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Kathryn Lucero
Kathryn Lucero (formerly Kathryn Hairston) was a member of the Ysleta Independent School District school board in Texas, representing District 7. She assumed office in 2017. She left office on September 11, 2025.
Lucero (formerly Kathryn Hairston) won re-election to the Ysleta Independent School District school board to represent District 7 in Texas outright after the general election on May 3, 2025, was canceled.
Elections
2025
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
General election
The general election was canceled. Kathryn Lucero (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lucero in this election.
2021
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
General election
The general election was canceled. Kathryn Lucero (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2018
General election
General election for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman won election in the general election for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman (D) | 100.0 | 24,365 | |
| Total votes: 24,365 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman defeated Lucilla Najera in the Democratic primary runoff for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman | 57.0 | 2,130 | |
 | Lucilla Najera | 43.0 | 1,605 | |
| Total votes: 3,735 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5
Incumbent John Chatman and Lucilla Najera advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kathryn Lucero in the Democratic primary for El Paso County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Chatman | 42.1 | 3,265 | |
| ✔ | | Lucilla Najera | 30.0 | 2,327 |
 | Kathryn Lucero | 27.8 | 2,156 | |
| Total votes: 7,748 | |||
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Selection method
The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.[1]
To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.[2]
2017
Four of the seven seats on the Ysleta Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for general election on May 6, 2017. In her bid for re-election to the District 1 seat in the general election, incumbent Ana Maria Dueñez faced challengers Carlos Jesus Bustillos and Mitch Brice. Bustillos won election to the seat. Richard Couder ran unopposed and won the open District 3 seat by default. A runoff election for District 5 was held on June 10, 2017, for incumbent Paul Pearson and challenger Cruz Ochoa. They defeated Miguel Payan and Leila Melendez in the general election. Ochoa defeated Pearson in the runoff election to win his first term on the board. No one filed to run as a regular candidate for the District 7 seat. Write-in candidate Kathryn Hairston was appointed to that seat.[3][4][5][6]
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Kathryn Lucero was appointed to the board.[4]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathryn Lucero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Kathryn Lucero did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 7 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Qualifications for Office," accessed January 14, 2016
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Texas; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Ysleta Independent School District, "School Board," accessed March 6, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 El Paso County Elections Department, "Sample Ballot: Ysleta ISD (PDF)," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ El Paso County Elections, "May 6, 2017 - Uniform Election Unofficial Final Election Results," accessed May 6, 2017
- ↑ USA Today, "Bustillos unseats incumbent Dueñez in YISD District 1 race," May 7, 2017
