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Anna Cruz
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Anna Lucio Cruz was the Place 2 member of the San Benito Board of Trustees in Texas. First elected in May 2012, she ran for re-election to a second term on May 9, 2015. Cruz defeated Orlando Lopez in the election for Place 2.
The winners of the 2015 election joined the district's new superintendent in tackling the consequences of an unbalanced budget. While initially a large reduction in staff seemed necessary to make up for several year's of over spending, other suggested plans hoped to avoid such a cull.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three seats of the seven seats on the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees were up for election on May 9, 2015. Incumbent Fatima Huerta ran for re-election to the Place 3 seat instead of her Place 1 seat. She faced Place 3 incumbent Yliana Gonzalez and former Place 4 incumbent Joe Gonzalez on the ballot.[1]
The open Place 1 race featured Michael Vargas and returning candidate Rene Salinas. Orlando Lopez, also a returning candidate, challenged Place 2 incumbent Anna Cruz in her re-election bid.[1]
Vargas defeated Salinas for the Place 1 seat. In Place 2, incumbent Cruz won re-election. Joe Gonzalez defeated Yliana Gonzalez and Fatima Huerta for the Place 3 seat.
Results
| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Anna Cruz Incumbent |
50.8% | 1,283 | |
| Nonpartisan | Orlando Lopez | 49.2% | 1,241 | |
| Total Votes | 2,524 | |||
| Source: Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with Public Information Officer for San Benito CISD Isabel C. González, January 13, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Cruz reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of May 7, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Cruz received no official endorsements as of April 7, 2015.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Anna Cruz |
58.7% | 1,606 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna Garza Llanes | 41.3% | 1,132 | |
| Total Votes | 2,738 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Isabel C. González, San Benito CISD Public Information Officer," April 7, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2015
Cruz provided the following candidate statement on her campaign Facebook page:
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Recent news
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See also
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Celia Longoria, San Benito CISD Director of Communications," March 2, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Elections | |
| Cameron County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Rene Salinas • Michael Vargas
Place 2: Incumbent, Anna Cruz • Orlando Lopez Place 3: Incumbent, Yliana Gonzalez • Incumbent, Fatima Huerta • Joe Gonzalez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
