Gloria Peña
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2024 - Present
2027
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Gloria Peña is a member of the Tarrant County Appraisal District in Texas. Peña assumed office on January 12, 2024. Peña's current term ends on December 31, 2027.
Peña ran for re-election to the Arlington Independent School District to represent Place 1 in Texas. Peña lost in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Arlington Independent School District featured three seats up for election. Place 1 incumbent Gloria Peña faced challenger Polly Walton, Place 2 incumbent Peter Baron sought re-election to his seat against Kristen Hudson, and Maryhelen Bronson challenged incumbent Aaron Reich for the Place 3 seat. Walton, Hudson and Reich won the three seats.
Results
| Arlington Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Polly Walton |
55.9% | 11,532 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Peña Incumbent | 44.1% | 9,091 | |
| Total Votes | 20,623 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Peña reported $4,374.54 in contributions and $1,963.38 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $2,411.16 on hand as of April 9, 2015.[1]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[2]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[3]
Endorsements
Peña did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Peña |
51.2% | 4,777 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kecia Mays | 48.8% | 4,552 | |
| Total Votes | 9,329 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Elections, "2012 Joint Election," accessed March 19, 2015 | ||||
See also
| Tarrant County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arlington Independent School District, "Gloria Peña Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
