Maria Flores (New Mexico)
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Maria Flores is the District 3 representative on the Las Cruces Public Schools school board in New Mexico. Flores won a new term in the by-district general election on February 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Three of the five seats on the Las Cruces Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. District 1 incumbent Chuck Davis and District 2 incumbent Barbara Hall did not file to run for re-election, leaving two seats open for new members. Ray Jaramillo ran unopposed and won the District 1 seat. The District 2 race featured candidates Terrie Dallman, Ronald Fitzherbert, Allison Smith, and Charles Wendler, and Dallman won the election. District 3 incumbent Maria Flores defeated challengers MaryLou Barrio, Wanda Bowman, and Gerald Miller to win another term on the board.[1][2][3] Wendler unofficially withdrew from the District 2 race, and Barrio unofficially withdrew from the District 3 race. Their names still appeared on the ballot.[4]
Results
| Las Cruces Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Maria Flores Incumbent |
65.18% | 831 |
| Wanda Bowman | 31.37% | 400 |
| Gerald Miller | 2.43% | 31 |
| MaryLou Barrio | 1.02% | 13 |
| Total Votes | 1,275 | |
| Source: Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Janice Giron, Doña Ana County Elections Staff Coordinator," April 10, 2017 | ||
Funding
Flores reported $6,440.00 in contributions and $5,645.00 in expenditures to the New Mexico Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $795.00 on hand in the election.[5]
Endorsements
Flores was endorsed by the National Education Association (NEA)-Las Cruces and the Classified School Employees Council (CSEC) of Las Cruces.[6]
2013
| Las Cruces Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Flores Incumbent |
75.4% | 641 | |
| Nonpartisan | Beverly K. Hine | 24.6% | 209 | |
| Total Votes | 850 | |||
| Source: Dona Ana County, "School Board Election February 5, 2013 Official Results," accessed December 17, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Flores highlighted the following vision on her campaign website:
| “ | If re-elected, Maria will continue to be a positive force for our schools.
She will:
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” |
| —Maria Flores (2017)[8] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Las Cruces Bulletin, "Nine file for three Las Cruces school board seats," December 21, 2016
- ↑ Doña Ana County Bureau of Elections, "School Board Elections: February 7, 2017," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Doña Ana County post on February 7, 2017," accessed February 8, 2017
- ↑ Las Cruces Public Schools, "Early Voting Ends Friday, Feb. 3 for School Board Races," accessed February 6, 2017
- ↑ New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, "Public Reports: Search Candidates," accessed April 4, 2017
- ↑ National Education Association Las Cruces, "NEA-Las Cruces & CSEC-Las Cruces Candidates endorsed for the 2017 LCPS School Board Election," accessed January 30, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Maria Flores for Las Cruces Public School Board, District 3, "Home," accessed February 6, 2017
| Las Cruces Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Dona Ana County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Ray Jaramillo District 2: • Terrie Dallman • Ronald Fitzherbert • Allison Smith • Charles Wendler District 3: • Incumbent, Maria Flores • MaryLou Barrio • Wanda Bowman • Gerald Miller |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
