Allen Tijerina
Allen Tijerina was a candidate for District 4 of the Laredo City Council in Texas. He advanced to the runoff election on December 17, 2016, but was defeated.[1]
Tijerina was elected to Place 4 of the Laredo Community College Board of Trustees in 2012. Tijerina defeated Edward Sherwood 62 percent to 38 percent to win the seat. At the time of his election, Tijerina was the youngest member in the board's history.[2][3]
Biography
Tijerina holds an associate degree in science from Laredo Community College and a B.S. in biology and M.S. in education from Texas A&M International University.[4]
As of his run for city council in 2016, Tijerina was a science teacher at Martin High School in the Laredo Independent School District.[3]
Campaign themes
2016
According to KGNS, Tijerina's 2016 campaign platform included:
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Elections
2016
The city of Laredo, Texas, held elections for city council on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 22, 2016. Four of the seven city council seats were up for election. The District 4 race advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016. Alberto Torres Jr. defeated Allen Tijerina in the Laredo City Council District 4 runoff election.[7]
| Laredo City Council District 4, Runoff Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alberto Torres Jr. |
56.44% | 1,117 |
| Allen Tijerina | 43.56% | 862 |
| Total Votes | 1,979 | |
| Source: City of Laredo, "2016 City General Runoff - District 4 Official Final Vote Totals," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||
No candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election, so the top two vote-getters, Allen Tijerina and Alberto Torres Jr., advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Laredo City Council District 4 general election.[7]
| Laredo City Council District 4, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Allen Tijerina | 45.21% | 2,291 |
| Alberto Torres Jr. | 33.27% | 1,686 |
| Jose Guevara | 10.36% | 525 |
| Armando Cisneros | 6.28% | 318 |
| Eduardo Villa Jr. | 4.87% | 247 |
| Total Votes | 5,067 | |
| Source: City of Laredo, "Final 2016 General Election results," accessed November 29, 2016 | ||
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See also
External links
- Official profile
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of Laredo, "2016 City General Runoff - District 4 Official Final Vote Totals," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Laredo Morning Times, "Final Election Results for Webb County," November 7, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Allen Tijerina - Board of Trustees, "Biography," accessed October 1, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Allen Tijerina," accessed October 1, 2016
- ↑ KGNS, "Allen Tijerina Announces Candidacy for City Council," September 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 City of Laredo, "2016 General Elections: District 8 Candidates," accessed August 23, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
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