Randall Winston, an architect and attorney, is running for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, Seat 6, in the Nov. 3 general election.
The race is nonpartisan. Three other candidates are certified for the ballot, according to BallotReady: Gabriel Buelna, Roberto David Lacarra and Tonia Arey. Winston's ballot designation is listed as "Architect" on the LA County Registrar's certified candidate list.
Candidate information
- Office sought: LACCD Board of Trustees, Seat 6
- Ballot designation: Architect
- Party: Nonpartisan
- Education: Bachelor of arts in government, Harvard University (2005); master of architecture, University of Virginia (2011); juris doctorate, UC Berkeley School of Law (2021)
- Certifications: Licensed architect (California Architects Board) and licensed attorney (State Bar of California), according to UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability
- Hometown: Redlands, California, according to Winston
Experience and public service
Winston has held roles spanning government, architecture and law. He served as deputy mayor of infrastructure for the City of Los Angeles starting in 2023, according to UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability. Before that, he served as executive director of the California Strategic Growth Council. Under his leadership, the agency invested over $1.3 billion in transit-oriented affordable housing, land conservation and capacity building in under-resourced communities, according to UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability.
He also served as special assistant to the executive secretary in Gov. Jerry Brown's office, according to VerdExchange. Earlier in his career, Winston worked as an architect and designer at Foster + Partners and as an attorney at O'Melveny & Myers, according to UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability.
Winston said he worked as congressional staff in the U.S. Senate and the Office of the Secretary of Defense in 2005. He also served as founding director at Causes, a technology and nonprofit venture, according to VerdExchange, and as inaugural policy fellow at Elemental Excelerator, according to UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability.
He serves as vice chair of California Environmental Voters and sits on the board of UCLA's Institute of the Environment & Sustainability and the advisory board of UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment.
On the issues
Winston's campaign website outlines four priorities for the LACCD board:
- Expanding student support and financial aid: Winston said he wants to increase access to financial aid and wrap-around services for students.
- Building affordable student housing: Winston said he plans to pursue affordable housing options for LACCD students.
- Connecting students to good-paying careers: Winston said he aims to strengthen career pathways linking students to employment.
- Protecting LACCD's mission: Winston said he wants to safeguard the district's core educational mission.
Candidate issue positions are drawn from Winston's campaign website responses. The Platinum Tribune reached out but did not receive receive a response to interview the candidate for this profile.
