Chris Wenzel

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Chris Wenzel
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Prior offices
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education At-large

Education

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Sacramento State University

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FBI National Academy

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Chris Wenzel is an at-large representative on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the board on November 4, 2014.[1]

Wenzel sought another term in the general election on November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Wenzel was re-elected to the board by default.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2016)

Two of the five seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Due to lack of opposition, however, the election was canceled. Incumbents Charles "Chuck" Rogge and Chris Wenzel were the sole candidates to file in the race. Because of this, they were re-elected by default.[2]

Results

This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Charles "Chuck" Rogge and Chris Wenzel won re-election by default.[2]

2014

See also: Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2014)

Four at-large seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election to four-year terms, and one seat was up for election to a two-year term due to a vacancy on the board.

Incumbents Kate Runyon and Anne White ran against challengers Craig Bueno, Alan Heckman and Belia Martinez for re-election to four-year terms. Runyon and White won their bids for re-election, and Bueno was elected to the third four-year term seat.

The two-year term race featured four candidates: Joe Iguain, McKinley Day, Efraín Meléndez and Chris Wenzel. Wenzel defeated his fellow challengers to win the seat.

Results

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 2-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngChris Wenzel 43.7% 8,034
     Nonpartisan McKinley Day 28.7% 5,278
     Nonpartisan Efraín Meléndez 15% 2,763
     Nonpartisan Joe Iguain 12.2% 2,243
     Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.3% 57
Total Votes 18,375
Source: Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "General Election - Official - November 04, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014

Campaign themes

2014

Wenzel highlighted the following goals on his campaign website:

  • To provide a safe environment at our schools for our children.
  • To continue to improve on the quality of our education and prepare our children for college and or other career goals.
  • To develop partnerships with the local business community to improve on our quality of education and sports programs.
  • To modernize our facilities; utilize solar power and other recycling methods.
  • To capture as many financial opportunities as possible locally and from the State of California.[3]
—Chris Wenzel's campaign website (2014)[4]

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