John Betancourt
John Betancourt was an at-large member of the Amarillo Independent School District school board in Texas. Betancourt assumed office in 2015. Betancourt left office in 2019.
Betancourt (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 15. Betancourt lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Biography
When he served on the school board, Betancourt was a senior manufacturing resource analyst with Bell Helicopter-Textron. From 2002 until 2011, he served as a site administrator for Texas Tech University.[1] Betancourt was elected to a six-year term on the Amarillo College Board of Regents on May 1, 2021.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2020
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Jay Johnson defeated John Betancourt in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Johnson (R) | 77.8 | 496,080 |
 | John Betancourt (D) | 22.2 | 141,675 | |
| Total votes: 637,755 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15
John Betancourt advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Betancourt | 100.0 | 42,234 |
| Total votes: 42,234 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Jay Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Johnson | 100.0 | 190,677 |
| Total votes: 190,677 | |||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: Amarillo Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Amarillo Independent School District At-large on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dick Ford (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 7,670 | |
| ✔ | Kimberly Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 5,608 | |
| ✔ | Alonzo Everhart (Nonpartisan) | 14.6 | 4,974 | |
 | Jim Austin (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 4,457 | |
| John Betancourt (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 4,313 | |
| Rob Parker (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 3,174 | ||
| Aaron Ladd (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 2,882 | ||
| Hobert Brown Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 3.2 | 1,098 | ||
| Total votes: 34,176 | |||
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2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Amarillo Independent School District featured three at-large seats up for election. Incumbent Jim Austin faced three challengers: John Betancourt, Vianey Valdez Earthman and Scott Flow. Austin, Betancourt and Flow won seats on the board.
Results
| Amarillo Independent School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jim Austin Incumbent |
34.5% | 9,616 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Betancourt |
24.4% | 6,787 | |
| Nonpartisan | Scott Flow |
22.2% | 6,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Vianey Valdez Earthman | 18.9% | 5,271 | |
| Total Votes | 27,871 | |||
| Source: NewsChannel10.com, "Election Results," accessed May 9, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Endorsements
Betancourt did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Betancourt did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Betancourt did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Amarillo Independent School District
- Campaign Facebook page
- Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ Amarillo Globe-News, "Q&A: Amarillo ISD board," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with John Betancourt," August 17, 2022
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