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Carlos Salcedo

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Carlos Salcedo is the at-large representative on the El Monte Union High Board of Trustees in California. He was first elected to the board in the general election on November 3, 2015.[1][2]
Salcedo ran in a slate with fellow challenger Maria Villalobos Morgan.[3]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the El Monte Union High School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held at large.[4][5] The seats held by incumbents Salvador Ramirez and Juanita M. Gonzales were on the ballot.[6]
Gonzales did not file to run for re-election, ensuring at least one newcomer would join the board. Ramirez ran against three challengers: Maria Villalobos Morgan, Gracie Retamoza and Carlos Salcedo.[2] Ramirez lost his bid for re-election, and Morgan and Salcedo won election to the board. They ran as a slate together. Ramirez and Retamoza also ran as a slate.[1][3]
Florencio Briones initially filed to run as a challenger in this race, but he withdrew on August 13, 2015.[7]
Results
El Monte Union High School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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35.6% | 4,813 |
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24.6% | 3,324 |
Salvador Ramirez Incumbent | 21.8% | 2,944 |
Gracie Retamoza | 18.1% | 2,443 |
Total Votes | 13,524 | |
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015 |
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[8][9][10]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[11]
If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Salcedo received endorsements from El Monte Union High's teachers' union, the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.[3][12][13]
Recent news
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See also
- El Monte Union High School District, California
- El Monte Union High School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Semi-Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 14, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 San Gabriel Valley Tribune, "Election 2015: Your guide to local El Monte council, school board races," October 26, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Running for Office,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ El Monte Union High School District, "EMUHSD Board of Trustees," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Florencia F Briones, "About," August 13, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, "Endorsements," accessed October 27, 2015
2015 El Monte Union High School District Elections | |
Los Angeles County, California | |
Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Salvador Ramirez • Maria Villalobos Morgan • Gracie Retamoza • Carlos Salcedo |
Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |