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James W. Waldrip
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James W. Waldrip was the District 2 representative on the Roswell Independent Schools Board of Education in New Mexico. He was first elected to the board in 2003, and he served until 2016.
Waldrip successfully ran for re-election against one challenger in the general election on February 3, 2015.[1]
Biography
Waldrip is a teacher and coach. He began his career as a science teacher and athletic coach at Comanche, Oklahoma in 1954. The following year he moved to Roswell, teaching at Roswell High School until 1968. From there he went on to be director of the Robert H. Goddard Planetarium, athletic director, high school principal and geology teacher at New Mexico Military Institute, planetarium director and golf coach at Goddard High School, law office administrator for Atwood, Malone, Mann and Turner, instructor at ENMU-Roswell and astronomy instructor at ENMU-Ruidoso. Waldrip earned a bachelor's degree in geology from Oklahoma University, a master's degree in science education from New Mexico State University and an education specialist degree in school administration from Eastern New Mexico University. He also completed graduate work in physics at San Diego State University and the University of New Mexico.[2]
Elections
2015
The election in Roswell Independent Schools featured two of the five board seats up for general election on February 3, 2015. District 2 incumbent James W. Waldrip and District 4 incumbent Pauline J. Ponce were up for re-election. Waldrip ran against challenger Carey D. Smith Jr. and won re-election. Ponce lost her bid for re-election against challenger Ruben J. Sanchez.
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  James W. Waldrip Incumbent |
54.6% | 387 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carey D. Smith Jr. | 45.4% | 322 | |
| Total Votes | 709 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Chief Deputy Clerk Jeff Ortega at the Chaves County Clerk's Office," March 2, 2015. | ||||
Funding
New Mexico's Campaign Reporting Act does not apply to most school board candidates. Only candidates running for election to school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more need to file campaign finance reports. Because this district's enrollment does not exceed 12,000 students, candidates in this school board race were not required to file any campaign finance reports.[3]
Endorsements
Waldrip did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
2011
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | James W. Waldrip Incumbent |
71.8% | 163 | |
| Nonpartisan | G.A. Rottman | 28.2% | 64 | |
| Total Votes | 227 | |||
| Source: Email correspondence with the Chief Deputy Clerk of the Chaves County Clerk's Office | ||||
See also
- Roswell Independent Schools, New Mexico
- Roswell Independent Schools elections (2015)
- New Mexico school board elections attract numerous educators as candidates (January 23, 2015)
- New faces to join all of New Mexico's largest school district boards (February 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia email correspondence with the Chaves County Clerk's Office
- ↑ Roswell Independent Schools, "James Waldrip," accessed December 26, 2014
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "Guidelines of Candidates and Campaign Committees: associated with Proposed Rule-Campaign Finance," accessed January 6, 2015
| 2015 Roswell Independent Schools Elections | |
| Chaves County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, James W. Waldrip • Carey D. Smith Jr. District 4: • Incumbent, Pauline J. Ponce • Ruben J. Sanchez |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
