Antonio Álvarez Medrano
Antonio Álvarez Medrano was a candidate for an at-large seat on the West Contra Costa Unified School District school board in California. Medrano was defeated in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Medrano previously served on the board. He was elected to the board in 2008, but was defeated in his bid for re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
Biography
Medrano is a retired teacher. He taught for 40 years at the high school and community college level. He was elected chair of the Berkeley/North East Bay Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California in 2012. Medrano served on three different school site councils in the West Contra Costa Unified School District. He also served on the district's citizen's bond oversight committee and the budget advisory committee. In 2016, he served on the district's audit sub committee.[2]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. No incumbents filed to run for re-election, guaranteeing two new members joined the board. Former candidates Mister Phillips, Antonio Álvarez Medrano, and Ayana Kirkland Young and newcomers Don Gosney, Tom Panas, Miriam "Stephanie" Sequeira, and Carlos Taboada ran for the seats.[3] Phillips and Panas were elected to the board.[4]
Results
| West Contra Costa Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mister Phillips |
22.63% | 28,018 |
| Tom Panas |
18.57% | 22,990 |
| Miriam Sequeira | 15.98% | 19,777 |
| Ayana Kirkland Young | 12.55% | 15,529 |
| Antonio Álvarez Medrano | 12.08% | 14,954 |
| Carlos Taboada | 11.05% | 13,683 |
| Don Gosney | 6.84% | 8,468 |
| Write-in votes | 0.29% | 363 |
| Total Votes | 123,782 | |
| Source: Contra Costa County , "Presidential General Election Official Results - Final," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Medrano reported $2,850.00 in contributions and $972.35 in expenditures to the Contra Costa County Elections Division, which left his campaign with $1,877.65 on hand as of September 24, 2016.[5]
Endorsements
Medrano was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, the community organization Evolve, and the Richmond Progressive Alliance.[6][7][8]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Todd A. Groves |
29.6% | 32,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randall Enos |
28.1% | 30,584 | |
| Nonpartisan | Antonio Álvarez Medrano Incumbent | 24.6% | 26,775 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Studdiford | 17.3% | 18,863 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 406 | |
| Total Votes | 108,834 | |||
| Source: Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Past Election Results," accessed August 19, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Medrano listed the following as his top three priorities, according to Voter's Edge California.
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| —Antonio Álvarez Medrano (2016)[2] | ||
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See also
- West Contra Costa Unified School District, California
- West Contra Costa Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Voters Edge, "Antonio Álvarez Medrano," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Voter's Edge California, "Antonio Álvarez Medrano," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County, "Unofficial Results - Election Night Final," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Contra Costa County Elections Division, "Contra Costa County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Democratic Party of Contra Costa County, "2016 General Election Final Endorsements," October 10, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ Richmond Progressive Alliance, "Support Measure T and school board candidates who will strengthen our neighborhood schools," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 West Contra Costa Unified School District Elections | |
| Contra Costa County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Don Gosney • Antonio Álvarez Medrano • Tom Panas • Mister Phillips • Miriam "Stephanie" Sequeira • Carlos Taboada • Ayana Kirkland Young |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
