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Connie Phillips
Connie Phillips was the District 5 representative on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education in New Mexico. She ran for re-election in the general election on February 3, 2015, and was defeated by challenger Edward Frank.[1]
Biography
Phillips has lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico for 18 years. She has worked as an engineer in the aerospace industry for over 15 years. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in mathematics from Ball State University, and a doctorate in engineering from New Mexico State University. Her two children attended Las Cruces Public Schools.[2][3]
Elections
2015
The election in Las Cruces Public Schools featured two of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. District 4 incumbent Bonnie Votaw did not file for re-election. Four candidates, Maury Castro, Eldon Troy Tudor, Paul E. Garcia and Paul A. Blevins, ran for her seat. Castro defeated his fellow candidates to win election to the board. District 5 incumbent Connie Phillips lost her bid for re-election to challenger Edward Frank.
Results
| Las Cruces Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Edward Frank |
57.5% | 496 | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie Phillips Incumbent | 42.5% | 367 | |
| Total Votes | 863 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Dona Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator Janice Giron," February 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The New Mexico Secretary of State's Office requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more to file an annual report each year. Candidates running for a seat on this district's school board had to file that annual report by April 13, 2015.[4]
Endorsements
Phillips did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Las Cruces Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie S. Phillips Incumbent |
100% | 60 | |
| Total Votes | 60 | |||
| Source: Doña Ana County, "Las Cruces School Board Official Results February 2, 2011," accessed December 17, 2014 | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'Connie + Phillips + Las + Cruces + Public + Schools"
See also
- Las Cruces Public Schools, New Mexico
- Las Cruces Public Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Las Cruces Sun-News, "Six candidates up for two Las Cruces school board seats," December 16, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico State University, "Engineering alumna Connie Phillips honored," May 2011
- ↑ Las Cruces Sun News, "Six candidates on ballot for LCPS School Board," January 11, 2015
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
| 2015 Las Cruces Public Schools Elections | |
| Doña Ana County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 4: • Paul A. Blevins • Maury Castro • Paul E. Garcia • Eldon Troy Tudor District 5: • Incumbent, Connie Phillips • Edward Frank |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
