Rocío Rivas

Rocío Rivas is a candidate for Board of Education District 2 Primary Election in 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

IncumbentBoardofEducation in Los Angeles, CA

Also running: Raquel Zamora.

Dr.RocíoRivasistheVicePresidentoftheLosAngelesUnifiedSchoolDistrict(LAUSD)BoardofEducation, representingDistrict2, andisrunningforre-electionin2026[1.3]. An immigrant and first-generation college graduate, she holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education from Columbia University. Prior to her election, Rivas served as a policy deputy, an educational researcher, and an advocate for neighborhood public schools.