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Maria Mendez (California school board member)
Maria Mendez was a member of the Stockton Unified School District school board in California, representing Area 5. Mendez assumed office in 2014. Mendez left office on December 9, 2022.
Mendez ran for re-election to the Stockton Unified School District school board to represent Area 5 in California. Mendez won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Mendez graduated from Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, earned an associate degree from San Joaquin Delta College and a bachelor's from St. Mary’s College. She is a member of the Cleveland Elementary PTA, SSC and ELAC.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Stockton Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5
Incumbent Maria Mendez defeated Kitty Ruhstaller and Grant Gilson in the general election for Stockton Unified School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Mendez (Nonpartisan) | 39.9 | 1,883 |
| Kitty Ruhstaller (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 1,809 | ||
| Grant Gilson (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,031 | ||
| Total votes: 4,723 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
The election in Stockton Unified featured four seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Incumbents David Varela, David L. Midura and Steven L. Smith, from Trustee Areas 5, 6 and 7, respectively, were up for re-election. The Trustee Area 2 seat was also up for election but, due to term limits, incumbent Salvador Ramirez could not run for re-election.
Challenger M. Andrea Leyva Burrise defeated Yarikza Comparan, Angelann Flores and Vincent Stephen Sayles for the Trustee Area 2 seat. Maria Mendez defeated Varela and fellow challenger Marc Zamarripa in Trustee Area 5. Angela Phillips also won election to the board after defeating Midura and fellow challenger Tariq Khan in Trustee Area 6. Smith defeated challengers Patricia Hague and Samuel "Sammy" Nunez to retain the Trustee Area 7 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Maria Mendez |
39.4% | 1,115 | |
| Nonpartisan | David Varela Incumbent | 36.6% | 1,037 | |
| Nonpartisan | Marc Zamarripa | 23.2% | 656 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 25 | |
| Total Votes | 2,833 | |||
| Source: San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results: November 4, 2014 General Election," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Mendez reported $9,390.00 in contributions and $13,359.60 in expenditures to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, leaving her with a cash balance of $145.00 as of October 18, 2014.[2]
See also
- Stockton Unified School District, California
- Stockton Unified School District elections (2018)
- Stockton Unified School District elections (2014)
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Footnotes
| Stockton Unified School District elections in 2018 | |
| San Joaquin County, California | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
