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Ellen Minetto
Ellen Minetto was a member of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District B. She assumed office in 2019. She left office on January 2, 2023.
Minetto ran for re-election to the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees to represent District B in Nevada. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Minetto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Washoe County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Colleen Westlake defeated incumbent Ellen Minetto in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Colleen Westlake (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 14,304 |
 | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan)  | 44.4 | 11,428 | |
| Total votes: 25,732 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Incumbent Ellen Minetto and Colleen Westlake defeated Cathy Reyes in the primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 4,475 |
| ✔ | | Colleen Westlake (Nonpartisan) | 34.3 | 4,366 |
| Cathy Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 30.5 | 3,875 | ||
| Total votes: 12,716 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Ellen Minetto defeated Dian Vanderwell in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 16,127 |
| Dian Vanderwell (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 10,116 | ||
| Total votes: 26,243 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Ellen Minetto and Dian Vanderwell defeated David Morlet in the primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 3,923 |
| ✔ | Dian Vanderwell (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 2,892 | |
| David Morlet (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 2,855 | ||
| Total votes: 9,670 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ellen Minetto completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Minetto's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I bring to the board a perspective a teacher, having taught in Washoe County for 31 years.
- As a retired teacher, and now experienced board member, I know what it takes to help get our students to graduation.
- I'm a parent with kids that graduated from the Washoe County School District, so I have a vested interest in the future of our students.
- Increasing academic achievement among students
- Increasing our graduation rates
- Equipping our educators with everything they need to be successful, including fair wages so they can afford to live in the communities they serve our students in
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Colleen Westlake |
