Joe Rodriguez (Nevada)

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Joe Rodriguez

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C

Successor: James Phoenix

Predecessor: Andrew Benjamin Caudill

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Joe Rodriguez was a member of the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees in Nevada, representing District C. He assumed office on July 13, 2021. He left office on December 15, 2024.

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.

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
	Submit photo	Melanie Sutton (Nonpartisan)	47.1	15,679

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Melanie Sutton (Nonpartisan)	36.9	6,289
	Submit photo	Kurt Baker (Nonpartisan)	20.3	3,451

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,036
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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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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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Currently work for the Nevada State Police/ State Fire Marshal Division. I have recently been promoted to be our Assist State Fire Marshal. I oversee the daily operations of the State Fire Marshal. We provide protection to the citizens of the state through enforcement of laws pertaining to fire prevention, arson investigation, mitigation of hazardous materials incidents, and wildland fire response. We also serve as law enforcement officers and assist allied law enforcement as needed.

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.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Safety and security of our students, staff, and schools.
• Recruiting and retention of our staff.
• Parent involvement and transparency.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

There is a well-known ancient expression that says, “It takes a village to raise a child”. It is clear that, the meaning behind it is that raising a child well requires a communal effort. I would also say, raising a child means providing education so they can grow to contribute to the village as an adult.

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.

So, a school district offers a child clothes; so that she is warm and comfortable and able to concentrate on her lessons. A school district offers medical services, that bridges into the community, so the student can be healthy enough to learn. A school district offers food,

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