ABOUT ME
Meet Tanya
For 5 years Tanya had the incredible experience of teaching sixth grade English and History at Stephen White Middle School. As a middle school teacher she witnessed first hand the challenges and opportunities teachers face in helping our children reach their full potential. This is why she will be unrelenting in her fight to make sure educators and school staff have the resources needed to set students up for academic and personal success.
For 5 years Tanya had the incredible experience of teaching sixth grade English and History at Stephen White Middle School. As a middle school teacher she witnessed first hand the challenges and opportunities teachers face in helping our children reach their full potential. This is why she will be unrelenting in her fight to make sure educators and school staff have the resources needed to set students up for academic and personal success.
CAMPAIGN
Endorsements
ANTIONIO VILLARAIGOSA
Former LA Mayor
"Tanya Ortiz Franklin is the leader we need right now for our public schools. As a former public school teacher, Tanya brings a wealth of experience having helped run schools that serve some of Los Angeles’ highest need students. Families across our neighborhoods are facing uncertain times; we need someone who has taught in and helped transform our public schools to lead the way for our kids, families, and communities."
RICHARD RIORDAN
Former LA Mayor
"Tanya’s experience as a teacher and advocate in LAUSD, along with her legal background, makes her the best choice for students in District 7. She’s been an uncompromising champion for students by working directly with educators and redefining school discipline with compassion. We need her tenacity and leadership on the Board. I’m confident Tanya will fight tirelessly for LAUSD’s children and families.”
KELLY GONEZ
LAUSD Board Member
"Tanya’s experience as a teacher and advocate in LAUSD, along with her legal background, makes her the best choice for students in District 7. She’s been an uncompromising champion for students by working directly with educators and redefining school discipline with compassion. We need her tenacity and leadership on the Board. I’m confident Tanya will fight tirelessly for LAUSD’s children and families.”
MONICA GARCIA
LAUSD Board Member
“Tanya Ortiz Franklin inspires, persists and delivers for students and families in LA. Her passion for high quality education, restorative justice and system change has impacted thousands of lives in our communities. She will lead & bring people together to serve all children well as a member of the School Board.”
NICK MELVOIN
LAUSD Board Member
“Tanya Ortiz Franklin is a homegrown educator and advocate from LAUnified and Board District 7, who knows what students and teachers need to be successful in this uniquely challenging time. “She has spent her life in this community fighting for children’s rights to a high-quality public education that develops their full potential and prepares them to thrive in college and career. I know that her unrelenting focus on restorative justice and ensuring equitable resources get to our students will bring increased urgency to the important work on the LA Unified Board of Education."
CAPRICE YOUNG
Former LAUSD Board President
"Tanya Ortiz Franklin is the leader we need right now for our public schools. As a former public school teacher, Tanya brings a wealth of experience having helped run schools that serve some of Los Angeles’ highest need students. Families across our neighborhoods are facing uncertain times; we need someone who has taught in and helped transform our public schools to lead the way for our kids, families, and communities."
YOLIE FLORES
Former LAUSD Board Member
"Tanya Ortiz Franklin is the leader we need right now for our public schools. As a former public school teacher, Tanya brings a wealth of experience having helped run schools that serve some of Los Angeles’ highest need students. Families across our neighborhoods are facing uncertain times; we need someone who has taught in and helped transform our public schools to lead the way for our kids, families, and communities."
MARK WARONEK
Mayor Pro-Tem of Lomita
RICHARD RIORDAN
Former LA Mayor
Community Members
Alex M. Johnson, LA County Board of Education Member
Courtney Ebo, LAUSD Parent
John Frame, Community Member
Martha Gomez, Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Attorney
Pam Burga, Live Nation Entertainment, Manager
Pavithra Menon
ORGANIZATIONS
Latinas Lead California
National Women's Political Caucus, LACCC
Allies for Educational Equity
Central City Association of Los Angeles
Stonewall Young Democrats
La Comadre Votes
Speak Up
Educators
Adriana Gutierrez, LAUSD, Counselor
Allison Boyce, LAUSD, Teacher
Almease Byrd, LAUSD School Mental Health, Psychiatric Social Worker
Amanda Cermak, City Language Immersion Charter, Teacher
Ana Infante, Retired LAUSD, Teacher
Andrew Murphy, Teach for America, Managing Director
Annamarie Francois, UCLA Center X, Executive Director
Ben Feinberg, LAUSD, Teacher
Ben Gertner, LAUSD, Principal
Beth Gibbons, Educational Equity Advocate
Candice Tyloch, Las Virgenes Unified School District, Teacher
Carolyn Webb de Macias, Vice President Emeritus USC
Catherine Haskins, LAUSD, Teacher
Charles Snow, Da Vinci Schools, Teacher
Courtney Ebo, LAUSD Parent
Cristina Delgado, LAUSD, Teacher
Daniel Carrillo, LAUSD, Principal
Donna Fauscette, Community Member
Earl Turner, PowerMyLearning, Blended Learning Specialist
Garrett Elliott, LAUSD, Teacher
Helen Zinger, Retired
Jennifer Hornback, LAUSD, Teacher
Jessie Erskine, Citizens of the World Charter, SEL Director
John Fugatt, The Pines Christian School, Teacher
Juan Jauregui, Elk Grove Unified School District, School Administrator
Julia Keplinger, LAUSD, Teacher
Julie Lyndsay, Western Governors University, Teachers College Course Instructor
Karina Casarrubias, KIPP, Teacher
Kathryn Anderson, Teach For America, Managing Director
Keith Nakano, LAUSD Principal
Kimberly Frotier, LAUSD, Educator
Marcela Alvarez, Para Los Niños, Teacher
Maresa Yates, LAUSD, Educator
Maribel Galan, Chapman University
Marissa Martinez, LAUSD, Principal
Michelle Hodara, Ph.D., Education Northwest Manager
Mihee Chu, LAUSD, Teacher
Miri Wexler, School Leader Lab, School leader development
Nicole Fauscette, Children’s Institute LMFT
Noah Bardach, Universal Human Rights Initiative, Human Rights Education Advocate
Rachel Torrey, Young Eisner Scholars, Program Director
Randell Erving, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Raquel Williams, LAUSD, Educator
Richard Pelayo, Leadership for Educational Equity, Director of Organizing
Saul Jimenez, LAUSD, Teacher
Sean Holiday, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Principal
Shawn Peyatt, LAUSD, Assistant Principal
Shelby Myrick, Community Member
Stephanie Kozofsky, Teach for America, Manager
Whitney Luigs, Green Dot Public Schools, Teacher
Wilber Rubio, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Special Education Teacher
Winston Chang, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, Teacher
Yolanda Grisolia, LAUSD, Teacher
Yumi Kawasaki, LAUSD, Assistant Principal
ENDORSE TANYA
Tanya is running for school board to accelerate a community-driven, expertly-supported approach to budgeting and decision-making so that all students graduate prepared to thrive in the college and career of their choice.
If you're a parent, teacher, advocate, or concerned community member, our campaign would welcome your endorsement and input. All endorsements will be listed as personal endorsements, schools and organizations are for identification purposes only.