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Crystal Martinez-Alire
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Crystal Martinez-Alire was a member of the Elk Grove Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 2. Martinez-Alire assumed office in 2014. Martinez-Alire left office on December 2, 2022.
Martinez-Alire won re-election to the Elk Grove Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 2 in California outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.
Biography
Martinez-Alire graduated from the Elk Grove Unified School District and worked in the district's Head Start Preschool Program for 10 years.[1] She now works for Shingle Springs Tribal TANF, a program that works to help American Indians. Martinez-Alire earned her doctoral degree in educational leadership from California State University at Sacramento.[2]
Elections
2018
The following candidate won election automatically as the election was canceled due to lack of opposition.
General election
The general election was canceled. Crystal Martinez-Alire (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Three seats on the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. No incumbent filed to run for re-election in Trustee Area 2, leaving the race to four candidates: Nicholas Aaron Webster, James Letoa, Tim Gorsulowsky and Crystal Martinez-Alire. Martinez-Alire won the seat. In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Bobbie Singh-Allen ran unopposed and won re-election by default. Elizabeth Marie Albiani, candidate for Trustee Area 5, also ran unopposed and won election to the board by default.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Crystal Martinez-Alire |
50.8% | 26,601 | |
| Nonpartisan | James Letoa | 19.9% | 10,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nicholas Aaron Webster | 16.6% | 8,697 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tim Gorsulowsky | 12.2% | 6,381 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.4% | 217 | |
| Total Votes | 52,332 | |||
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results: General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.[3]
Endorsements
Martinez-Alire received endorsements from the following organizations:[2][4]
- Elk Grove Education Association
- AFSCME Local 258
- Evolve
- Latino Democratic Club
She also received endorsements from current Elk Grove Unified Board of Education members Bobbie Singh-Allen, Chet Madison Sr., Carmine Forcina and Anthony Perez.[4]
See also
- Elk Grove Unified School District, California
- Elk Grove Unified School District elections (2018)
- Elk Grove Unified School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Crystal Martinez-Alire, "Bio," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elk Grove Citizen, "Election ’14: Teachers union campaigns for Martinez-Alire," October 17, 2014
- ↑ Email submitted to Ballotpedia from the Sacramento County Voter Registration Office on October 27, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Crystal Martinez-Alire, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
| Elk Grove Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| Sacramento County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 (canceled) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
