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Ray Martinez (California)
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Ray Martinez represents Trustee Area 7 on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the seat in the recall election against incumbent John Anthony Mueller on August 23, 2016.[1][2][3]
Elections
2016
An effort to recall John Mueller from his position on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education was on the ballot on August 23, 2016. The recall was successful, ousting Mueller from his seat and electing Ray Martinez in his place.[1][3][4] Mueller's recall notice provided six reasons for the recall effort, including a failure to communicate with constituents in his trustee area, poor test scores across the district, and nepotism.[5] Mueller responded by saying his personal cellphone number was always available through the district and that he believed in hiring those most qualified for the job.[6] Martinez, a former firefighter and Los Banos resident, was the only candidate to run to replace Mueller in the recall election.[2]
Results
| John Mueller, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 182 | 51.85% | ||
| Retain | 169 | 48.15% | ||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
| Mueller's successor candidate, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Ray Martinez | 187 | 96.89% | ||
 Write-in votes | 6 | 3.11% | ||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
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See also
- Los Banos Unified School District, California
- John Mueller recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Merced Sun-Star, "Second Los Banos school trustee facing citizen recall," June 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Merced Sun-Star, "Los Banos school board member fights against recall," July 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Assistant Registrar of Voters David Sullivan," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Recall notice served to Los Banos Unified trustee," December 10, 2015
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Mueller responds to recall notice," December 17, 2015
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