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Maria Ysaac
Maria Ysaac was a candidate for at-large representative on the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools school board in Kansas. Ysaac was defeated in the at-large general election on November 7, 2017.
Ysaac previously ran for a seat on the board. She was defeated in the general election on April 7, 2015.
Biography
Yssac works as certified Spanish interpreter with government agencies.[1]
Elections
2017
Five of the seven seats on the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education in Kansas were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Three of the seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and two of the seats were up for special election to two-year terms due to appointments on the board. In the election for the three four-year terms, incumbent Irene Caudillo lost her seat as Maxine Drew, Wanda Brownlee Paige, and Stacy Yeager won election. Challengers Joseph Straws III and Maria Ysaac also lost. In the special election, appointed incumbent Janey Humphries and newcomer Harold Brown won two-year terms, defeating incumbent Rick Behrens and challengers Harold Brown and Korri Hall-Thompson.[2][3][4]
Results
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Stacy Yeager |
21.38% | 5,077 |
| Maxine Drew |
19.80% | 4,701 |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige |
18.19% | 4,318 |
| Irene Caudillo Incumbent | 15.85% | 3,764 |
| Joseph Straws III | 13.07% | 3,102 |
| Maria Ysaac | 11.43% | 2,713 |
| Write-in votes | 0.28% | 67 |
| Total Votes | 23,742 | |
| Source: Wyandotte County, "2017 General Election (Results): Official Results," accessed November 17, 2017 | ||
Funding
The Wyandotte County Election Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Ysaac was endorsed by Equality Kansas.[5]
2015
Four seats on the Kansas City Board of Education were up for election on April 7, 2015. At-large incumbents George Breidenthal, Brenda Jones, Gloria Willis, and Christal Watson's seats were up for election. Watson was the only incumbent not to file to run for re-election. The three incumbents seeking to retain their seats faced the following five challengers: Irene Caudillo, Korri Hall-Thompson, Janey Humphries, Valdenia Winn, and Maria Ysaac. Breidenthal, Jones, and Willis retained their seats, and Winn won her first term on the board as the fourth-highest vote recipient in the election.[6][7]
Results
| Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Gloria Willis Incumbent |
17.9% | 3,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | George Breidenthal Incumbent |
15.9% | 3,088 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brenda Jones Incumbent |
15.6% | 3,038 | |
| Nonpartisan | Valdenia Winn |
15% | 2,919 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maria Ysaac | 10.5% | 2,049 | |
| Nonpartisan | Irene Caudillo | 10.3% | 2,003 | |
| Nonpartisan | Janey Humphries | 7.8% | 1,512 | |
| Nonpartisan | Korri Hall-Thompson | 6.7% | 1,294 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 62 | |
| Total Votes | 19,443 | |||
| Source: Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "Election Summary Report Wyandotte County General Election 04-07-2015," April 13, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Ysaac reported no contributions or expenditures to the Wyandotte County Election Office as of February 12, 2015.
The Wyandotte County Election Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at editor@ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia was able to confirm no contributions or expenditures were reported as of February 12, 2015.[8]
Endorsements
Ysaac was endorsed by MainPAC.[9]
Campaign themes
2015
In an interview with KCHispanicNews.com, Ysaac stated her desire to provide a voice for and connection with district parents whose first language was not English. She said she hoped to provide access to technology that would help such parents teach their children to read in both their first language and English. Ysaac also stated that she wanted to focus on budget cuts that had been made to school programs, including the district's Sumner Academy.[1]
Ysaac also commented on representing Latino voices in local politics, saying:
| “ | Running for the school board is a natural progression of what I have been doing as a community activist. I have been involved with other candidates campaigns and enjoyed it. I think it is very important that we participate in the political process. I am just finding my political voice. I have always been a person who supported issues that would help our teachers empower our students with the knowledge and technology they need to move ahead and help our students reach their dreams.[10] | ” |
| —Maria Ysaac (2015)[1] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, Kansas
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools elections (2017)
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools elections (2015)
- Hot tub Gatorade, turnout in Peoria and the Wisconsin state budget... (April 8, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 KCHispanicNews.com, "Maria Cecilia Ysaac is running for a seat on the USD500 school district board," March 12, 2015
- ↑ Wyandotte County Election Office, "2017 Candidate Filings," accessed June 2, 2017
- ↑ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, "Board Vacancy Notice: At-large Member to Fill Vacancy for the Remainder of the Unexpired Term," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, "Special Meeting Agenda (Monday, April 17, 2017)," accessed May 30, 2017
- ↑ Equality Kansas, "2017 Municipal and School Board Primary Election Endorsements," July 16, 2017
- ↑ Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "2015 City/School Election Unofficial Candidate List," January 27, 2015
- ↑ Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City Election Office, "Unofficial 2015 City General Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Frances D. Sheppard, Wyandotte County Election Office Assistant Election Commissioner," February 12, 2015
- ↑ MainePAC, "MainPAC Endorsements," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Elections | |
| Wyandotte County, Kansas | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, George Breidenthal • Incumbent, Brenda Jones • Incumbent, Gloria Willis • Irene Caudillo • Korri Hall-Thompson • Janey Humphries • Valdenia Winn • Maria Ysaac |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
