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Charles Taylor (Texas)
Charles Taylor was a member of the El Paso Independent School District in Texas, representing District 5. Taylor assumed office in 2015. Taylor left office in 2021.
Taylor ran for re-election to the El Paso Independent School District to represent District 5 in Texas. Taylor won in the general election on May 6, 2017.
Taylor initially won election to the District 3 seat in 2013, but he was not sworn into office at that time. Texas Commissioner of Education Michael Williams removed all elected trustees and replaced them with a board of managers due to a cheating scandal that ultimately led to the indictment of the district's former superintendent Lorenzo Garcia. Taylor was appointed to replace the board of managers in 2015.[1]
Elections
2017
Four of the seven seats on the El Paso Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for general election on May 6, 2017. In his bid for re-election to District 1, incumbent Robert Geske defeated Mariah Lauritzen. District 3 incumbent Susannah Byrd ran unopposed and won another term on the board by default. District 4 incumbent Diane Dye and former board member Russell Wiggs defeated Timothy Groover, but neither of them received a majority of the votes cast. Because of this, a runoff election was held on June 10, 2017, where Dye defeated Wiggs to retain her seat. The race for the District 5 seat included incumbent Chuck Taylor and challenger Miguel Rueda. Taylor won re-election to the seat.[2][3][4]
Results
| El Paso Independent School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Charles Taylor Incumbent |
66.67% | 1,768 |
| Miguel Rueda | 33.33% | 884 |
| Total Votes | 2,652 | |
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "May 6, 2017 - Official Final Election Results," accessed June 6, 2017 | ||
Funding
Taylor reported no contributions or expenditures to the El Paso Independent School District as of April 10, 2017.[5]
Endorsements
Taylor was endorsed by the El Paso branch of the American Federation of Teachers (El Paso AFT).[6]
2013
| El Paso Independent School District, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Charles Taylor |
43.8% | 621 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Lamonica | 32.1% | 455 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joel Barrios | 14% | 198 | |
| Nonpartisan | Julian Gonzalez | 10.1% | 143 | |
| Total Votes | 1,417 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "2013 May Election," accessed February 24, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Taylor participated in the following survey conducted by the VOTE411 Voter Guide. The questions provided by the guide appear bolded, and Taylor's responses follow below.
Why are you running for a trustees position on the school board?
| “ | I am currently a Board member at the EPISD and want to continue my service.[7] | ” |
| —Charles Taylor (2017)[8] | ||
Are you willing to have a student participate on the board?
| “ | Yes[7] | ” |
| —Charles Taylor (2017)[8] | ||
What is your position on the DACA for children in your school district, should the district offer or continue to offer training for the parents or guardians of the children?
| “ | I strongly agree with the idea of having training for the parents and/or guardians of children[7] | ” |
| —Charles Taylor (2017)[8] | ||
What do you hope to accomplish during your term on the school board?
| “ | More participation by teachers and community in the process(es) developed for the quality of educational prep of students[7] | ” |
| —Charles Taylor (2017)[8] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ CBS 4 News, "New board of trustees to oversee EPISD," May 18, 2015
- ↑ El Paso Independent School District, "May 6, 2017 Board of Trustees Election," accessed February 20, 2017
- ↑ El Paso Independent School District, "Minutes of Meeting of Board of Trustees February 28, 2017," accessed April 10, 2017
- ↑ El Paso County Elections, "May 6, 2017 - Uniform Election Unofficial Final Election Results," accessed May 6, 2017
- ↑ El Paso Independent School District, "File Browser - Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ El Paso AFT, "EP AFT School Board Endorsements," accessed April 17, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 VOTE411 Voter Guide, "EPISD Board of Trustees, District No. 5," accessed April 17, 2017
| El Paso Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| El Paso County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Robert Geske • Mariah Lauritzen District 3: • Incumbent, Susannah Byrd District 4: • Incumbent, Diane Dye • Timothy Groover • Russell Wiggs District 5: • Incumbent, Charles Taylor • Miguel Rueda |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
