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Gregory Salas
Gregory Salas was a candidate for Trustee Area 1 representative on the Orange Unified Board of Education in California. The special election was held on March 1, 2016.[1] Salas lost the election.[2]
Though Salas identifies as a Republican, the position he sought on the board was nonpartisan.[3]
Biography
Salas is the western regional manager at Med One Capital. He has worked there since April 2012. He previously worked as a hospital site manager for Medical Device Enterprises. He also has experience working as a sales representative, mortgage loan officer, and electrician. Salas earned an associate degree in general studies at Fullerton College and a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from DeVry University.[4]
Elections
2016
One of the seven seats on the Orange Unified School District Board of Education was up for special election on March 1, 2016. Andrea Yamasaki defeated Gregory Salas to win the seat vacated by former member Diane Singer. The election was held by mail-in ballot.[1][2]
Singer led the effort to gather signatures in order to force the special election. In September 2015, the board of education appointed Salas to the seat she vacated, but Salas was forced to leave that position when enough signatures were deemed valid.[5]
Results
| Orange Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 Special Election, 2-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andrea Yamasaki |
74.87% | 15,588 |
| Gregory Salas | 25.13% | 5,232 |
| Total Votes | 20,820 | |
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "OUSD Special Vacancy Election: Official Results for election," accessed March 21, 2016 | ||
Funding
The Orange County Registrar of Voters does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports that were filed by paper in their office. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office was unable to provide electronic copies of the filed paperwork.
Endorsements
Salas received no official endorsements in the election.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Anaheim Blog, "OUSD Special Election: Yamasaki In The Mail; Salas MIA," February 8, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Orange County Registrar of Voters, "OUSD Special Vacancy Election: Unofficial Results for election," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Anaheim Blog, "Salas Appointment to OUSD Board Terminated; Special Election for Area 1 Trustee Seat Set for March 1," October 29, 2015
| 2016 Orange Unified School District Special Election | |
| Orange County, California | |
| Election date: | March 1, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Gregory Salas • Andrea Yamasaki |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
