Alejandro Patino

Alejandro Patino

Education

Bachelor's

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Graduate

Sul Ross State University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Navy

Personal

Profession

Security manager

Alejandro Patino was a candidate for the District 6 seat on the El Paso Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost in the general election on May 9, 2015.

Biography

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Patino is a security manager at 3M Edusa/Edumex. He is a former master-at-arms chief petty officer and chief warrant officer in U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve; He retired as a supervisory deputy U.S. marshal. He has his bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Chaminade University of Honolulu and master's degrees in criminal justice and political science from Sul Ross State University.

Elections

2015

See also: El Paso Independent School District elections (2015)

The general election on May 9, 2015, in the El Paso Independent School District featured three seats up for election. Both the District 2 and District 6 races featured three candidates. Luis Humberto De La Cruz, Maria Mayela Sanchez Serrano and Alfonso Velarde competed for the District 2 seat, while Timothy Dean Martin, Trent Kay Hatch and Alejandro Patino faced off in District 6. The District 7 race had a larger field with four candidates: Dori Lane Fenenbock, Diane Marie Flores, Michael Izquierdo and Andres Muro. Velarde, Hatch and Fenenbock won the three seats.

Results

El Paso Independent School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Trent Kay Hatch	53.5%	1,454
	Nonpartisan	Alejandro Patino	30%	815
	Nonpartisan	Timothy Dean Martin	16.5%	448
Total Votes				2,717
Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015

Funding

Patino reported $2,400 in contributions and $416.07 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $1,983.93 on hand as of April 9, 2015.

Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.

Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.

Endorsements

Patino did not receive any official endorsements for this election.

Campaign themes

2015

El Paso Times candidate questionnaire

Patino participated in a candidate questionnaire administered by the El Paso Times, which was published on April 14, 2015. The questions and his answers are below:

“	Why are you running for a seat on the EPISD board? What are your qualifications? I have held membership in parent teacher organizations, campus improvement teams, the 2003 and 2007 Bond Accountability Advisory Committees and other organizations. I have invested the last 14 years in understanding the various processes that exist within the district. In my current job, I am responsible for a staff of 56 guards, team leaders and supervisors as well as the budget to manage our personnel and the equipment necessary to include a camera and access control system for over 5,000 employees and six manufacturing and administration buildings. I was on the district's Budget Review Committee from 2005-2011, which provided me great insight to how the school district was budgeting and spending its finances. What is EPISD doing right? What would you change? The administration is attempting to move forward from the tragedy that they faced. However, it has been difficult with the installment of a board of managers. One area that EPISD is moving in a positive direction is with the budget. As for changes, I will strongly support parity for the teachers and support personnel regarding wages and benefits. This is one area the administration is continuing to put off. I would call for the administration to work with the two representative organizations and work on a three- to five-year plan. What do you think about EPISD considering closing schools? The first thing the district administration needs to do is get behind one plan. Having been on two Bond Accountability Committees, there is no question we have significant issues regarding the district's facilities...But, of course, I recognize the need for the administration to get buy-in from the public. Bottom line, we have to deal with a facilities issue...We need to consider consolidating and closing down where we can. However, I do not agree that it should only be done at the middle and elementary levels. I do feel that the district does have an opportunity to do so at the high school level. I feel the district should also spend efforts to create some community schools, which will include partnering with other agencies to provide services for the students and adults in the neighborhoods.	”
—Alejandro Patino's questionnaire responses (2015)

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See also

• El Paso Independent School District, Texas
• El Paso Independent School District elections (2015)
• Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)

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