Daily Pilot: September 13, 2006

Teachers Union Backs Newcomers

In a first, federation bids to unseat every incumbent on Newport-Mesa school board.

For the first time, the Newport-Mesa Unified School District's teachers union will campaign against every incumbent in November's school board election.

The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers, which has never backed a losing candidate, plans to campaign this fall for three new faces. Late on Tuesday, the union declared its support for Karen Yelsey and Sandy Asper, who are facing longtime board members Serene Stokes and Judy Franco. The union also endorsed Michael Collier, a candidate for the seat that trustee Linda Sneen is vacating this year.

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