Dorothy Martinez
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Dorothy Martinez is the Place 7 representative on the Denton Independent School District school board in Texas. First elected in 2014, Martinez won a new term in the by-district general election on May 6, 2017.
Biography
Martinez was a teacher with the Dallas Independent School District and the Denton Independent School District prior to her retirement.
Elections
2017
Two of the seven seats on the Denton Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for general election on May 6, 2017. In his bid for re-election to the Place 6 seat, incumbent Jim Alexander defeated Alfredo Sanchez. Place 7 incumbent Dorothy Martinez defeated challengers Justin Bell and Samuel Ortiz.[1][2]
Results
| Denton Independent School District, Place 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dorothy Martinez Incumbent |
48.54% | 3,383 |
| Justin Bell | 37.06% | 2,583 |
| Samuel Ortiz | 14.39% | 1,003 |
| Total Votes | 6,969 | |
| Source: Denton County Elections, "Cumulative Report–Official: Denton County–2017 May General and Special Elections," accessed June 2, 2017 | ||
Funding
Martinez reported $1,000.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the Denton Independent School District, which left her campaign with $1,000.00 on hand as of April 6, 2017.[3]
2014
Dorothy Martinez sought election to the Place 7 seat without opposition in the general election on May 10, 2014. The election was canceled by the district due to lack of opposition. Martinez replaced Rudy Rodriguez, who did not file for re-election. Jim Alexander was elected to another term in the Place 6 seat.
Results
The 2014 election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Place 6 incumbent Jim Alexander and Place 7 candidate Dorothy Martinez were elected to the board by default.[4][5]
Funding
Martinez did not report any contributions or expenditures to the district office.
Endorsements
Martinez did not receive any official endorsements for her campaign.
Campaign themes
2017
Martinez highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | What is the most important mechanism for on-going communication between citizens and school board members other than appearances at board meetings?
I have a business card with my personal cell phone number on it, which I hand out often. My contact information is on the Denton ISD homepage (www.denton.isd.org/trustees) and a Facebook page where people can ask me questions. If you’d like to meet in person, we can do that too, and I always take your concerns to the superintendent and add my thoughts on the subject. I’m here to serve the students and families in this district to the best of my ability, but we all live by rules and must follow them. If DISD expenditures must be reduced, where would you cut to have the least impact on the classrooms, administration, class size; or programs, such as sports, fine arts, technical education? I would ask the superintendent to discuss with our teachers, principals and administrators where we could cut without much fallout to student instruction and programs. We are a fast-growth school district, so we need to protect our ability to meet the needs of the students that are here and those that are coming. I would start by cutting travel for the board, administrators and teachers – have training opportunities come here or be as close to home as possible. We’d partner with local businesses to share expertise, facilities and financial gains for the benefits of education in the community. Please describe your position on school vouchers or education savings accounts. Vouchers are an elite way to privatize student education without any accountability, paid by the tax payers, with no accountability. Public schools adhere to strict regulations and are held accountable each year by the state. Private schools are not held to the same standards and charter schools often fail to meet this accountability. It’s ridiculous for the state to support vouchers for private and charter schools, when it’s been underfunding public education for years. We don’t pick and choose who we educate, we educate all students regardless of background, need or ability.[6] |
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| —Dorothy Martinez (2017)[7] | ||
See also
- Denton Independent School District, Texas
- Denton Independent School District elections (2017)
- Denton Independent School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kim Stevenson, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools and Board of Trustees, Denton Independent School District," February 21, 2017
- ↑ Denton County Elections, "2017 May General and Special Elections: Unofficial Results," accessed May 6, 2017
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Kim E. Stevenson, Exec. Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools and Board of Trustees, Denton ISD," April 18, 2017
- ↑ Denton Record-Chronicle, "Denton ISD cancels school board elections," April 6, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Election Advisory No. 2013-17," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Re-elect Dorothy A. Martinez, "Issues," accessed April 13, 2017
| Denton Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Denton County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 6: • Incumbent, Jim Alexander • Alfredo Sanchez Place 7: • Incumbent, Dorothy Martinez • Justin Bell • Samuel Ortiz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
| 2014 Denton Independent School District Elections | |
| Denton, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Place 6: • Jim Alexander Place 7: • Dorothy Martinez |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
