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Linda Abril
Linda Abril a former Ward 5 representative on the Phoenix Union High School District Governing Board in Arizona. She was first appointed to the board in May 1994.
At the end of her 2014 term, Abril was the third-longest serving board member in the history of the district.
Biography
Abril attended Phoenix Union High School. She worked for the Arizona Department of Economic Security as a child support enforcement officer for 24 years. She retired in 2000.[1]
Elections
2014
The 2014 election for Phoenix Union High School's Governing Board was canceled due to a lack of contested races. While Benjamin Fisher filed to challenge Ward 1 incumbent Randy D. Schiller in his bid for a second term on the board, he later withdrew from the race leaving Schiller unopposed. Newcomers Stanford Prescott in Ward 2 and Stephanie Parra in Ward 3 ran for open seats as Richard M. Gallego, the incumbent for Ward 2, and Amy Kobeta, the incumbent for Ward 3, had not filed to run for re-election as of August 25, 2014. Incumbents Laura Pastor and Linda Abril ran for re-election in Wards 4 and 5, respectively.[2]
Results
The Maricopa County Education Service Agency recommended that the election be canceled and that the unopposed candidates be appointed to the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[3] The board of supervisors elected to do so at their September 10, 2014, meeting.[4] Abril was appointed to retain her seat on the governing board.
Funding
Abril reported no contributions or expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office as of August 14, 2014.[5]
Endorsements
Abril received no official endorsements.
2010
The 2010 election for Ward 5 was canceled as incumbent Linda Abril ran unopposed to retain the seat.[6]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Linda + Abril + Phoenix + Union + High + School + District"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Phoenix Union High School District, "Governing Board," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcandidates - ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Recommended Cancellations," September 8, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, "FORMAL MEETING SUMMARY, Wednesday, September 10, 2014," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Search," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ The Arizona Republic, "Candidates for some Phoenix governing boards may be appointed," August 31, 2010
| 2014 Phoenix Union High School District Elections | |
| Maricopa County, Arizona | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 - Canceled |
| Candidates: | Ward 1: • Incumbent, Randy D. Schiller • Benjamin Fisher
Ward 2: • Stanford Prescott
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| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
