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GiGi Cockrell
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GiGi Cockrell is the former District 4 representative on the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District school board in Texas. Cockrell lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on May 6, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four seats on the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District school board were up for by-district general election on May 6, 2017. District 1 incumbent Howard Sampson and District 2 incumbent Agustin Loredo filed for re-election and were both unopposed. They each won additional terms on the board. In her bid for re-election, District 4 incumbent GiGi Cockrell was defeated by challenger Richard Clem. Two newcomers filed for the open District 5 seat; Ben Pape was victorious over Terry Nevorski. [1]
Results
| Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Richard Clem |
70.40% | 176 |
| GiGi Cockrell Incumbent | 29.60% | 74 |
| Total Votes | 250 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Noemi Garcia," June 5, 2017 | ||
Funding
No school board candidate in this race had filed a campaign finance report with the Harris County Department of Education as of April 17, 2017.[2]
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District featured four seats up for election. None of the incumbents in this district filed for re-election. In the District 3 race, two challengers, Jerry Fallin and Jessica Woods, ran to replace incumbent Ken Martin. Woods defeated Fallin for the open seat. GiGi Cockrell, Al Richard, and Pete Pape ran unopposed and filled the seats vacated by District 4 incumbent Vicky Melo, District 6 incumbent Jimmy Smith, and District 7 incumbent Daniel Blackford, respectively.
Results
GiGi Cockrell won election without opposition.
Endorsements
Cockrell did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
See also
- Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
- Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District elections (2017)
- Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District elections (2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email conversation with Judy Craig," March 7, 2017
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Winford Adams, Public Information & Policy Manager for the Harris County Department of Education," April 17, 2017
| Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Harris County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: Incumbent, Howard Sampson District 2: Incumbent, Agustin Loredo |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
