Esmeralda Diaz (California)
Esmeralda Diaz was a candidate for the Trustee Area 3 seat on the Fresno Unified School District Board of Education in California. She ran against one incumbent in the general election on November 4, 2014.[1] Diaz was defeated by incumbent Valerie Florentino Davis.
Diaz ran unsuccessfully for the Trustee Area 2 seat in 2012.
Biography
Diaz was born and raised in Mexico. She graduated from medical school and worked as a physician for a decade before she had children. She has also been certified to work on taxes and worked for the Internal Revenue Service. Diaz has served as president of the Burroughs Elementary English Learner Advisory Committee and as president of the District English Learners Advisory Committee. She and her husband have two children.[2]
Elections
2014
Four seats on the Fresno Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. In the Trustee Area 1 race, incumbent Cal Johnson faced three challengers, Debbie J. Darden, Christiansen L. Flemming and Charles Watkins "Muhammad", and won his bid for re-election. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Valerie Florentino Davis ran against one challenger, Esmeralda Diaz. Davis also won her bid for re-election. In Trustee Area 4, incumbent Christopher de la Cerda ran unopposed and won re-election by default. No incumbents filed to run for the Trustee Area 7 seat, leaving the race to candidates Brooke Ashjian and Ruben V. Martinez. Ashjian defeated Martinez to win a seat on the board.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Valerie Florentino Davis Incumbent |
55.4% | 2,854 | |
| Nonpartisan | Esmeralda Diaz | 44.1% | 2,268 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.5% | 26 | |
| Total Votes | 5,148 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "November 4, 2014 Statewide General Election, Official Final Summary Report," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Diaz had not reported any contributions or expenditures to the Fresno County Registrar of Voters as of October 26, 2014.[3]
Endorsements
Diaz received the endorsement of the Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee.[4]
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Luis Arthur Chavez |
47.2% | 2,903 | |
| Nonpartisan | Esmeralda Diaz | 30% | 1,842 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daren Miller | 22.5% | 1,385 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 19 | |
| Total Votes | 6,149 | |||
| Source: Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report: Presidential General Election," accessed July 21, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
Diaz highlighted the following mission on her campaign website:
| “ | Mission To change the culture of the Fresno Unified School board to make children the number one priority instead of the spectacle that it has become. We must work to direct resources to the students to promote learning not neglected drop-outs. We must return to reduced class size, decrease teacher student ratios, hire more aides that work on promoting K-6 literacy and decrease frustrated students who struggle. We have to increase English learners ability to become proficient in English. We must build positive student interactions with the community including creating a true partnership with the Police Activities League(kids need their first interactions with police to be positive). To be and act responsible in order to make right for the students. [5] |
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| —Esmeralda Diaz's campaign website (2014)[2] | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Esmeralda + Diaz + Fresno + Unified + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Statewide General Election," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Friends of Esmeralda for Trustee Facebook page, "About," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, " CampaignDocs Search Engine," accessed October 26, 2014
- ↑ Central Valley Progressive Political Action Committee, "CVPPAC endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
