Laura Perez-Reyes
Laura Perez-Reyes is a former Position 5 representative on the Brownsville Independent School District school board in Texas. Perez-Reyes won the seat in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Brownsville Independent School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. In the race for Position 3, incumbent Herman Powers Jr. faced challengers Josette Cruz, Phillip Cowen, Argelia Miller, and Jorge Valdez. Position 5 incumbent Caty Presas ran against three challengers: Erasmo Castro, Laura Castro, and Laura Perez-Reyes. State District Judge Elia Cornejo Lopez filed in the race but withdrew her candidacy on August 24, 2016.[1] Incumbent Minerva Peña faced challengers Rhonda Cavazos, Anna Hernandez-Oquin, Roberto Uresti, and Kent Whittemore for Position 6. Lastly, four challengers filed in the Position 7 race against incumbent Jose Chirinos: Sylvia Perez Atkinson, Rigo Bocanegra, Norberto Rangel, and Orlando Carlos Treviño. Cowen, Perez-Reyes, Peña, and Atkinson won election to their respective seats.[2]
Results
| Brownsville Independent School District, Position 5 General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laura Perez-Reyes |
35.32% | 11,861 |
| Erasmo Castro | 32.46% | 10,901 |
| Caty Presas-Garcia Incumbent | 17.78% | 5,971 |
| Laura Castro | 14.43% | 4,845 |
| Total Votes | 33,578 | |
| Source: Cameron County, Texas, "General Election," accessed December 15, 2016 | ||
See also
- Brownsville Independent School District, Texas
- Brownsville Independent School District elections (2016)
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