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Cecilia Mendez
Cecilia Mendez was a member of the Stockton Unified School District school board in California, representing Area 1. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on December 13, 2024.
Mendez ran for re-election to the Stockton Unified School District school board to represent Area 1 in California. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Stockton Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Stockton Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1
Incumbent Cecilia Mendez defeated Viola Shackelford and Patricia Barrett in the general election for Stockton Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cecilia Mendez (Nonpartisan) | 66.1 | 4,356 | |
| Viola Shackelford (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 1,581 | ||
| Patricia Barrett (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 640 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 6,590 | |||
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2016
Three of the seven seats on the Stockton Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Five newcomers filed for the Trustee Area 1 seat that was left open due to term limits: Berniece Spivey Bass, Cecilia Mendez, Jennifer Kuan, Ramiro Reyes, and Minerva Garcia. Mendez won election to the seat. In Trustee Area 3, board incumbent Kathleen Garcia defeated challengers Alicia Rico, Martin Rodriguez, and Ytzel Gonzalez Arroyo to win another term. Four newcomers—Lange Luntao, Carmen Garcia, Douglas Vigil, and Regina Varela—ran for the open Trustee Area 4 seat, and Luntao won the election.[1][2][3]
Results
| Stockton Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cecilia Mendez |
44.88% | 2,302 |
| Minerva Garcia | 18.02% | 924 |
| Berniece Spivey Bass | 16.32% | 837 |
| Jennifer Kuan | 10.63% | 545 |
| Ramiro Reyes | 9.88% | 507 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 14 |
| Total Votes | 5,129 | |
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Official Final Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Funding
Mendez reported no contributions or expenditures to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters as of November 4, 2016.[4]
Endorsements
Mendez was endorsed by the community organization Evolve.[5]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cecilia Mendez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ '"Stockton Record, "Record Endorsements, Stockton Unified: Incumbent, two newcomers deserve seats," October 13, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin Registrar of Voters, "Registrar of Voters Department," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "San Joaquin County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
