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LJ Francis

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LJ Francis
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Republican Party

Texas State Board of Education District 2
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Education

Graduate

University of South Florida

Personal
Profession
Engineer
Contact

Official website

Campaign website

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Personal Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

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
✔
Image of LJ Francis
LJ Francis (R)
 
50.2
 
194,976
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.8
 
193,578

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez Candidate Connection
 
56.1
 
20,769
Image of Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia
 
43.9
 
16,252

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
21,702
✔
Image of Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia
 
24.3
 
17,856
Image of Thomas Garcia
Thomas Garcia Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
15,331
Image of Michael Vargas
Michael Vargas
 
19.8
 
14,510
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Wayne Raasch
 
5.4
 
3,974

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of LJ Francis
LJ Francis
 
57.5
 
38,009
Image of Hilda Garza-DeShazo
Hilda Garza-DeShazo
 
42.5
 
28,105

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,114
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Campaign finance

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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External links

Candidate

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Facebook, "Lj for Texas-State Board of Education District 2," accessed February 10, 2022
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 LJ Francis for Texas State Board of Education, "About LJ," accessed February 10, 2022

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