LJ Francis
LJ Francis (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Francis (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
LJ Francis was born in Jamaica.[1] Francis earned a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida.[2] His career experience includes working as an educator and an engineer with Nueces County.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2
LJ Francis defeated Victor Perez in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | LJ Francis (R) | 50.2 | 194,976 |
![]() | Victor Perez (D) ![]() | 49.8 | 193,578 |
Total votes: 388,554 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2
Victor Perez defeated Pete Garcia in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Victor Perez ![]() | 56.1 | 20,769 |
![]() | Pete Garcia | 43.9 | 16,252 |
Total votes: 37,021 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2
Victor Perez and Pete Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Thomas Garcia, Michael Vargas, and Wayne Raasch in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Victor Perez ![]() | 29.6 | 21,702 |
✔ | ![]() | Pete Garcia | 24.3 | 17,856 |
![]() | Thomas Garcia ![]() | 20.9 | 15,331 | |
![]() | Michael Vargas | 19.8 | 14,510 | |
Wayne Raasch | 5.4 | 3,974 |
Total votes: 73,373 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2
LJ Francis defeated Hilda Garza-DeShazo in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | LJ Francis | 57.5 | 38,009 |
![]() | Hilda Garza-DeShazo | 42.5 | 28,105 |
Total votes: 66,114 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
LJ Francis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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Candidate Texas State Board of Education District 2 |
Officeholder Texas State Board of Education District 2 |
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Footnotes
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Preceded by Ruben Cortez Jr. (D) |
Texas State Board of Education District 2 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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