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Maricruz Del Villar Abbott
Maricruz Del Villar Abbott was a candidate for the Place 1 seat on the McAllen Board of Trustees in Texas. She was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Biography
Abbott is a graduate of McAllen Memorial High School and the University of Texas at Austin. She has served as a volunteer on various committees in the district, including the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Committee and the Facilities Forecast & Advisory Committee. She and her husband, Cole, have two children.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the McAllen Independent School District featured four seats up for election. In the Place 1 race, four challengers competed for the seat since incumbent Debbie Crane Aliseda did not file for re-election. They were Maricruz Del Villar Abbott, Dalinda Gonzalez Alcantar, Enedelia Olivarez and Marco Suarez. Place 2 incumbent Hilda Garza-DeShazo faced Conrado Alvarado and Don Delaney. In the Place 4 race, incumbent Erica de la Garza-Lopez competed against Tony Forina. Place 5 incumbent Daniel Vela ran unopposed.
Results
| McAllen Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Marco Suarez |
36.7% | 3,122 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maricruz Del Villar Abbott | 31.4% | 2,672 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dalinda Gonzalez Alcantar | 24% | 2,043 | |
| Nonpartisan | Enedelia Olivarez | 7.8% | 661 | |
| Total Votes | 8,498 | |||
| Source: Hidalgo County Clerk, "Mcallen I.s.d.- May 9, 2015 Election: Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Abbott reported $19,450 in contributions and $21,789.90 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left her campaign with $2,339.90 in debt as of April 9, 2015.[2]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[3]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[4]
Endorsements
Del Villar Abbott did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- McAllen Independent School District, Texas
- McAllen Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Page Info," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ McAllen Independent School District, "Maricruz Del Villar Abbott Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
