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Jessica Bueno recall, Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona (2025)
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An effort to recall Jessica Bueno from her position on the Phoenix Elementary School District Governing Board in Arizona began in February 2025.[1] Bueno resigned from the board in April 2025, before recall petition signatures had been turned in.[2]
Bueno was elected to the five-member board on November 3, 2020, receiving the most votes in an at-large election for three seats. When she ran for re-election in 2024, the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Her term was scheduled to expire in 2028 before she resigned.[2]
Recall supporters
The application for a recall petition against Bueno can be found below. Scroll in the box to read the full grounds for recall.
Recall opponents
When she submitted her resignation, Bueno said, "I am not comfortable causing this distraction from the work and trust this district is accomplishing." She said she was proud of the work the board had accomplished. “Contrary to popular belief, I was not in this role for personal benefit," she said. "I care deeply about this community, and you will never stop me from being the service-oriented person I am.”[2]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in Arizona
No specific grounds are required for recall in Arizona. To begin the recall process, supporters must file an application for a recall petition that must be approved by the relevant election office. To get the recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures equal to 25% of the votes cast for all candidates at the last election for the relevant office in 120 days.[3]
To get the recall against Bueno on the ballot, supporters would have had to file 2,349 signatures by June 27, 2025.[1]
2025 recall efforts
- See also: School board recalls
Ballotpedia has tracked 22 school board recall efforts against 40 board members in 2025. Recall elections against three board members were approved by voters on April 22, 2025, and June 10, 2025, removing all three from office. Recall elections against two other members are being held on November 4, 2025. Recall elections against three other members are being held on November 18, 2025.
The chart below details the status of 2025 recall efforts by individual school board member.
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona
- Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona, elections
- Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2024)
- Phoenix Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)
- Phoenix Elementary District, Arizona, elections (2020)
- Recall campaigns in Arizona
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- School board recalls
- States that allow school board recalls
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Phoenix Elementary School District
- Office of the Maricopa County School Superintendent
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