Alfonso Velarde

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Alfonso Velarde

Prior offices

El Paso Independent School District, District 2

Successor: Alejandro Cuellar

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, El Paso

Personal

Profession

Executive Director

Alfonso Velarde was a member of the El Paso Independent School District in Texas, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2015. He left office on June 20, 2023.

Velarde won re-election to the El Paso Independent School District to represent District 2 in Texas outright after the general election on May 4, 2019, was canceled.

Biography

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Velarde is the executive director of the Child Crisis Center of El Paso. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration and management from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is also the past director of housing programs and community affairs for the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso and a retired sergeant and public affairs director for the El Paso Police Department.

Elections

2019

See also: El Paso Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)

General election

The general election was canceled. Alfonso Velarde (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

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 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Alfonso Velarde	67.5%	1,522
	Nonpartisan	Maria Mayela Serrano	23%	519
	Nonpartisan	Luis Humberto De La Cruz	9.5%	214
Total Votes				2,255
Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015

Funding

Velarde reported $10,425 in contributions and $382.17 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $10,042.83 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

Velarde was endorsed by the El Paso Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel.

Campaign themes

2019

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2015

El Paso Times candidate questionnaire

Velarde 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 believe kids come first and their academic achievement is a priority. I have established a reputation of being honest, credible and transparent. I am a respected leader in our community. I understand the role of a governing board and the role of its members. I have significant experience in developing and administering organizational financial processes. I am an experienced leader of people, and I am a visionary and strategic-minded individual. What is EPISD doing right? What would you change? The Board of Managers has hired a superintendent who appears to be developing a strong, child-focused administration with a goal of improving education outcomes. The managers and superintendent have done a good job of pulling the district out of the controversy of the past. EPISD teachers and staff continue to have passion for their students and provide great learning experiences despite inadequate teaching environments. EPISD still has an image problem and trust must be re-established. I believe that it is important that the incoming board develop trust and credibility from the public, students and EPISD staff. One simple fix is to move the public comment section of board meetings back to the beginning of the meeting to allow people to address the board without having to wait until the end. What do you think about EPISD considering closing schools? It is clear that consolidation in some form is necessary. Investing millions into maintenance and remodeling of buildings that have long passed their useful life is not an effective use of tax dollars. I would like to see investment in building new schools and major renovation of other schools that still have service life so students have access to state-of-the-art learning environments.	”
—Alfonso Velarde's questionnaire responses (2015)

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