Phillip Cervantes
Phillip Cervantes was a member of the Central Unified Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 3. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 13, 2024.
Cervantes ran for re-election to the Central Unified Board of Trustees to represent Trustee Area 3 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Central Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3
Natalie Chavez defeated incumbent Phillip Cervantes in the general election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Natalie Chavez (Nonpartisan) | 61.3 | 2,261 | |
| Phillip Cervantes (Nonpartisan) | 38.7 | 1,426 | ||
| Total votes: 3,687 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Central Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3
Incumbent Phillip Cervantes defeated Corbin Gunstream in the general election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Phillip Cervantes (Nonpartisan) | 50.6 | 2,280 | |
| Corbin Gunstream (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 2,225 | ||
| Total votes: 4,505 | |||
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2016
Three of the seven seats on the Central Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Leonard Ramirez did not file for re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. Candidates Phillip Cervantes and Maria Petrogonas Brar vied for the seat, and Cervantes won. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 5, incumbent Cynthia Berube faced challengers Randy Rocca and Richard Solis. Solis was elected to the seat. In Trustee Area 6, incumbent Terry Cox defeated challenger Richard Martinez Jr.[1][2]
Results
| Central Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Phillip Cervantes |
50.60% | 1,558 |
| Maria Petrogonas Brar | 48.81% | 1,503 |
| Write-in votes | 0.58% | 18 |
| Total Votes | 3,079 | |
| Source: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Fresno County Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Cervantes filed an exemption form detailing he would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, he did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Phillip Cervantes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Fresno County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County, "Fresno County Unofficial Final Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "CampaignDocs eRetrieval: Search by Candidate's Last Name," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
