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Christopher de la Cerda
Christopher de la Cerda was a member of the Fresno Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 4. Cerda assumed office in 2012. Cerda left office in 2018.
Cerda ran for re-election to the Fresno Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 4 in California. Cerda lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
De la Cerda was born and raised in Fresno, California and attended school in the Fresno Unified School District. After graduating from California State University at Fresno, he became an educator and taught in the district. He and his wife have three daughters who also attend schools in the district.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4
Veva Islas defeated incumbent Christopher de la Cerda in the general election for Fresno Unified School District Board of Education Trustee Area 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Veva Islas (Nonpartisan) | 60.0 | 5,771 | |
 | Christopher de la Cerda (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 3,760 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 82 | ||
| Total votes: 9,613 | |||
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2014
Four seats on the Fresno Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In the Trustee Area 1 race, incumbent Cal Johnson faced three challengers, Debbie J. Darden, Christiansen L. Flemming and Charles Watkins "Muhammad", and won his bid for re-election. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Valerie Florentino Davis ran against one challenger, Esmeralda Diaz. Davis also won her bid for re-election. In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Christopher de la Cerda ran unopposed and won re-election by default. No incumbents filed to run for the Trustee Area 7 seat, leaving the race to candidates Brooke Ashjian and Ruben V. Martinez. Ashjian defeated Martinez to win a seat on the board.
Results
This election did not appear on the ballot due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Christopher de la Cerda won re-election by default.[2]
Funding
De la Cerda reported $750.00 in contributions and $417.21 in expenditures to the Fresno County Registrar of Voters as of October 18, 2014. In addition to his reported existing balance of $478.37, that left his campaign with $811.16 cash on hand at that time.[4]
Endorsements
De la Cerda did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2014
De la Cerda highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:
| “ | The Classroom
“We must continue to ensure that the classroom is our number one priority. Our resources must go to hiring and retaining quality teachers and providing them the support necessary to ensure our childrens’ success.” Technical & Vocational Education Parent Engagement “Parents are a child’s first teacher. We must partner with our parents to ensure they are involved, engaged and supported. Only through the help of the parents can we guarantee the success of our children. We must also ensure parents have a greater voice in the schools.”[5] |
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| —Christopher de la Cerda's campaign website (2014)[6] | ||
See also
- Fresno Unified School District, California
- Fresno Unified School District elections (2018)
- Fresno Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Fresno Unified School District
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
Footnotes
- ↑ The Fresno Bee, "De La Cerda replaces Tony Vang on Fresno Unified board," November 7, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Statewide General Election," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Chris De La Cerda for Fresno Unified Trustee Area 4, "About Chris," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Disclosure Statement for Chris De La Cerda for FUSD Trustee Area 4, 2014," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Chris De La Cerda for Fresno Unified Trustee Area 4, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2014
| Fresno Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Fresno County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
