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Marta Perez
Marta Pérez was a member of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board in Florida, representing District 8. Pérez assumed office in 1998. Pérez left office on November 22, 2022.
Pérez ran for re-election to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board to represent District 8 in Florida. Pérez lost in the primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
Perez earned a Ph.D. in education from the University of Miami. She also holds a J.D. from St. Thomas University. Perez taught at district schools prior to her retirement.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 8
Monica Colucci won election outright against incumbent Marta Pérez in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 8 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Monica Colucci (Nonpartisan) | 53.7 | 19,322 |
 | Marta Pérez (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 16,649 | |
| Total votes: 35,971 | |||
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2018
Incumbent Marta Perez was unopposed in the election for District 8 on the Miami-Dade County school board. Since only one candidate filed, the election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.
2014
The August 26, 2014 general election in Miami-Dade County featured four seats up for election. District 4 incumbent Perla Tabares Hantman defeated challenger Duysevi "Sevi" Miyar in the general election. Marta Perez won re-election to the District 8 seat against newcomer Lawrence "Larry" Orihuela. Incumbents Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall and Raquel A. Regalado won re-election without opposition in Districts 2 and 6, respectively.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Marta Perez Incumbent |
83.1% | 19,191 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lawrence "Larry" Orihuela | 16.9% | 3,889 | |
| Total Votes | 23,080 | |||
| Source: Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, "August 26, 2014 Primary Elections," accessed June 10, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Perez reported $167,168.73 in contributions and loans and $11,858.42 in expenditures to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, as of July 21, 2014.[2]
Endorsements
Perez received the endorsement of United Teachers of Dane prior to the election.[3]
2010
Perez ran unopposed and won re-election without appearing on the ballot in 2010. She previously ran unopposed for re-election in 2002 and 2006.[1]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marta Pérez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miami Herald, "Miami-Dade School Board veteran Pérez draws first challenger," June 2, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, "Candidates - Running for Office, Campaign Reports, and Qualifying Documents," accessed July 22, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "We Educate Miami," June 13, 2014
