Omar Yanar

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Omar Yanar

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

High school

Franklin High School

Bachelor's

Stanford University

Graduate

Stanford University

Personal

Profession

Executive

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

Biography

Omar Yanar graduated from Franklin High School. Yanar earned a bachelor's degree in political science and history and a master's degree in education from Stanford University, and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. His career experience includes founding and working as the CEO and superintendent of the El Paso Leadership Academy (EPLA). Yanar co-founded Progress321.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Melissa Ortega defeated Michael Stevens in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Ortega (D)	55.8	247,093
		Michael Stevens (R)	44.2	195,794

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 442,887
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Melissa Ortega defeated Laura Marquez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Ortega	57.5	32,123
		Laura Marquez	42.5	23,776

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,899
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Melissa Ortega and Laura Marquez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Omar Yanar in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melissa Ortega	46.1	42,374
✔		Laura Marquez	35.4	32,504
		Omar Yanar	18.5	17,008

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,886
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1

Michael Stevens defeated Lani Popp in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 1 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Stevens	63.6	39,865
		Lani Popp	36.4	22,772

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 62,637
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Campaign themes

2022

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