SCOTT

SCHMERELSON’S
Guide to

Get Rich
Quick!
(at the expense of our kids)

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 Step 1:
Collect Hundreds
of Thousands
from Taxpayers!

Step 2:
Invest in Companies You Believe In!
SCOTT SCHMERELSON took that money and invested thousands of those dollars
in Altria, the owner of JUUL, which markets candy-flavored tobacco products to
hook children on nicotine.1 Now,11.6% of Los Angeles high school students use
tobacco products.2

VOTE NO ON

Schmerelson

In order to supersize his investment fund,
SCHMERELSON purchased thousands
of dollars of McDonald’s stock.3 Despite
the fact that 45% of Los Angeles
children are overweight or obese by
5th grade,4 SCHMERELSON was the
ONLY board member to vote against a
resolution to end fundraisers catered
by McDonald’s.5

Protecting our children’s future means
protecting them from environmental disasters.
Not to SCOTT SCHMERELSON! He’s invested over ten
thousand dollars in BP,6 the company responsible for the
Deep Water Horizon oil spill, which the New York Times called,
“one of the worst environmental disasters in United States
history.”7

When SCOTT SCHMERELSON joined the School Board, he became a notorious “double-dipper,”
taking a generous salary and a fat pension.
In order to maximize his return on investment, SCHMERELSON TRIPLED his own pay.1 As a result,
he’s raked in nearly $800,000.00 since taking office. He’s making FIVE TIMES as much as classroom
teachers.2
1 “L.A. School Board Members Just Got Yuge Raises. Should We Be Pissed?,” LA Weekly, 7/19/17. 2 Scott Schmerelson Salary Search and Pension Search Results transparentcalifornia.com; L.A. school board salaries more than double to $125,000 a year,” LA Times, 7/10/17

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SCHMERELSON even invested thousands in Johnson & Johnson,8
which supplied 60% of the opiate ingredients used by drug companies
to make prescription opioids.9 SCOTT SCHMERELSON is profiting
while nearly 20% of Los Angeles area students have tried dangerous,
addictive opioids.10

1 Scott Schmerelson’s Form 700 Statements of Economic Interests (2016-2018); “SchmerJUULwrap,” 89.3 KPCC – Southern California Public Radio, 1/17/2020.
2 “Vaping Increases Among Los Angeles County Youth,” Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Press Release, 08/19/19. 3 Scott Schmerelson’s Form 700
Statements of Economic Interests (2015-2018). 4 “To steer her child away from obesity, a mother turns her life upside down,” LA Times, 04/16/19. 5 “L.A. school board
targets McTeacher’s Nights, but not all fast-food fundraisers,” LA Times, 04/18/17. 6 Scott Schmerelson’s Form 700 Statements of Economic Interests (2015-2018). 7 “BP to Take
$1.7 Billion Charge Over Deepwater Horizon Spill,” NYT, 01/16/18. 8 Scott Schmerelson’s Form 700 Statements of Economic Interests (2015-2018). 9 “Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay
$572 Million in Landmark Opioid Trial,” NYT, 08/30/19. 10 “Teens who abuse opioids are more likely to later use heroin, USC study shows,” USC News, 07/08/19.

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 Families and Teachers United
1017 L Street, #141
Sacramento, CA 95814

Reviews of

“Scott Schmerelson’s Guide to Get Rich Quick!”
“ Scott should never have bought stock in a product that harms the
health of kids.”
  – KENCHY RAGSDALE, Parent Activist 1

“ He should know better. It’s sneaky and greedy. Vaping is bad for kids.
It makes them sick. It makes everyone sick. Inhaling tobacco is bad for
your health. A school board member who invests in these companies
has bad judgment and is acting greedy.”
  – ELIZABETH YUNG, LAUSD Parent and Nurse Practitioner 2
“ Why did he buy the stock in the first place? He bought [more shares]
while he was a school board member.”
  – BOB STERN, Former General Counsel of the FPCC 2
“ It is simply abhorrent for anyone who works near children, including
Scott Schmerelson, to profit off of a company that uses deceptive
marketing to hook our youth on dangerous, addictive tobacco products.”
  – DANELLE FISHER, Parent and Pediatrician
1 “Complaints Lodged Against L.A. School Board Member Scott Schmerelson for Investments in JUUL’s Tobacco Giant Owner,” Speak Up, 01/22/20. 2 “Schmerelson’s JUUL Stock Stonewalling Outrages Parents, As Expert Says He May Have Broken the Law,” Speak Up, 01/29/2020

Ad paid for by Families and Teachers United, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates.
Committee major funding from
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Not authorized by a candidate or a committee controlled by a candidate.
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On March 3rd,

Vote NO on Scott Schmerelson.
His “Get Rich Quick” Scheme is Killing Our Kids.

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