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Alex Vara
Alex Vara was a member of the Redlands Unified Board of Education in California, representing Area 4. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 13, 2024.
Vara ran for re-election to the Redlands Unified Board of Education to represent Area 4 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Redlands Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Redlands Unified Board of Education Area 4
Jeannette Wilson defeated incumbent Alex Vara in the general election for Redlands Unified Board of Education Area 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeannette Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 50.9 | 5,848 | |
| Alex Vara (Nonpartisan) | 49.1 | 5,651 | ||
| Total votes: 11,499 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Vara in this election.
2020
See also: Redlands Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Redlands Unified Board of Education Area 4
Incumbent Alex Vara defeated incumbent Cristina Puraci in the general election for Redlands Unified Board of Education Area 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alex Vara (Nonpartisan) | 55.5 | 6,530 | |
 | Cristina Puraci (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 5,226 | |
| Total votes: 11,756 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Redlands Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Ronald McPeck and Richard Haller filed for re-election and faced six opponents: Cristina Puraci, James O'Neill, Ensen Mason, Alex Vara, Shaheen Emmanuel Lakhan, and Mario Saucedo.[1] Vara, O'Neill, and Puraci won election to the board.[2]
Results
| Redlands Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alex Vara |
19.02% | 18,860 |
| James O'Neill |
18.24% | 18,090 |
| Cristina Puraci |
13.99% | 13,871 |
| Ensen Mason | 11.32% | 11,222 |
| Richard Haller Incumbent | 10.35% | 10,265 |
| Ronald McPeck Incumbent | 10.05% | 9,964 |
| Mario Saucedo | 9.16% | 9,084 |
| Shaheen Emmanuel Lakhan | 7.86% | 7,796 |
| Total Votes | 99,152 | |
| Source: San Bernadino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Final Certified Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Vara filed an exemption form detailing Vara would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, Vara did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[3][4]
Endorsements
Vara was endorsed by the San Bernardino County Democratic Party and the Redlands Teachers Association.[5][6]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alex Vara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Alex Vara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Candidate List," September 1, 2016
- ↑ San Bernadino County, "Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "County of San Bernardino Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 5, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Democratic Party, "2016 Candidate Endorsements & Phone Banks," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ Redlands Teachers Association, "Redlands Teachers Association endorses," accessed October 26, 2016
