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Jose Silva
Jose Silva ran for election to the Denver Board of Education to represent District 4 in Colorado. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Silva was a 2015 at-large candidate for the Denver, Colorado City Council.
Elections
2021
See also: Denver Public Schools, Colorado, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Denver Public Schools Board of Education District 4
Michelle Quattlebaum defeated Gene Fashaw and Jose Silva in the general election for Denver Public Schools Board of Education District 4 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michelle Quattlebaum (Nonpartisan) | 43.4 | 10,955 |
| Gene Fashaw (Nonpartisan) | 41.5 | 10,482 | ||
| Jose Silva (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 3,819 | ||
| Total votes: 25,256 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrea Mosby Jones (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
2015
The city of Denver, Colorado, held elections for mayor and city council on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 11, 2015. All 13 city council seats were up for election. In the at-large race, incumbents Robin Kniech and Deborah Ortega defeated Jose Silva, Jeffery Washington and Kayvan Khalatbari.[1][2]
| Denver City Council, At-Large, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Deborah Ortega Incumbent |
38.4% | 55,512 | |
| Robin Kniech Incumbent |
30.3% | 43,697 | |
| Jeffery Washington | 12.8% | 18,430 | |
| Jose Silva | 10.9% | 15,780 | |
| Kayvan Khalatbari | 7.6% | 11,022 | |
| Total Votes | 144,441 | ||
| Source: City of Denver, "Official general election results," accessed May 19, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jose Silva did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Silva's campaign website stated the following:
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Campaign Priorities 1. Implementing Mental Wellness Policies that support the whole child. If we are to end the school to prison pipeline, grow the graduation rate and now with the creation of the EC Division at the state level, we need to be prepared as an educational institution with the reality regarding the diversity in all areas of our students. I will lead with a focus on creating mental wellness policies that support our students' short- and long-term transition back to the classroom and working to put in place practices to identify when our children are struggling and a pathway of support. 2. I will lead a SWOT Analysis and then metrics for change, creating a strategic plan regarding all policies, laws, and regulations that impact our district; and implement policies that help improve the work of DPS Schools. 3. BUDGET! With the decrease in DPS student population, we need to become fiscally smart and only focused on the work of DPS. I mean heads down in the numbers, data and spending the time to lift DPS financially, rather than spending time running for the next office. 4. Support and Hold account our new Superintendent to the needs of the varying communities and be a guiding voice in those conversations. I am held accountable to my board for goals i.e., financial, growth, sustainability, and maturity of programs, which is the lens I will bring for Dr. Marrero. 5. Equity. Equity. Equity. Moving our thinking from a lens to a foundation. Lifting the work of Dr. Sharon Bailey and commissioning a study for the Latino/x/a Denver population. The job of a DPS Board member from my historical view which I believe is how I will lead, is that our work should not be flashy but speak for itself and always be about the students first, and lastly, as an advocate and voice for the community that is the board member I will be.[3] |
” |
| —Dr. Silva for Denver Kids[4] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Candidate Denver Public Schools Board of Education District 4 |
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Denver, "2015 Unofficial General Election Results," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ City of Denver, "Municipal Candidate Information Packet," accessed December 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dr. Silva, "Priorities," accessed October 4, 2021
