Michelle Rivas
Michelle Rivas was a member of the Twin Rivers Unified School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 2. She assumed office in 2014. She left office in 2024.
Rivas won re-election to the Twin Rivers Unified School District school board to represent Trustee Area 2 in California outright after the general election on June 7, 2022, was canceled.
Biography
Michelle Rivas is a resident of Sacramento County, California. Rivas studied at American River College before she began her career as an assistant to the deputy legislative secretary in the office of the governor of California during Pete Wilson's administration from 1994 to 1995. She spent 11 years as the manager of external affairs and as the legislative advocate for the California Dental Association until she left that position in 2010. Since then, Rivas has spent time as the executive director of the California Hospital Association and as the director of development and fundraising for the CDA Foundation.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Twin Rivers Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
The general election was canceled. Michelle Rivas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Michelle Rivas (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2014
Michelle Rivas defeated incumbent John Dexter in the race for the Area 2 seat in the general election on June 3, 2014. This was a rematch of the 2012 election that resulted in Dexter ousting Rivas from the seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Michelle Rivas |
62.2% | 1,508 | |
| Nonpartisan | John Dexter Incumbent | 37.6% | 911 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 7 | |
| Total Votes | 2,426 | |||
| Source: Sacramento County, "2014 Statewide Direct Primary," accessed July 10, 2014 | ||||
Funding
The Sacramento County Department of Voter Registration and Elections does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports.
Endorsements
Rivas received the following endorsements:[2]
- Current board members: Linda Fowler and Bob Bastian
- Labor organizations: Twin Rivers Police Officers Association
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | John Dexter |
53.9% | 9,098 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michelle Rivas Incumbent | 45.8% | 7,718 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 52 | |
| Total Votes | 16,868 | |||
| Source: Sacramento County, "Primary Election - June 5, 2012," accessed May 26, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michelle Rivas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Rivas provided a campaign statement in the voter guide published by The Sacramento Bee in 2014:
| “ | I am committed to expanding the GATE program, implementing an International Baccalaureate Program, reinstating the program for school site-based decision making with accountability measures and creating safe schools.[3] | ” |
| —The Sacramento Bee voter guide (2014)[4] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michelle Rivas," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Two former Twin Rivers Unified trustees seek to win back seats they lost in 2012," April 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The Sacramento Bee, "Voter Guide," accessed May 31, 2014 (dead link)
