David Varela
David Varela was the Trustee Area 5 member of the Stockton Unified Board of Education in California. He ran for re-election in the general election on November 4, 2014. David Varela lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Varela was serving as president of the Jose M. Hernandez Reaching for the Stars Foundation at the time of his candidacy. He previously worked as a construction superintendent for Iron Construction, Inc., construction manager for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a construction superintendent for Douglas E. Barnhart, Inc.[1]
Elections
2014
The election in Stockton Unified featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Incumbents David Varela, David L. Midura and Steven L. Smith, from Trustee Areas 5, 6 and 7, respectively, were up for re-election. The Trustee Area 2 seat was also up for election but, due to term limits, incumbent Salvador Ramirez could not run for re-election.
Challenger M. Andrea Leyva Burrise defeated Yarikza Comparan, Angelann Flores and Vincent Stephen Sayles for the Trustee Area 2 seat. Maria Mendez defeated Varela and fellow challenger Marc Zamarripa in Trustee Area 5. Angela Phillips also won election to the board after defeating Midura and fellow challenger Tariq Khan in Trustee Area 6. Smith defeated challengers Patricia Hague and Samuel "Sammy" Nunez to retain the Trustee Area 7 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Maria Mendez |
39.4% | 1,115 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Varela Incumbent | 36.6% | 1,037 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marc Zamarripa | 23.2% | 656 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 25 | |
| Total Votes | 2,833 | |||
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Varela reported $8,625.00 in contributions and $6,635.94 in expenditures to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, leaving him with a cash balance of $3,014.06 as of October 18, 2014.[2]
Recent news
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