Hugo Mojica

Hugo Mojica

Education

High school

Jeff Davis High School

Bachelor's

University of Houston

Graduate

University of Miami, Florida International University

Personal

Profession

Executive Director

Contact

Personal website

Hugo Mojica was a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Houston Independent School Board. He lost election of the seat to incumbent Anna Eastman on November 5, 2013.

Biography

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Mojica is a lifelong resident of Houston ISD's District 1, graduating from Janowski Elementary, Burbank Middle School and Jeff Davis High School. He has a Bachelor of Science in political science in 2000 from the University of Houston, a Master of Arts in International Administration from the University of Miami in 2007 and a Master of Public Administration from Florida International University in 2008. He is a board member of Parents for Public Schools of Houston and led a group of parents to Austin during the last session of the Texas Legislature to demand full funding for public education in Texas. At the time of his candidacy, Mojica was the executive director of the Greater Northside Chamber of Commerce.

Elections

2013

See also: Houston Independent School District elections (2013)

Results

Houston Independent School District, District 1, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Anna Eastman Incumbent	77.4%	8,144
	Nonpartisan	Hugo Mojica	22.6%	2,377
Total Votes				10,521
Source: Harris County, Texas, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Endorsements

Mojica was not endorsed in this campaign.

Funding

Mojica reported $3,008.10 in contributions and $2,024.41 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left his campaign with $296.13 on hand.

Campaign themes

For his 2013 campaign, Mojica cited the following list on his campaign website as the issues he's campaigning for:

Provide a quality and equitable education for all students. I will work to close the achievement gap. Eliminate high-stakes testing for kindergarten. We should teach them rather than test them. Limit benchmark testing (i.e. practice tests for STAAR). We must break the cycle of over-testing. Develop a fair teacher evaluation system that focuses on teaching rather than high-stakes testing. We need to stop using testing to fire teachers. Restore full funding to public education. Be a community advocate. I will engage all stakeholders in the decision-making process.

Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.

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See also

• Houston Independent School District
• Houston Independent School District elections (2013)

External links

Suggest a link

• District page
• Campaign website