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Cecilia Iglesias
2024 - Present
2028
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Cecilia Iglesias (also known as Ceci) is a member of the Rancho Santiago Community College District in California, representing District 3. She assumed office on December 13, 2024. Her current term ends on December 8, 2028.
Iglesias ran for election to the Rancho Santiago Community College District to represent District 3 in California. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Iglesias completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Cecilia Iglesias earned an associate degree from Santa Ana College, a bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton, and a graduate degree from Grand Canyon University. Her career experience includes working as an educator.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 3
Cecilia Iglesias defeated Nelida Mendoza, Andrew Linares, and Audrey Noji in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan)  | 45.4 | 8,464 |
 | Nelida Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 4,272 | |
| Andrew Linares (Nonpartisan) | 17.9 | 3,325 | ||
 | Audrey Noji (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 2,564 | |
| Total votes: 18,625 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Iglesias in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2022)
General election
General election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2
Vicente Sarmiento defeated Kim Nguyen-Penaloza in the general election for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 49,459 |
 | Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 46,248 | |
| Total votes: 95,707 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2
Vicente Sarmiento and Kim Nguyen-Penaloza defeated Cecilia Iglesias, Jon Dumitru, and Juan Villegas in the primary for Orange County Board of Supervisors District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 35.0 | 21,916 |
| ✔ | | Kim Nguyen-Penaloza (Nonpartisan) | 22.3 | 13,923 |
| Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 10,635 | |
| Jon Dumitru (Nonpartisan) | 16.5 | 10,321 | ||
 | Juan Villegas (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 5,733 | |
| Total votes: 62,528 | |||
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2020
Santa Ana Mayor
See also: Mayoral election in Santa Ana, California (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Santa Ana
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Santa Ana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicente Sarmiento (Nonpartisan) | 33.1 | 29,493 |
| Claudia Alvarez (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 19,247 | ||
| Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan) | 21.0 | 18,713 | |
 | Jose Solorio (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 14,585 | |
| George Collins (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 5,217 | ||
| Mark Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 1,950 | ||
| Total votes: 89,205 | |||
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Recall election
Cecilia Iglesias was subject to a recall election on May 19, 2020.
Cecilia Iglesias recall, 2020
Cecilia Iglesias lost the Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 recall election on May 19, 2020.
Recall Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✖ | Yes |
55.6
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11,876 | ||
No |
44.4
|
9,475 | |||
Total Votes |
21,351 | ||||
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Three candidates ran to replace Cecilia Iglesias as the Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 councilmember, if her recall was approved by voters.
General election
Special general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6
Nelida Mendoza defeated Thai Viet Phan and Angie Rosario Cano in the special general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 on May 19, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nelida Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 7,514 |
 | Thai Viet Phan (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 6,241 | |
 | Angie Rosario Cano (Nonpartisan) | 20.9 | 3,635 | |
| Total votes: 17,390 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6
Cecilia Iglesias defeated Nelida Mendoza and Mirna Velasquez in the general election for Santa Ana City Council Ward 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cecilia Iglesias (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 21,077 |
| Nelida Mendoza (Nonpartisan) | 34.0 | 18,363 | |
 | Mirna Velasquez (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 14,534 | |
| Total votes: 53,974 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Cecilia Iglesias filed for re-election and faced six challengers: Mark McLoughlin, Beatriz Mendoza, Rigo Rodriguez, Alfonso Alvarez, Bruce Bauer, and Angie Rosario Cano.[2] Iglesias won re-election, and Rodriguez and Alvarez won the other seats on the ballot.[3]
Results
| Santa Ana Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cecilia Iglesias Incumbent |
21.17% | 24,568 |
| Rigo Rodriguez |
18.86% | 21,894 |
| Alfonso Alvarez |
13.14% | 15,254 |
| Angie Rosario Cano | 13.11% | 15,215 |
| Mark McLoughlin | 11.76% | 13,645 |
| Bruce Bauer | 11.68% | 13,554 |
| Beatriz Mendoza | 10.28% | 11,931 |
| Total Votes | 116,061 | |
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General Election Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Iglesias began the race with an existing account balance of $3,400.00 from her previous campaign. She reported $46,336.88 in contributions and $2,960.61 in expenditures to Orange County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with $46,776.27 on hand as of October 31, 2016.[4]
Endorsements
Iglesias was endorsed by the Republican Party of Orange County and CCSA Advocates.[5][6]
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Tom Daly (D) and Sherry Walker (R) defeated Cecilia "Ceci" Iglesias (R) in the blanket primary. Daly defeated Walker in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Daly Incumbent |
67.4% | 32,332 | |
| Republican | Sherry Walker | 32.6% | 15,665 | |
| Total Votes | 47,997 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Tom Daly Incumbent |
55.2% | 11,804 | |
| Republican | Sherry Walker |
23.7% | 5,072 | |
| Republican | Cecilia Iglesias | 21% | 4,489 | |
| Total Votes | 21,365 | |||
Endorsements
In 2014, Iglesias' endorsements include the following:[10]
- Los 32 por Mexico
- Lincoln Club of Orange County
- California Women's Leadership Association
- Atlas PAC
- Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen
- Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen
- Orange County Board of Education Trustee Robert Hammond
- California State Senator Mimi Walters
- California State Senator Bob Huff
- California State Assemblyman Travis Allen
- Irvine Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Lalloway
- Orange Mayor Pro Tem Fred Whitaker
- Laguna Hills Mayor Andrew Blount
- Hawthorne Councilmember Alex Vargas
- Reuben Martinez, Libreria Martinez
- Frank Garcia, Casa Garcia Restaurants
- Danny De Leon
- Helen Martinez
- Magda Gomez
- Rene Gomez
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Cecilia Iglesias |
21.8% | 18,972 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rob Richardson Incumbent |
21% | 18,194 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jose Alfredo Hernandez Incumbent |
17.9% | 15,514 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valerie Amezcua | 17.2% | 14,978 | |
| Nonpartisan | Myriam Tinajero | 15.6% | 13,582 | |
| Nonpartisan | Robert Allen | 6.4% | 5,590 | |
| Total Votes | 86,830 | |||
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archives: 2012 General Election," accessed August 5, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cecilia Iglesias completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Iglesias' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Increase graduation rates for students so they can achieve their full career
potential.
Ensure Public Safety at College Campuses for students and staff. - Fund more core classes so students can move forward faster to 4-year University
- Work closely with school districts and public charter schools’ staff to ensure high school students receive the support and resources needed at Rancho Santiago Community College District.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2022
Cecilia Iglesias did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Cecilia Iglesias did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Iglesias' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[11]
- Excerpt: "Putting community first"
- Excerpt: "Keeping violent criminals away from our children"
- Excerpt: "Fighting efforts to raise your taxes or fees"
- Excerpt: "Demanding transparency in government contracts"
- Excerpt: "Working for tougher ethics regulations because politicians should not be above the law"
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 10, 2024
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Orange County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party of Orange County, "OCGOP 2016 Candidate and Ballot Measure Endorsements," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ ceciforassembly.com, "Endorsements," accessed May 13, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ ceciforassembly.com, "Issues," accessed May 13, 2014 (dead link)
