The Temecula Valley Unified School Board’s balance could tip again in November

Three of the five seats on the Temecula Valley Unified School District school board will be up for grabs in November — including the seats of Allison Barclay and Steven Schwartz, who have consistently opposed measures taken by the board’s previously held conservative majority, The Press Enterprise reported. 

The seat previously held by Danny Gonzalez will also be on the ballot. If school board President Joseph Komrosky is recalled on June 4 and if the board does not appoint a replacement, his seat could also be selected by voters in November.

“The past two years on this board have shown me just how important it is to have board members who are willing to do the work it takes to keep our district running at a high level in the face of many challenges,” Barclay told The Press Enterprise in an email.

Both she and Schwartz plan to seek reelection. 

“We are truly looking forward to the election this November, as it will continue to show our state that the voters are strongly on the side of parental rights,” 412 Church Temecula Valley Pastor Tim Thompson, who played a major role in the movement to elect the board’s previously held conservative majority in 2022, said via email.

One Temecula Valley PAC — the political action committee that organized the recall effort against Komrosky — said they also plan to be active in the coming election cycle.

“We are excited and motivated at the prospect of replacing Gonzalez’s seat, and possibly Komrosky’s seat, when the recall on June 4 is successful, and electing candidates who will put the needs of students, staff, parents and stakeholders at the forefront of their decision-making and policy decisions,” PAC co-founder Jeff Pack told The Press Enterprise in an email.