CERRITOS – Fil-Am Lynda Provido Johnson placed her purse quietly on the empty seat where a bronze placard read “member.” She walked across the room while people congratulated her and every so often, the 47-year-old Johnson would look back at the seat knowing that her purse and her place as a member of the ABC Unified School District Board of Education was safe.
“That’s when it hit me,” said Johnson. “When I placed my purse up there that’s when I knew I officially won.”
For the past several months, Johnson was in a heated race for the vacant seat in the ABC Board, left by Fil-Am Mark Pulido before he was elected a City Councilman. There were only two years remaining on the seat but for her, a long-time Cerritos resident and product of the ABC school system, it was a chance of a lifetime to serve the students she knew well.
A political newbie and urged to run by long-time friend Pulido, Johnson campaigned for the seat. She was one of four all vying for a place on the prestigious school board – one of the bests in the country.
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