Joe Rodriguez (Nevada)
2021 - Present
2027
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Joe Rodriguez is a member of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District C. He assumed office on July 13, 2021. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Rodriguez ran for re-election to the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees to represent District C in Nevada. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Joe Rodriguez's career experience includes working as a lieutenant for the State of Nevada Fire Marshal Division. Before that, Rodriguez served in the Nevada National Guard.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Washoe County School District, Nevada, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C
Incumbent Joe Rodriguez defeated Melanie Sutton in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 52.9 | 17,610 |
Melanie Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 15,679 |
Total votes: 33,289 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C
Incumbent Joe Rodriguez and Melanie Sutton defeated Kurt Baker in the primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Joe Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) ![]() | 42.8 | 7,296 |
✔ | Melanie Sutton (Nonpartisan) | 36.9 | 6,289 | |
Kurt Baker (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 3,451 |
Total votes: 17,036 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joe Rodriguez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rodriguez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I am a Nevada Army National Guard veteran where I served for 11 years. I had multiple activations to include deployments to Afghanistan and Haiti.
Last year I was honored to be appointed to the Washoe County School Board of Trustees. I currently represent District C.
I am happily married with four children, three of which are students of the Washoe County School District.- Safety and security of our students, staff, and schools.
- Recruiting and retention of our staff.
- Parent involvement and transparency.
Working in law enforcement, I witnessed children on the streets, at night. Their parents failed to support them, or worse, abused them. Often, school is the safest place for these children to be and the only place where they will encounter caring adults.
A school district should encompass more than “focus on the basics”. While I absolutely agree that our school district takes education and learning seriously, I must ask, “how can a child focus on learning when he lives in fear of going home? What child can pay attention to a teacher when she is hungry and doesn’t know when her next meal will be? What about that child that has had a toothache for weeks? How do we expect a student, that does not have adequate clothes or shoes, to focus on his lessons? What can be done to create a learning environment for a child that is hurting? For a child to be ready for education, a circle of needs must be met.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Candidate Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C |
Footnotes