Category: Interest Groups

  • Who funded No on Recall?

    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:…

  • Rick Ledesma, Longtime Teachers Union Supporter

    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’…

  • Is Yes on Recall primarily funded by unions?

    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…

  • Who is Mark Bucher, Orange County / OUSD political influencer?

    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…