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Jaime Resendez
2019 - Present
2027
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Jaime Resendez is a member of the Dallas City Council in Texas, representing District 5. He assumed office on June 17, 2019. His current term ends in 2027.
Resendez ran for re-election to the Dallas City Council to represent District 5 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Resendez previously served as the District 4 representative on the Dallas Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. He resigned from the position on February 6, 2019.[1]
Biography
Resendez earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of North Texas-Dallas and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. He is an attorney with West & Associates, L.L.P.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2025)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 5
Incumbent Jaime Resendez defeated Elizabeth Matus in the general election for Dallas City Council District 5 on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jaime Resendez (Nonpartisan) | 83.8 | 1,329 |
| Elizabeth Matus (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 256 | ||
| Total votes: 1,585 | |||
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Endorsements
Resendez received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2023)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 5
Incumbent Jaime Resendez defeated Terry Perkins and Yolanda Williams in the general election for Dallas City Council District 5 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jaime Resendez (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 865 |
| Terry Perkins (Nonpartisan) | 28.0 | 452 | ||
 | Yolanda Williams (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 296 | |
| Total votes: 1,613 | |||
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2021
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2021)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 5
Incumbent Jaime Resendez defeated Terry Perkins, Yolanda Williams, and Ruth Torres in the general election for Dallas City Council District 5 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jaime Resendez (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 1,095 |
| Terry Perkins (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 466 | ||
| Yolanda Williams (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 405 | |
 | Ruth Torres (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 151 | |
| Total votes: 2,117 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Dallas, Texas (2019)
General election
General election for Dallas City Council District 5
Jaime Resendez defeated Yolanda Williams and Ruth Torres in the general election for Dallas City Council District 5 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jaime Resendez (Nonpartisan) | 51.9 | 1,084 |
| Yolanda Williams (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 776 | |
| Ruth Torres (Nonpartisan) | 11.0 | 229 | |
| Total votes: 2,089 | |||
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2016
The 2016 Dallas ISD elections were marked by a slew of newcomer candidates. District 5 incumbent Lew Blackburn was the sole incumbent to seek re-election for one of three seats on the ballot. Blackburn was challenged by new entrants Marquis Hawkins and Linda Wilkerson-Wynn. In District 4, three newcomers—Omar Jimenez, Jaime Resendez, and Camille White—vied for the seat. Newcomers Isaac Faz and Audrey Pinkerton ran in District 7.
Additionally, a special election was held in conjunction with the regular board elections. Previous board member Mike Morath vacated his District 2 seat after being tapped as the new commissioner of the Texas Education Agency. Mita Havlick and Dustin Marshall placed ahead of Carlos Marroquin and Suzanne Smith, but neither candidate received a majority of the votes. Marshall defeated Havlick in the runoff election on June 18, 2016.[3]
Ultimately, Blackburn retained his seat, defeating challengers Hawkins and Wilkerson-Wynn. Resendez and Pinkerton defeated their fellow candidates to take the District 4 and 7 seats, respectively.[4]
Results
| Dallas Independent School District, District 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jaime Resendez |
56.78% | 737 |
| Camille White | 31.43% | 408 |
| Omar Jimenez | 11.79% | 153 |
| Total Votes | 1,298 | |
| Source: Dallas County Elections, "Unofficial Final Cumulative Results," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Funding
Resendez reported $43,282.61 in contributions and $5,523.51 in expenditures to the Dallas Independent School District in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Resendez was endorsed in the election by the Dallas Morning News.[6]
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Dallas City Council District 5 |
Officeholder Dallas City Council District 5 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Hub, "Board accepts resignation of District 4 trustee, approves process to temporarily fill seat," February 6, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jaime Resendez," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Texas Education Agency recruits charter school experts as longtime officials leave," April 14, 2016
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Early Voting Totals Only," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ Dallas ISD, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "Editorial: We recommend Jaime Resendez for DISD school board trustee, District 4," April 11, 2016
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Dallas City Council District 5 2019-Present |
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Dallas Independent School District, District 4 -2019 |
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