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Florencio Briones

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2017 - Present
2026
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Florencio Briones is an at-large representative on the El Monte Union High School District school board in California. Briones won a first term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Briones unsuccessfully ran for a seat on the board and was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013. He initially filed to run again in 2015, but he withdrew from the race.[1]
Biography
Briones has worked as an education technology specialist for the Windward School in Mar Vista and for the El Monte Union High School District. Briones earned associate degrees from Pasadena City College.[2]
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the El Monte Union High School District board of trustees in California were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017.[3] In their bids for re-election, incumbents Esthela Torres De Siegrist and Ricardo Padilla ran against challengers Florencio Briones, David Diaz, Christian Trigueros, and Ron Williams. Padilla won re-election, and Briones and Diaz won the other two seats on the ballot.[4][5]
Results
El Monte Union High School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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24.45% | 2,991 |
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24.04% | 2,940 |
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21.27% | 2,602 |
Esthela Torres De Siegrist Incumbent | 20.56% | 2,515 |
Ron Williams | 5.92% | 724 |
Christian Trigueros | 3.75% | 459 |
Total Votes | 12,231 | |
Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and Municipal Consolidated Elections November 7, 2017," accessed November 21, 2017 |
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[6][7][8]
Endorsements
Briones was endorsed by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and the LA Fed.[9][10]
2013
Florencio Briones ran against four other candidates including Edward Guerrero, Ricardo Padilla, Maria Elena Talamantes, and Esthela Torres De Siegrist for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[11]
Results
On November 5, 2013, Maria Elena Talamantes, Esthela Torres De Siegrist, and Ricardo Padilla defeated two challenging candidates for three seats on the El Monte Union High School District Board of Education.
El Monte Union High School District, At-large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
26.2% | 3,960 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
25.1% | 3,782 | |
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
23.6% | 3,559 | |
Nonpartisan | Florencio Briones | 13.2% | 1,999 | |
Nonpartisan | Edward Guerrero | 11.9% | 1,788 | |
Total Votes | 15,088 | |||
Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 |
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.[12]
Endorsements
Briones was endorsed by South El Monte Mayor Pro Tem Angelica Garcia, El Monte Union High School District Board members Carlos Salcedo and Catherine Eredia, and Mountain View School District Board of Education Clerk Adam Carranza.[13]
Recent news
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See also
- El Monte Union High School District, California
- El Monte Union High School District elections (2017)
- El Monte Union High School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Florencia F Briones, "About," August 13, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Florencio Briones," accessed April 3, 2023
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registar-Recorder/County Clerk, "List of Offices to Be Filled November 7, 2017," accessed August 1, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections 11/7/2017," accessed September 18, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Local and Municipal Consolidated Elections," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ LA Fed, "Voter Guide," accessed October 24, 2017
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed September 20, 2013
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Disclosure Information," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "Briones For School Board"
El Monte Union High School District elections in 2017 | |
Los Angeles County, California | |
Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Esthela Torres De Siegrist • Incumbent, Ricardo Padilla • Florencio Briones • David Diaz • Christian Trigueros • Ron Williams |
Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
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