Angel Mendez
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Angel Mendez is the Place 7 incumbent on the San Benito school board in Texas. First elected in 2014, Mendez was re-elected for another term in the general election on May 6, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of seven seats on the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on May 6, 2017. Orlando “Papas” López defeated Chon Lopez Jr. in the race for Place 4. M.L. Garcia defeated Mario Silva for the Place 5 seat. Challenger Victor Rosas defeated incumbent Oscar Medrano in Place 6. In Place 7, incumbent Angel Mendez defeated Joe González in the race.[1][2]
Results
| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Angel Mendez Incumbent |
50.16% | 1,289 |
| Joe González | 49.84% | 1,281 |
| Total Votes | 2,570 | |
| Source: Cameron County Department of Elections, "General Election San Benito CISD," accessed September 20, 2017 | ||
2014
Angel Mendez ran against two challengers, Esteban Rodriguez and Gilbert Weaver, and incumbent Julian Huerta. He won election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Angel Mendez |
35.8% | 1,095 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julian Huerta Incumbent | 25.8% | 789 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gilbert Weaver | 23.6% | 722 | |
| Nonpartisan | Esteban Rodriguez | 14.8% | 453 | |
| Total Votes | 3,059 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Isabel C. González, San Benito CISD Public Information Officer," February 24, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Mendez did not file a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.[3]
Endorsements
Mendez did not receive an endorsement in this election.
What was at stake?
Issues in the district
Superintendent suspension
After evaluating the superintendent on a monthly basis since December 2012, Board President Yliana González called for superintendent Antonio G. Limón to be placed on suspension in May 2013.[4] As of December 2013, over $6,000 had been spent in an investigation of the superintendent regarding mismanagement. Ismael S. Cantú is serving as interim superintendent pending the investigation.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Angel + Mendez + San Benito + Consolidated + Independent + School + District + Texas"
See also
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections (2017)
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Jerrick Adams, "Email communication with Isabel C. González," February 23, 2017
- ↑ Cameron County Department of Elections, "General Election San Benito CISD Summary Report," accessed May 6, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 4, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Cameron County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 4: • Chon Lopez Jr. • Orlando “Papas” López Place 5: • M.L. Garcia • Mario Silva Place 6: • Incumbent, Oscar Medrano • Victor Rosas Place 7: • Incumbent, Angel Mendez • Joe González |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
