In Los Angeles Community College races, Veres, Harris, Winston ahead in early returns

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Set us as preferred Incumbent Steve Veres took the lead in the race for Seat 2 on the Los Angeles Community College District board, while Darryn Harris was ahead for Seat 4 and Randall Winston was ahead for Seat 6, according to early returns.In all, 16 people are vying for three seats on the seven-member board of trustees.Seat are at large, meaning trustees do not represent a specific area.

The district, spanning some 900 square miles, is the largest in the country, and the majority of its 200,000 students are low-income.Those running for the board have diverse backgrounds and varying ideas, but also near-unanimous agreement that district leaders need to do more to meet the basic needs of students struggling to pursue their higher education goals.Educator Adriana Cabrera was in second in the early returns for Seat 2, while business owner Kristina Irwin was in third.Veres, who also serves as an advisor to state Sen.

María Elena Durazo, has the support of many Democratic politicians and labor unions, including those representing LACCD faculty and staff.The race for Seat 4 was wide open after incumbent Sara Hernandez left to run for a state Senate seat.Harris, a government and community affairs officer for St.

John’s Community Health, gained the support of a wide swath of Democratic politicians, as well as labor unions and six of seven LACCD trustees, including Hernandez.He was the most well-funded candidate for Seat 4.The early returns showed healthcare workforce specialist Elaine Alaniz and former board member Nancy Pearlman locked in a close race for second and third.

In the race for Seat 6, incumbent Gabriel Buelna was in second, followed by community college professor Roberto David LaCarra in third, according to the early returns.Winston, a deputy mayor for L.A.Mayor Karen Bass, received a key endorsement from the di...