Diane Marie Flores

Diane Marie Flores

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, El Paso

Graduate

New Mexico State University

Personal

Profession

Administrator

Diane Marie Flores was a candidate for the District 7 seat on the El Paso Board of Trustees in Texas. She lost in the general election on May 9, 2015.

Biography

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Flores is an administrator within Ysleta ISD, serving as the district's director for elementary literacy initiatives and gifted and talked. She has her bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Texas at El Paso and her master's degree in educational management and supervision from New Mexico State University.

Elections

2015

See also: El Paso Independent School District elections (2015)

The general election on May 9, 2015, in the El Paso Independent School District featured three seats up for election. Both the District 2 and District 6 races featured three candidates. Luis Humberto De La Cruz, Maria Mayela Sanchez Serrano and Alfonso Velarde competed for the District 2 seat, while Timothy Dean Martin, Trent Kay Hatch and Alejandro Patino faced off in District 6. The District 7 race had a larger field with four candidates: Dori Lane Fenenbock, Diane Marie Flores, Michael Izquierdo and Andres Muro. Velarde, Hatch and Fenenbock won the three seats.

Results

El Paso Independent School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term term, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Dori Lane Fenenbock	68.4%	2,589
	Nonpartisan	Diane Marie Flores	13.3%	504
	Nonpartisan	Michael Izquierdo	13.2%	501
	Nonpartisan	Andres Muro	5%	190
Total Votes				3,784
Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015

Funding

Flores reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of April 9, 2015.

Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.

Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.

Endorsements

Flores did not receive any official endorsements for this election.

Campaign themes

2015

El Paso Times candidate questionnaire

Flores participated in a candidate questionnaire administered by the El Paso Times, which was published on April 14, 2015. The questions and her answers are below:

“	Why are you running for a seat on the EPISD board? What are your qualifications? From the perceptive of a parent and an educator, I know the importance of education to a child's success. ... Because of my different experiences in education, I have insight as to what internal structures and systems need to be in place to have success for all at the campuses. My time in education has afforded me experience with budgets (both at the campus and district level), personnel, curriculum, policies and procedures, as well as the procurement process. What is EPISD doing right? What would you change? I believe EPISD is trying to be progressive in its manner of conducting business and trying to prepare students to be successful. ... They are forming partnerships with the city and community. In addition, they are trying to make fiscal and sound decisions to regain financial stability as student enrollment decreases. In speaking with members of my perspective district and community members, the balance would be to make financially sound decisions that would be in the best interest of the taxpayers but not at the expense of students. What do you think about EPISD considering closing schools? I believe it is necessary to evaluate the state and conditions of the buildings and the issue of failing student enrollment. So many of the ideas and proposals are valid and in the best interest of students and possibly for the financial security of the district. However, there are many unanswered questions that I have: How has personnel been taken into consideration with this plan? What is the plan of action from the district that will indicate how community input was taken into consideration? ... Has there been consideration for the tax increase that will be suggested? If so, how will all of this be communicated to the public?	”
—Diane Marie Flores' questionnaire responses (2015)

Recent news

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See also

• El Paso Independent School District, Texas
• El Paso Independent School District elections (2015)
• Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)

External links

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• El Paso Independent School District