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Andrew Cruz
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Andrew Cruz is an at-large representative on the Chino Valley Unified Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board on November 6, 2012.
Cruz won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.[1] He ran with the slate "Strong Family Value Candidates" in 2016. James Na and Mia Ontiveros also ran as part of the slate.[2]
Cruz was targeted for recall in July 2015, but the effort against him was ultimately abandoned.
Elections
2016
Three of the five seats on the Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Irene Hernandez-Blair, Andrew Cruz, and James Na defeated challengers Joe Schaffer, Don Bridge, Lily Valdivia-Rodriguez, and Mia Ontiveros.[3][4] Cruz, Na, and Ontiveros ran together as a slate called "Strong Family Value Candidates."[5]
Results
| Chino Valley Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andrew Cruz Incumbent |
18.06% | 24,086 |
| Irene Hernandez-Blair Incumbent |
17.61% | 23,489 |
| James Na Incumbent |
17.21% | 22,945 |
| Don Bridge | 16.65% | 22,202 |
| Joe Schaffer | 14.19% | 18,916 |
| Mia Ontiveros | 12.02% | 16,022 |
| Lily Valdivia-Rodriguez | 4.26% | 5,687 |
| Total Votes | 133,347 | |
| Source: San Bernadino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Final Certified Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Cruz reported $2,666.00 in contributions and $2,593.60 in expenditures to the San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with $72.40 on hand in the election.[6]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | James Na Incumbent |
18.5% | 20,373 | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Hernandez-Blair |
13.4% | 14,781 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Cruz |
11.2% | 12,273 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fred Youngblood Jr. Incumbent | 11% | 12,145 | |
| Nonpartisan | Silver Aguilar | 3% | 3,306 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lisa Keltner | 8.2% | 9,053 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ildiko Eva McDaniel | 3.1% | 3,394 | |
| Nonpartisan | Peter Attwood | 3.7% | 4,114 | |
| Nonpartisan | David A. Black | 10.5% | 11,534 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brandon Blanchard | 7.6% | 8,398 | |
| Nonpartisan | Roman G. Nava | 9.6% | 10,594 | |
| Total Votes | 109,965 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election, November 6, 2012," accessed July 15, 2014 | ||||
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See also
- Chino Valley Unified School District, California
- Chino Valley Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Candidate List," August 13, 2016
- ↑ Chino Valley Connect, "Strong Family Value Candidates," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections, "Candidate List," August 13, 2016
- ↑ San Bernadino County, "Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Chino Valley Connect, "Strong Family Value Candidates," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "County of San Bernardino Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 8, 2017
| 2016 Chino Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| San Bernardino County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Andrew Cruz • Incumbent, Irene Hernandez-Blair • Incumbent, James Na • Don Bridge • Mia Ontiveros • Joe Schaffer • Lily Valdivia-Rodriguez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
