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Jeni Rice
Jeni Rice was a member of the Yakima School District Board of Directors in Washington, representing Position 1. Rice assumed office in 2013. Rice left office in 2018.
Rice ran for re-election to the Yakima School District Board of Directors to represent Position 1 in Washington. Rice won in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Rice previously sought appointment to the board in November 2011 to fill a vacancy in Position 1 but incumbent Villanueva was selected by the board.[1]
Rice dropped out of the 2013 race for the Position 1 seat against Villanueva in September to pursue a professional opportunity.[2] Rice's name remained on the ballot and voters overwhelmingly selected her for the Position 1 seat. She accepted the position despite her withdrawal. Villanueva argued that Rice won the election because voters confused the challenger with current board member Martha Rice. The incumbent also alleged that voters rejected her re-election bid because of local discrimination against Hispanics.[3]
Biography
Rice earned an MBA with a specialization in Marketing from California State University-Bakersfield in 2008. She has worked as a marketing coordinator, sales manager and academic adviser. Rice has been the Testing and Running Start Coordinator for Yakima Valley Community College since June 2013.[4]
Elections
2013
- See also: Yakima School District elections (2013)
Rice sought election to the board against incumbent Graciela Villanueva in the November 5, 2013 general election.
Results
| Yakima Board of Directors, Four-year term, Position 1, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jeni Rice |
61.2% | 5,278 | |
| Nonpartisan | Graciela Villanueva Incumbent | 38% | 3,280 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.8% | 65 | |
| Total Votes | 8,623 | |||
| Source: Yakima County Auditor, "Cumulative Report," November 26, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Rice reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Yakima Herald-Republic, "Yakima school board's newest member Graciela Lopez," November 22, 2011
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "Voters, take note of local campaign dropouts, empty state tax votes," October 23, 2013
- ↑ Yakima Herald, "School board candidate who withdrew from race says she plans to serve," November 7, 2013
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jeni Rice," accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
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