Rachel Gonzales
Rachel Gonzales was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Albuquerque Public Schools school board in New Mexico. Gonzales was defeated in the by-district general election on February 7, 2017.
Elections
2017
Four of the seven seats on the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education were up for by-district general election on February 7, 2017. In his bid for re-election to District 3, incumbent Lorenzo Garcia defeated challengers Ali Ennenga, Amy Legant, and Charles White. District 5 incumbent Steven Michael Quezada and District 6 incumbent Don Duran did not file to run for re-election, leaving both seats open for newcomers. Four candidates—Annie Bell-Rahman, Rachel Gonzales, Kayla Marshall, and Candelaria Patterson—ran for the District 5 seat, and Patterson won the race. Six candidates—Abbas Ali Akhil, Elizabeth Armijo, C. Douglas Brown, Melissa Finch, Paula Maes, and Paul Sievert—ran for the District 6 seat, and Armijo won. The race for the District 7 seat featured incumbent David Peercy and challengers Ian Burch, William Steinberg, and Brian Tierney. Peercy won re-election to the board.[1] A total of six candidates withdrew from the race before their names were put on the ballot: R. Jason Vaillancourt in District 3, Than-Lan Sena, Alex Villanueva, and Anne Young in District 5, Stephen Verchinski in District 6, and Sina-Aurelia Pleasant-Soul in District 7.[2][3]
Results
| Albuquerque Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Candelaria Patterson |
56.83% | 1,024 |
| Kayla Marshall | 26.86% | 484 |
| Rachel Gonzales | 11.71% | 211 |
| Annie Bell-Rahman | 4.61% | 83 |
| Total Votes | 1,802 | |
| Source: Bernalillo County Clerk, "APS/CNM School Board Election February 7, 2017," accessed February 22, 2017 and Bernalillo County Clerk, "APS/CNM School Board Election was certified Friday, Feb. 10th, 2017," February 13, 2017 | ||
Funding
Gonzales reported no contributions or expenditures to the New Mexico Secretary of State in the election.[4]
Campaign themes
2017
Gonzales participated in a questionnaire provided by the Albuquerque school district. Click here to read her responses.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bernalillo County Clerk, "APS/CNM School Board Election February 7, 2017 Unofficial Results," accessed February 7, 2017
- ↑ Bernalillo County, "2017 School Board Election Candidates," accessed February 1, 2017
- ↑ Albuquerque Journal, "APS board election attracts 24 candidates," December 20, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Campaign Finance Information System, "Public Reports: Search Candidates," accessed April 4, 2017
| Albuquerque Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Bernalillo County, New Mexico | |
| Election date: | February 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 3: • Incumbent, Lorenzo Garcia • Ali Ennenga • Amy Legant • Charles White District 5: • Annie Bell-Rahman • Rachel Gonzales • Kayla Marshall • Candelaria Patterson District 6: • Abbas Ali Akhil • Elizabeth Armijo • C. Douglas Brown • Melissa Finch • Paula Maes • Paul Sievert District 7: • Incumbent, David Peercy • Ian Burch • William Steinberg • Brian Tierney |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
