Hector Gonzalez (Texas school board member)
Hector Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) was the District 1 member of the Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. Gonzalez lost the general election on May 4, 2019.
Gonzalez was first elected to be the District 1 representative on the Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas in 2013 to fill an unexpired two-year term. He won re-election to a full four-year term unopposed in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Biography
Gonzalez was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. In 1971, he entered the U.S. Air Force. He served in the Vietnam conflict and retired from the military in 1991. He went on to work with nonprofit organizations which provided services to people with mental illnesses.[1]
Gonzalez earned a degree in multidisciplinary studies and graduated cum laude from the University of Texas at El Paso. He attends Mother Cabrini Catholic Church. He has two children.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Socorro Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1
Eduardo Mena defeated Melissa Ortega, Joshua Carter Guerra, and incumbent Hector Gonzalez in the general election for Socorro Independent School District, District 1 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eduardo Mena (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 304 | |
 | Melissa Ortega (Nonpartisan) | 28.2 | 224 | |
 | Joshua Carter Guerra (Nonpartisan) | 25.5 | 202 | |
 | Hector Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 63 | |
| Total votes: 793 | |||
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2015
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Socorro ISD Board of Trustees were up for election on May 9, 2015. District 1 incumbent Hector Gonzalez won re-election unopposed. The two at-large incumbents, Antonio Ayub and Michael Najera, faced challengers Frank Del Toro and Kenneth Gezelius. Both incumbents won re-election.[2]
Results
| Socorro Independent School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Hector Gonzalez Incumbent |
100% | 1,090 | |
| Total Votes | 1,090 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Gonzalez reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of April 9, 2015.[3] The next filing deadline was May 1, 2015.
2013
| Socorro Independent School District, District 1 Special Election, 2-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Hector Gonzalez |
47.1% | 710 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elias Ayub | 36.7% | 553 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eleuterio M. Fuentes | 16.2% | 244 | |
| Total Votes | 1,507 | |||
| Source: Socorro Independent School District, "MINUTES REGULAR BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING," May 21, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
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See also
2019 Elections
- Socorro Independent School District, Texas
- Socorro Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Socorro Independent School District, "Hector Gonzalez," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Lupe Alvarez, Executive Assistant, Office of the Superintendent, Socorro ISD," March 3, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 10, 2015
