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Cesar Aguilar (Texas)
Cesar Omar Aguilar was a candidate for the Place 3 seat on the Sharyland Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. He was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2015.
In his campaigning, Aguilar highlighted his status as an alumni of the district stating that he was "very glad to finally be able to give back to where it all started for us."[1]
If he had won the election, Aguilar would have joined the district in facing an ongoing state investigation of its spending in addition to welcoming a new superintendent for the district, its third in as many years.
Biography
Aguilar was born August 11, 1986, and graduated from Sharyland ISD in 2004. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from University of Texas–Pan American in 2009 and his law degree from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University in 2012. He is an attorney and licensed to practice in Texas.[2][3]
Elections
2015
Two of the seven seats Sharyland school board were up for election on May 9, 2015. Incumbents Fernando Ramirez and Eddie Montalvo's at-large terms ended in November 2015. Due to a change in the election procedure for the board, Ramirez and Motalvo had the option of running for the new Place 3 and 4 seats. However, neither incumbent filed to run in the 2015 election.[2]
Both of the open seats saw contested races. Melissa Martinez-Smith defeated Cesar Aguilar for the Place 3 seat. José García defeated fellow newcomer candidates Suzanne Peña, Robert Puente, and Kevin Sparks for the Place 4 seat.[2] However, Puente withdrew from the race on April 24, 2015, and endorsed García in the Place 4 race. Puente's name still appeared on the ballot.[4]
The seat numbers did not correlate to geographic districts or specific schools in the district. Rather, they served to separate the elections for each seat on the board into its own race. Candidates filed to run for a specific seat, but all voters in the school district were eligible to vote for both seats up for election. For more information about the election process, see the method of board member selection section of this election's overview.
Results
| Sharyland Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Melissa Martinez-Smith |
66.9% | 1,236 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cesar Aguilar | 33.1% | 611 | |
| Total Votes | 1,847 | |||
| Source: Hidalgo County Clerk, "Sharyland I.s.d.- May 9, 2015 Election: Official Results, May 20, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Aguilar reported $1,000.00 in contributions and $994.29 in expenditures to the the district according to reports by The Monitor, which left his campaign with $5.71 on hand as of April 9, 2015. All of Aguilar's contributions came from a personal loan.[5] The next filing deadline was May 1, 2015.
Endorsements
Aguilar received no official endorsements as of April 7, 2015.
Campaign themes
2015
Aguilar provided the following flyer on his campaign Facebook page:
Recent news
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See also
- Sharyland Independent School District, Texas
- Sharyland Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Cesar O. Aguilar for Sharyland School Board PL3: Cover Photos," March 5, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Lou Ann Sarachene, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Sharyland ISD," March 3, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Cesar O. Aguilar for Sharyland School Board PL3: Mobile Uploads," April 9, 2015
- ↑ Facebook, "Sharyland Times: Wall Post," April 24, 2015
- ↑ The Monitor, "Initial finance reports in for Sharyland school board election," April 13, 2015
| 2015 Sharyland Independent School District Elections | |
| Hidalgo County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Place 3: Melissa Martinez-Smith • Cesar Aguilar
Place 4: José García • Suzanne Peña • Robert Puente • Kevin Sparks |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
