Joseph Barragan
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Joseph Barragan represented Trustee Area 2 on the Alvord Unified Board of Education in California. He filed to run for the seat in the general election on November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Barragan was elected to the board by default.[1] Barragan was removed from his position following a recall election on June 5, 2018.[2][3]
Elections
2018
A recall election seeking to remove Joseph Barragan from his position as the nonpartisan Trustee Area 2 representative on the Alvord Unified School District Board of Education in California was approved by voters on June 5, 2018.[2] Lizeth Vega was elected to replace him.[4][3]
The Committee to Recall Barragan began the effort after Barragan allegedly posted comments on his Facebook page that the committee called racist. Barragan said he did not write the comments and that they came from copycat accounts that used his image. A police investigation into death threats against Barragan examined all posts sent from his account between January 1, 2017, and March 1, 2017. The officer in charge of the investigation said that in the course of that examination the police concluded Barragan had not made any racist comments. Recall supporters criticized the scope of the investigation.[5][6]
Barragan joined the other four members of the board when he was sworn into office on December 8, 2016. He filed to run in the general election scheduled for November 8, 2016, but the election was canceled due to lack of opposition. He was automatically appointed to the position for a four-year term.[5][1][7]
Results
| Joseph Barragan, Trustee Area 2 Board Member, Alvord Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 827 | 67.4% | ||
| Retain | 400 | 32.6% | ||
| Election results via: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018," accessed June 29, 2018 | ||||
| Barragan successor candidate, Trustee Area 2 Board Member, Alvord Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Lizeth Vega | 941 | 93.91% | ||
 Write-in votes | 61 | 6.09% | ||
| Election results via: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018," accessed June 29, 2018 | ||||
2016
Two of the five seats on the Alvord Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Jose Barragan and incumbent Carolyn Wilson were the only candidates to file for the Trustee Area 2 and 5 seats, respectively. Because of this, they were elected to the board by default.[1]
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Joseph Barragan won election to the board by default.[1]
Endorsements
Barragan was endorsed by the community organization Evolve.[8]
See also
- Alvord Unified School District, California
- Joseph Barragan recall, Alvord Unified School District, California (2018)
- Alvord Unified School District elections (2016)
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Trustee Joseph Barragan on Facebook
- Alvord Unified School District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List ," accessed August 19, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "canceled" defined multiple times with different content Cite error: Invalid<ref>tag; name "canceled" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with the District Office of the Alvord Unified School District," February 8, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Statewide Direct Primary Election June 5, 2018: Unofficial Results," accessed June 6, 2018
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List ," April 18, 2018
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Highlander, "Riverside school board member under fire for racist social media posts," May 22, 2017
- ↑ The Press-Enterprise, "Riverside-area trustee cleared in police probe of racist Facebook posts," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Alvord Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
| 2016 Alvord Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Joseph Barragan Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Carolyn Wilson |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
