Jocabed Veloz
Jocabed Veloz was the Zone 1 member of the Nampa Board of Trustees in Idaho. The seat was up for general election on May 19, 2015.[1] She was appointed to the board in April 2012 after the resignation of Benjamin Gall. She was running for her first full term on the board.
Veloz, along with Zone 2 incumbent Daren Coon, faced voters for the first time since the school district experienced a financial crisis in 2012. Both Veloz and Coon lost their seats to challengers. Mandy Simpson won the Zone 1 seat.
Biography
Veloz obtained both her bachelor's degree in dietetics and her master's degree in public health from Idaho State University. She works as a business intelligence analyst at St. Luke's Hospital. She also operates her own health consulting firm, Health-Fit Designs. She has worked with the Latino Health Coalition, Idaho Hispanic Commission and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare on various public health projects.[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Nampa School District elections (2015)
Two of the five seats on the Nampa Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The seats represent five geographical zones.
The candidates for the Zone 1 seat were incumbent Jocabed Veloz, Mandy Simpson and Jac Webb. Zone 2 incumbent Daren Coon faced Isaac B. Moffett and Janelle Stauffer in the election.[1]
Results
Zone 1
| Nampa School District, Zone 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mandy Simpson |
47.8% | 77 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jac Webb | 29.2% | 47 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jocabed Veloz Incumbent | 23% | 37 | |
| Total Votes | 161 | |||
| Source: Canyon County, "Election Abstracts," accessed July 7, 2015Ballotpedia confirmed these results are official by phone. | ||||
Funding
School board candidates in this election were not required to file any campaign finance reports, but the election in May 2015 was the last election for which there were no reporting requirements. On April 3, 2015, Gov. Butch Otter (R) signed SB 1072 into law which requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 500 students or more to comply with campaign finance reporting requirements.[3] A majority of Idaho's school districts have an enrollment below this threshold. Of the 149 districts in the state tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics, 74 had an enrollment of 500 or greater in the 2012-2013 school year.[4] The law took effect on July 1, 2015.
Endorsements
Veloz received no official endorsements for her campaign during the election.
Recent news
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See also
- Nampa School District, Idaho
- Nampa School District elections (2015)
- Embroiled incumbents see differing outcomes in May 19 school board elections across five states (May 21, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Canyon County Elections Technical Specialist Nick Toves," April 15, 2015
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jocabed Veloz," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Open States, "64th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2015): Idaho Senate Bill 1072," accessed April 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 24, 2015
| 2015 Nampa School District Elections | |
| Canyon County, Idaho | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 1: • Incumbent, Jocabed Veloz • Mandy Simpson • Jac Webb Zone 2: • Incumbent, Daren Coon • Isaac B. Moffett • Janelle Stauffer |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
