Peggy Brewer
Peggy Brewer is the former District 3 representative on the Roswell Independent Schools school board in New Mexico. Brewer lost a re-election campaign in the by-district general election on February 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the five seats on the Roswell Independent Schools school board were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. The District 1, 3, and 5 seats were up for regular election to four-year terms, and the District 2 seat was up for special election to a two-year term. In her bid for re-election to District 1, incumbent Mona Kirk defeated challengers Timothy Aguilar and Jennifer Stanford. The race for the two-year term in District 2 featured appointed incumbent Nicole Austin and challenger Louis Mestas. Austin won the election. District 3 incumbent Peggy Brewer was defeated by challenger Alan Scott Gedde. In District 5, appointed incumbent Arturo Ibarra was also defeated. Challenger James Edwards won the seat.[1][2]
Results
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Alan Scott Gedde |
58.82% | 200 |
| Peggy Brewer Incumbent | 41.18% | 140 |
| Total Votes | 340 | |
| Source: Chaves County Clerk, "Roswell Independent School District 2017 School Board Election Canvass Totals," accessed February 22, 2017 | ||
Funding
Candidates in the Roswell Independent Schools election did not have to file campaign finance reports. The state only required campaign finance reporting for school districts with an enrollment of 12,000 students or more.[3]
2013
| Roswell Independent Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Peggy Brewer |
75.2% | 212 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jose G. Zavala | 24.8% | 70 | |
| Total Votes | 282 | |||
| Source: Abbey Smith, "Email communication with Chief Deputy Clerk Jeff Ortega at the Chaves County Clerk's Office," January 9, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2017
Brewer highlighted the following statement on her campaign website:
| “ | I am asking for your vote: I believe in education and its importance to successful and rewarding lives of our students. |
” |
| —Peggy Brewer (2017)[5] | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Roswell Daily Record, "Nine people file for Roswell school board seats; Incumbents in Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 will have their posts challenged," December 21, 2016
- ↑ Roswell Daily Record, "Roswell school board to get a new look; Two RISD incumbents retain their posts; two ousted by newcomers," February 7, 2017
- ↑ New Mexico Statutes, "Chapter 1. Elections: Article 22A. School District Campaign Reporting," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Dr. Peggy Brewer: About," accessed February 6, 2017
| Roswell Independent Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Chaves County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Mona Kirk • Timothy Aguilar • Jennifer Stanford District 2: • Incumbent, Nicole Austin • Louis Mestas District 3: • Incumbent, Peggy Brewer • Alan Scott Gedde District 5: • Incumbent, Arturo Ibarra • James Edwards |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
