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Jose Magcalas

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Jose Magcalas
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Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3
Tenure
2025 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
1
Predecessor: Katherine Smith (Nonpartisan)
Prior offices:
Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Years in office: 2016 - 2024

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Appointed
November 13, 2025
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Jose Magcalas is a member of the Anaheim Union High Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 3. He assumed office in 2025. His current term ends on December 11, 2026.

Magcalas ran for election to the Anaheim Union High Board of Trustees to represent Trustee Area 3 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Magcalas filed to run in the general election on November 8, 2016, but it was canceled due to lack of opposition. Magcalas was elected to the board by default.[1]

Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees appointed Magcalas to the Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3 on November 13, 2025, to replace Katherine Smith (Nonpartisan).

Elections

2024

See also: Anaheim Union High School District, California, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Katherine Smith defeated Jose Magcalas in the general election for Anaheim Union High School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Katherine Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
10,957
Jose Magcalas (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
9,749

Total votes: 20,706
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Magcalas in this election.

2020

See also: Anaheim Elementary School District, California, elections (2020)

General election

General election for Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Jose Magcalas defeated Lucille Kring in the general election for Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jose Magcalas (Nonpartisan)
 
64.2
 
8,840
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Lucille Kring (Nonpartisan)
 
35.8
 
4,930

Total votes: 13,770
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2016

See also: Anaheim Elementary School District elections (2016)

Two of the five seats on the Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Trustee Area 1 Incumbent Jackie Filbeck defeated challenger Billie Joe Wright to win another term on the board. In Trustee Area 3, newcomer Jose Magcalas was the only candidate to file for the open seat. Because of this, he was elected to the seat by default.[1][2]

Results

This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Jose Magcalas won election to the seat by default.[1]

Endorsements

Magcalas was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County.[3]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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