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Caty Presas
Caty Presas was a member of the Brownsville Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 5.
Presas ran for election to the Brownsville Independent School District to represent Position 5 in Texas. Presas lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Brownsville Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5
Incumbent Daniella Lopez Valdez defeated Nelda Rocha and Caty Presas in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Daniella Lopez Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 49.8 | 20,249 | |
| Nelda Rocha (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 11,035 | ||
| Caty Presas (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 9,365 | ||
| Total votes: 40,649 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Presas in this election.
2018
General election
General election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1
Drue Ellen Brown defeated Caty Presas, Mark Cortez, Jose Valdez, and Tim Ramirez in the general election for Brownsville Independent School District Position 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Drue Ellen Brown (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 8,412 | |
| Caty Presas (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 6,971 | ||
| Mark Cortez (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 5,589 | ||
| Jose Valdez (Nonpartisan) | 15.7 | 4,514 | ||
| Tim Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 3,288 | ||
| Total votes: 28,774 | |||
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2016
Four of the seven seats on the Brownsville Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In the race for Position 3, incumbent Herman Powers Jr. faced challengers Josette Cruz, Phillip Cowen, Argelia Miller, and Jorge Valdez. Position 5 incumbent Caty Presas ran against three challengers: Erasmo Castro, Laura Castro, and Laura Perez-Reyes. State District Judge Elia Cornejo Lopez filed in the race but withdrew her candidacy on August 24, 2016.[1] Incumbent Minerva Peña faced challengers Rhonda Cavazos, Anna Hernandez-Oquin, Roberto Uresti, and Kent Whittemore for Position 6. Lastly, four challengers filed in the Position 7 race against incumbent Jose Chirinos: Sylvia Perez Atkinson, Rigo Bocanegra, Norberto Rangel, and Orlando Carlos Treviño. Cowen, Perez-Reyes, Peña, and Atkinson won election to their respective seats.[2]
Results
| Brownsville Independent School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laura Perez-Reyes |
35.32% | 11,861 |
| Erasmo Castro | 32.46% | 10,901 |
| Caty Presas-Garcia Incumbent | 17.78% | 5,971 |
| Laura Castro | 14.43% | 4,845 |
| Total Votes | 33,578 | |
| Source: Cameron County, Texas, "General Election," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
