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Candidate filing will be available only at the Santa Barbara County Elections Office located at 4440-A Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA 93110 (805)696-8957 or the Santa Maria Elections Office located at 511 East Lakeside Parkway, Suite 115, Santa Maria, CA 93455-1341 (805)346-8374.
Nomination papers must be filed with the County Clerk, and the candidate filing period opens on July 13, 2022 and closes at 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2022 by 5:00 p.m. EXCEPTION: If any one of the incumbents has not filed by the deadline, the filing period is extended to 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2022 for anyone other than the incumbents. The terms of Steve Straight, Nancy Schuler Jones and William Caldeira will expire in December 2022. Seats are open in Districts 1 (at-large), 3 and 4 (by-trustee area). The District 1 seat is a two-year term to fill out the remainder of the seat left vacant due to the resignation of former Board Member Heath. Candidates for at-large seats may reside anywhere within the District’s boundaries. Based on the transition plan adopted by the Board in 2022, in 2024 the election for the District 1 seat will become a by-trustee area election, meaning candidates will have to reside
within District 1 to be eligible to run.

To determine trustee areas, please view the link provided: https://redistrictingpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Lompoc-USD-Plan-B-Cities-Atlas.html which shows the Board and Santa Barbara County approved redistricting map and trustee areas. In order to view individual street names, please use the + key (top left on map) to enlarge the view.

Qualifications to run for LUSD School Board: must be at least 18 years old and a citizen of the state at the time of his/her election; must be a registered voter of the district in which the duties of the office are to be exercised at that time that nomination papers are issued to the person or at the time of appointment of the person; cannot be convicted of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and laws of the state; cannot be convicted of a felony involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money, perjury or conspiracy to commit any of these crimes; and must reside within the LUSD trustee area boundaries for by-trustee area seats and within the Lompoc USD boundaries
for the at-large seat

Final Plan

At the August 9, 2022 board meeting, the Board of Education appointed Dr. Debbie Blow as Interim Superintendent of Lompoc Unified School District effective August 10, 2022. Dr. Blow comes to LUSD with forty years of experience in education; eleven years as superintendent, four years asassistant superintendent, fifteen as a site administrator, and ten years as a teacher. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career including administrator of the year, principal of the year, and more. Some of Dr. Blow’s many strengths are communication, building relationships, and strategic leadership. She conducts her work with students at the forefront. In addition, Dr. Blow has extensive experience with passing General Obligation Bonds. Dr. Blow will serve as Interim Superintendent until the Board appoints a permanent Superintendent.
Board President Nancy Schuler-Jones stated that, “We are so excited to have Dr. Blow come to our District with a new perspective to help LUSD thrive.”
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