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Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca was a member of the Houston Independent School District in Texas, representing District VI. Vilaseca assumed office in 2017. Vilaseca left office on January 11, 2022.
Vilaseca ran for election to the Houston City Council to represent At-large Position 2 in Texas. Vilaseca lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Biography
Flynn Vilaseca received two bachelor's degrees in Latin American and Caribbean studies and in sports management and communications from the University of Michigan. She also has a master's degree in social-organizational psychology from Columbia University. Flynn Vilaseca has served as a Teach for America corps member and has taught bilingual and dual-language early-childhood classes in both traditional public and charter schools. She has served as chief relationship officer at thinkLaw—an organization that uses legal cases to teach critical-thinking skills. Flynn Vilaseca has consulted with urban school districts across the United States regarding district evaluation systems, virtual and blended learning environments, and human capital development. She has been associated with Rotary International and the City of Houston Mayor's Hispanic Advisory Board.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Houston, Texas (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 2
Willie R. Davis defeated Nick Hellyar in the general runoff election for Houston City Council At-large Position 2 on December 9, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Willie R. Davis (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 95,470 | |
 | Nick Hellyar (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 77,845 | |
| Total votes: 173,315 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston City Council At-large Position 2
The following candidates ran in the general election for Houston City Council At-large Position 2 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Willie R. Davis (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 63,943 | |
| ✔ | | Nick Hellyar (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 45,139 |
 | Danielle Keys Bess (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 36,651 | |
 | Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 20,971 | |
| Marina Coryat (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 16,841 | ||
 | Obioha Nwabara (Nonpartisan) | 7.7 | 15,265 | |
| Total votes: 198,810 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Vilaseca in this election.
2021
See also: Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston Independent School District, District VI
Kendall Baker defeated incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca in the general runoff election for Houston Independent School District, District VI on December 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 2,700 |
| Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (Nonpartisan) | 49.3 | 2,625 | |
| Total votes: 5,325 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston Independent School District, District VI
Incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca and Kendall Baker advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gregory Degeyter in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VI on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (Nonpartisan) | 42.5 | 3,422 |
| ✔ | | Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 3,229 |
 | Gregory Degeyter (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 1,405 | |
| Total votes: 8,056 | |||
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2017
Six of the nine seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Education in Texas were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Candidates in Districts I and III advanced to a runoff election scheduled for December 9, 2017, after no candidate received a majority of the vote. The District III seat was up for special election to fill an unexpired term following the death of Manuel Rodriguez Jr.[3] The incumbents in Districts VI, VIII, and IX filed for re-election, while the incumbents in Districts I and V opted not to seek additional terms.[4][5][6]
In District I, newcomer Elizabeth Santos defeated fellow newcomer Gretchen Himsl. They defeated Monica Richart in the general election. In District III, newcomer Sergio Lira won against Jesse Rodriguez in the runoff election. They defeated Carlos Perrett and Rodolfo Reyes in the general election.[7]
Newcomer Sue Deigaard defeated three other newcomers—Kara DeRocha, Sean Cheben, and Susan Shafer—for the open District V seat. District VI incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca defeated challengers Daniel Albert and Robert Lundin for the seat with 50.42 percent of the vote. Incumbent Anne Sung defeated challenger John Luman in the District VII election. District IX incumbent Wanda Adams defeated challengers Karla Brown and Gerry Monroe.[4][5]
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District VI General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca Incumbent |
50.42% | 3,260 |
| Robert Lundin | 35.01% | 2,264 |
| Daniel Albert | 14.57% | 942 |
| Total Votes | 6,466 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Funding
Flynn Vilaseca reported $50,378.00 in contributions and $34,448.68 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District as of October 30, 2017.[8]
Endorsements
Flynn Vilaseca was endorsed by the following organizations:
- Community Voices for Public Education[9]
- Harris County AFL-CIO[10]
- Houston Chronicle[11]
- Houston Federation of Teachers[12]
- Houston GLBT Political Caucus[13]
- Houston Stonewall Young Democrats[14]
- Houston United for Strong Public Schools[15]
- Houstonians for Great Public Schools[16]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Holly for HISD, "About Holly," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca, District VI," accessed December 1, 2017
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "HISD trustees appoint José Leal to fill District III seat until special election in November," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Houston Independent School District, "Election Information," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017
- ↑ Houston ISD, "Three HISD incumbents prevail on election night, one open seat filled, and two open seats head to runoffs," November 8, 2017
- ↑ Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Unofficial, Joint Runoff Election," accessed December 9, 2017
- ↑ Houston ISD, "Election Information," accessed November 2, 2017
- ↑ Community Voices for Public Education, "2017 CVPE Endorsements," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, "Elections: Nov. 7, 2017 Ballot endorsements - Harris County," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Opinion: For HISD trustee: Districts V and VI," October 12, 2017
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Zeph Capo," October 18, 2017
- ↑ The Caucus GLBT, "Endorsement Announcement, Public Forum and Endorsement Vote," September 10, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Houston Stonewall Young Democrats on October 3, 2017," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Houston United for Strong Public Schools, "Our Candidates," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Houston GPS, "2017 Endorsed Candidates," accessed October 20, 2017
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