Guadalupe Sosa
Guadalupe Sosa is a former Place 6 representative of the Austin Community College (ACC) District Board of Trustees in Travis County, Texas. Sosa served in this position from 2011 to 2016.
Sosa did not file to run for re-election to her Place 6 position on the board in 2016. However, after Place 9 representative Allen Kaplan announced his resignation from the board, a special election was scheduled to fill his spot. Sosa then filed to run for the Place 9 position. She ran in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sosa qualified for a runoff election on December 13, 2016, but was defeated by Julie Ann Nitsch.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Travis County held elections for county commission, all five constables, county attorney, sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, and the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and a primary runoff took place on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.[3] Julie Ann Nitsch defeated Guadalupe Sosa in the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees Place 9 runoff election.[4]
| Austin Community College District Board of Trustees, Place 9 Runoff Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Julie Ann Nitsch |
61.02% | 15,593 |
| Guadalupe Sosa | 38.98% | 9,963 |
| Total Votes | 25,556 | |
| Source: Austin Community College District, "Final Unofficial Election Results," December 13, 2016 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees Place 9 general election.
| Austin Community College District Board of Trustees, Place 9 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Guadalupe Sosa |
40.44% | 84,864 |
| Julie Ann Nitsch |
33.32% | 69,928 |
| Mitch Fuller | 17.16% | 36,011 |
| Jeremy Story | 9.08% | 19,056 |
| Total Votes | 209,859 | |
| Source: Travis County, Texas, "November 08, 2016 Official Cumulative Results," November 21, 2016 Williamson County, Texas, "2016 Joint General and Special November 8, 2016," November 20, 2016 Hays County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Unofficial," November 8, 2016 Bastrop County, Texas, "2016 General Election," November 15, 2016 Lee County, Texas, "General Election - November 8, 2016," November 17, 2016 Caldwell County, Texas, "Unofficial Grand Total Result," November 9, 2016 | ||
About the county
- See also: Travis County, Texas
The county government of Travis County is located in Austin, Texas. The county was first established in 1840.[5]
County government
- See also: Government of Travis County, Texas
Travis County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of the commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, five constables, and five justices of the peace.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Travis County, Texas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Travis County | Texas | |
| Population | 1,290,188 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 994 | 261,257 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.8% | 53.9% |
| Black/African American | 8.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 7.6% | 5.3% |
| Native American | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Other (single race) | 8% | 8.6% |
| Multiple | 15.7% | 19.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32.5% | 39.5% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.5% | 85.7% |
| College graduation rate | 55.5% | 33.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $97,169 | $76,292 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11% | 13.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Austin Chronicle, "ACC Board Place 9 Race: Not a Snoozefest," September 2, 2016
- ↑ The Austin Chronicle, "ACC Board Races," November 11, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Austin Community College District, "Final Unofficial Election Results," December 13, 2016
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Travis County," accessed September 20, 2016
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