Graciela Villanueva
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Graciela Villanueva is an at-large representative on the Yakima School District Board of Directors in Washington. Villanueva was initially appointed to the position in 2014. Villanueva won a new term in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Villanueva's professional experience includes working as a recruiting manager for the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, serving on the Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs, and serving on the board of the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters. She earned an M.B.A. from Washington State University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Heritage University.[1][2]
Elections
2017
- See also: Yakima School District elections (2017)
Two of the five seats on the Yakima School District Board of Directors in Washington were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Position 1 incumbent Graciela Villanueva and Position 2 incumbent Don Davis Jr. both ran unopposed in their re-election bids, winning new terms.[3]
Results
| Yakima School District, Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Graciela Villanueva Incumbent (unopposed) |
97.12% | 5,456 |
| Write-in votes | 2.88% | 162 |
| Total Votes | 5,618 | |
| Source: Yakima County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," accessed December 1, 2017 | ||
Funding
Villanueva opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[4] Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.[5]
2015
- See also: Yakima School District elections (2015)
Four of the five seats on the Yakima School District Board of Directors were up for election on November 3, 2015. Positions 3, 4, and 5, in addition to a special election for the two-year term in Position 1, were on the ballot. All incumbents in this race were unopposed. Graciela Villanueva, John Vornbrock, Raymond Navarro Jr., and Martha Rice were re-elected to Positions 1, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.
Results
| Yakima School District Board of Directors, Position 1 General Election, 2-year unexpired term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Graciela Villanueva Incumbent |
94.8% | 6,228 |
| Write-in votes | 5.21% | 342 |
| Total Votes | 6,570 | |
| Source: Yakima County, Washington, "Cummulative Report–Official," November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Villanueva reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of August 4, 2015.[6]
Endorsements
Villanueva did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2013
- See also: Yakima School District elections (2013)
Villanueva sought election to the board against challenger Jeni Rice.
Results
| Yakima School District, Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeni Rice |
61.2% | 5,278 | |
| Nonpartisan | Graciela Villanueva Incumbent | 38% | 3,280 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 65 | |
| Total Votes | 8,623 | |||
| Source: Yakima County Auditor, "Cumulative Report," November 26, 2013 | ||||
Note: Candidate Jeni Rice dropped out of the race for the Position 1 seat against Villanueva in September 2013 to pursue a professional opportunity.[7] Rice's name remained on the ballot and voters selected her for the Position 1 seat. She accepted the position despite her withdrawal. Villanueva argued that Rice won the election because voters confused the challenger with current board member Martha Rice. The incumbent also alleged that voters rejected her re-election bid because of local discrimination against Hispanics.[8] In August 2014, Rice resigned from her position, and Villanueva was appointed to the board.[9]
Funding
Villanueva reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[10]
See also
- Yakima School District, Washington
- Yakima School District elections (2017)
- Yakima School District elections (2015)
- Yakima School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Yakima School District, "Board of Directors Biographies," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Graciela Villanueva," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Yakima County Auditor, "Yakima County Candidate Filings 2017," accessed May 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ Washington State Public Disclosure Commission, "New Candidates," accessed June 22, 2017
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed August 4, 2015
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "Voters, take note of local campaign dropouts, empty state tax votes," October 23, 2013
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "School board candidate who withdrew from race says she plans to serve," November 7, 2013
- ↑ KIMATV.com, "Yakima school board member Rice to resign," August 29, 2014
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
| Yakima School District elections in 2017 | |
| Yakima County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: Incumbent, Graciela Villanueva Position 2: Incumbent, Don Davis Jr. |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
