I want to join many others in a tribute to Zane Meckler, who passed away May 5. I was the beneficiary of Zane’s last political campaign – he was my campaign manager for my November election to the Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education. I consider Zane a genius of grassroots precinct politics.
In my election, I placed first among all the candidates in all 19 Malibu precincts and first among all of the candidates in 50 of the 66 precincts in Santa Monica – the Santa Monica vote total unheard of for a Malibu candidate. Those numbers were a direct result of the leadership of one man: Zane Meckler.
As strident as he was in challenging his campaign workers to make their deadlines and call every voter (and he was strident!), all who worked with him also appreciated a gentle and caring side of this man who had a very big heart. We will miss you, Zane, but we will never forget the many positive contributions that you made to this community.
Mike Jordan
Santa Monica-Malibu Board of Education