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Michael Vargas (Texas)

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Michael Vargas
Image of Michael Vargas
Prior offices
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Place 1
Elections and appointments
Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

High school

San Benito High School

Bachelor's

Brown University

Graduate

University of Missouri

Personal
Birthplace
San Benito, Texas
Profession
Government administrator
Contact

Personal website

Michael Vargas was a member of the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District school board in Texas, representing Place 1. Vargas assumed office in 2015. Vargas left office in 2019.

Vargas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 2. Vargas lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Vargas represented Place 1 on the San Benito Board of Trustees in Texas. He was first elected to the board in the general election on May 9, 2015.[1]

Biography

Michael Vargas was born in San Benito, Texas. Vargas graduated from San Benito High School in 2005. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Brown University and a master's degree in secondary education from the University of Missouri. Vargas' career experience includes working as the assistant director of public affairs with the City of Pharr, a social studies teacher with Teach for America, a school accountability manager with Hazelwood School District, and a congressional intern with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Presidential Classroom. He served with the Social Justice Awareness Movement (So.J.A.M.).[2][3]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2

LJ Francis defeated Victor Perez in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of LJ Francis
LJ Francis (R)
 
50.2
 
194,976
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez (D) Candidate Connection
 
49.8
 
193,578

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 388,554
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victor Perez defeated Pete Garcia in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez Candidate Connection
 
56.1
 
20,769
Image of Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia
 
43.9
 
16,252

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 37,021
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victor Perez and Pete Garcia advanced to a runoff. They defeated Thomas Garcia, Michael Vargas, and Wayne Raasch in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Victor Perez
Victor Perez Candidate Connection
 
29.6
 
21,702
✔
Image of Pete Garcia
Pete Garcia
 
24.3
 
17,856
Image of Thomas Garcia
Thomas Garcia Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
15,331
Image of Michael Vargas
Michael Vargas
 
19.8
 
14,510
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Wayne Raasch
 
5.4
 
3,974

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 73,373
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

LJ Francis defeated Hilda Garza-DeShazo in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of LJ Francis
LJ Francis
 
57.5
 
38,009
Image of Hilda Garza-DeShazo
Hilda Garza-DeShazo
 
42.5
 
28,105

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 66,114
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Campaign finance

2015

See also: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District elections (2015)

Opposition

Three seats of the seven seats on the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees were up for election on May 9, 2015. Incumbent Fatima Huerta ran for re-election to the Place 3 seat instead of her Place 1 seat. She faced Place 3 incumbent Yliana Gonzalez and former Place 4 incumbent Joe Gonzalez on the ballot.[4]

The open Place 1 race featured Michael Vargas and returning candidate Rene Salinas. Orlando Lopez, also a returning candidate, challenged Place 2 incumbent Anna Cruz in her re-election bid.[4]

Vargas defeated Salinas for the Place 1 seat. In Place 2, incumbent Cruz won re-election. Joe Gonzalez defeated Yliana Gonzalez and Fatima Huerta for the Place 3 seat.

Results

San Benito Consolidated Independent School District,
Place 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Vargas 60.7% 1,516
     Nonpartisan Rene Salinas 39.3% 983
Total Votes 2,499
Source: Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with Public Information Officer for San Benito CISD Isabel C. González, January 13, 2016

Funding

Vargas reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of May 7, 2015.[5]

Endorsements

Vargas received no official endorsements as of April 7, 2015.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2015

Vargas provided the following statements on his campaign website:

“ Access to a quality education in the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is the key to success for ALL San Benito residents. Our students, teachers, and community deserve better leaders who actually understand our education system.

I believe the residents of San Benito deserve:

RESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP

  • Make decisions that align with educational priorities.
  • Establish greater transparency with all budgetary and human resource decisions.
  • Always keep students’ interests in mind, with sound financial resources.

MODERN SCHOOL SYSTEMS

  • Make sure resource allocation is equitable for all campuses.
  • Invest more in STEM initiatives and technology for all classrooms.
  • Promote a Capital Investment Project Fund that puts a focus on better resource stewardship for our students.

COMPETITIVE STUDENTS

  • Raise and maintain high academic expectations for all stakeholders – students, parents, and community at large.
  • Support individual success not only for the top quartile of students, but proactively invest in the bottom quartile students as well.
  • Align priorities with a higher education and beyond focus – provide students with knowledge and skills that will allow them to adapt and grow with a changing job market, and become creative thinkers, problem solvers and communicators.
  • Build an early learning system that meets the diverse needs of families with programs and services that are accessible, affordable and high quality.[6]
 ”
—Michael Vargas' campaign website (2015)[7]

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External links

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Cameron County Clerk, "Summary Rept-group Detail: Unofficial Until Canvass," accessed May 9, 2015
    2. ↑ Michael Vargas for SBCISD School Board, "About Michael," accessed April 7, 2015
    3. ↑ Michael Vargas For Texas State Board of Education, District 2, "About," accessed February 10, 2022
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Celia Longoria, San Benito CISD Director of Communications," March 2, 2015
    5. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 7, 2015
    6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    7. ↑ Michael Vargas for SBCISD School Board, "Issues," accessed April 7, 2015
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