Mark Assaad
Mark Assaad was a candidate for the Place 1 seat Grapevine-Colleyville Board of Trustees in Texas. He lost election in a runoff election on June 13, 2015.
Biography
Assaad earned his B.S. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University in 1994. He later earned his master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix in 2005. Assaad has worked as a civil engineer with A.N.A. Consultants Inc. since 1994. He is also the president of the Grapevine-Colleyville Youth Football Association.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District featured two seats up for election. In the Place 1 race, three challengers — Mark Assaad, Mindy McClure and Kathleen Thompson — competed for an open seat since incumbent Kimberley Davis did not file for re-election. In the Place 2 race, incumbent Becky St. John faced challenger Jesse Hoffman. St. John won the Place 2 seat, while Assaad and McClure headed to a runoff election for the Place 1 seat. McClure triumphed over Assaad in that election on June 13, 2015.
Results
Runoff election
| Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Place 1 Runoff Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Mindy McClure |
54.6% | 1,461 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Assaad | 45.4% | 1,217 | |
| Total Votes | 2,678 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed June 13, 2015 | ||||
General election
| Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Assaad |
36.9% | 2,384 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mindy McClure |
34% | 2,196 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathleen Thompson | 29.2% | 1,886 | |
| Total Votes | 6,466 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Assaad reported $2,530.54 in contributions and $1,600.00 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $930.54 on hand as of June 5, 2015.[2]
Endorsements
Assaad was endorsed by the Metroplex bureau of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility.[3]
2014
Mark Assaad ran against board president Jorge Rodriguez for the Place 7 seat in the general election on May 10, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Jorge Rodriguez Incumbent |
52.1% | 2,088 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Assaad | 47.9% | 1,917 | |
| Total Votes | 4,005 | |||
| Source: Tarrant County Elections, "Cumulative Report-Official," May 21, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Assaad did not report any campaign contributions or expenditures to the district office prior to the election.[4]
Endorsements
Assaad was endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility ahead of the May 10, 2014 election.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
Assaad explained his reasons for running in 2014 on his campaign's Facebook page:
| “ |
I am an active Grapevine and Colleyville community leader who serves on local various boards and on my church board as the treasurer. As a community leader I believe the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District needs to reclaim its position as one of the top districts in the DFW area and State of Texas. My wife Kim and I moved our family to Grapevine in 2002 because of the great schools and exemplary ratings of the district. Since then we have seen the need to improve our current academic standards and become more responsible with our school funding. As a parent, property owner, and local business owner, I want to ensure our district continues to attract families, protect property values, and graduate successful students and future leaders. If elected, I will serve as a resource to the community, increase parental involvement and communication, address the academic and extra-curricular needs of our students, and be a fiscally responsible steward of our community by evaluating all capacities to streamline spending. |
” |
| —Mark Assaad's campaign Facebook page, (2014) | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mark + Assaad + Grapevine + Colleyville + School + District"
See also
- Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Texas
- Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District elections (2014)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mark N. Assaad," accessed February 14, 2014
- ↑ Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, "Mark Assaad Campaign Finance Report," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Empower Texans, "Metroplex 2015 Endorsements," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, "Board of Trustees Election 2014," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ Texans for Fiscal Responsbility, "Mark Assad: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, Place 7," April 17, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Mark Assaad for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustee Place 7," accessed May 2, 2014
| 2015 Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Elections | |
| Tarrant County, Texas | |
| Election date: | General election - May 9, 2015 Runoff election - June 13, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Mark Assaad • Mindy McClure • Kathleen Thompson Place 2: Incumbent, Becky St. John • Jesse Hoffman |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
| 2014 Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District Elections | |
| Grapevine, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 10, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Place 5: • Troy Greisen • Jesse Rodriguez Place 7: • Mark Assaad • Jorge Rodriguez |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
