lie about being OUSD parents?
Yes. Miner and Ledesma have both claimed to be OUSD parents or concealed that they are not OUSD parents. In fact, neither is an OUSD parent. What did the Yes on Recall mailer say about Ledesma and Miner claiming to be OUSD parents? Around February 14, 2024, Yes on Recall sent out the following mailer…
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Who is Mark Bucher, Orange County / OUSD political influencer?
Mark William Bucher has channeled considerable donations to influence the Orange Unified School District Board of Trustees elections. This article provides basic information on who he is and what he seeks to accomplish notably conservative, openly anti-union goals. Basic Information about Mark Bucher Is Mark Bucher the largest political donor in OUSD politics? At least…
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Will a no vote on the recall “stop higher property taxes?”
No. The “No on Recall” campaign has falsely claimed that, by voting no, voters can “stop higher property taxes.” The recall does not directly change property taxes. Moreover, only a supermajority of 2/3 of the board could send a bond to the voters, which must be approved by 55% of the voters. Even more perplexing…
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What would be the effect of a recall of Madison Miner and/or Rick Ledesma?
“If a majority of the votes on a recall proposal for a local officer are ‘Yes’, the officer is removed and the office shall be vacant until it is filled according to law.” Elections Code § 11382; see Cal. Const., Art. II, Sec. 15(c) (“If the majority vote on the question is to recall, the…
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Did Rick Ledesma file for bankruptcy?
Yes, Rick Ledesma filed a no-asset Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Schedule I reported that Rick Ledsma has no income to pay the unsecured debts on Schedule F of $88,104.31, other than unemployment in the entire year he filed for bankruptcy. The debts that Mr. Ledesma decided not to pay by filing for bankruptcy were as follows:…