Rhonda Zacharias
Rhonda Zacharias was the District 7 incumbent on the Lamar Consolidated Board of Trustees in Texas. First elected to the board in 2011, she was defeated in the general election on May 9, 2015.
Biography
Zacharias is a technology professional employed by BMC Software, Inc. She has more than 25 years of information technology experience in the oil and gas, software and transportation industries.[1]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District featured three seats up for election.
District 7 incumbent Rhonda Zacharias was the only incumbent to file for re-election. She faced challengers Melisa Roberts and Mark Wiatrek. Roberts defeated Zacharias.
In the District 4 race, three candidates vied for the seat held by Julie Thompson. They were Tyson Harrell, Sofia Sheikh and Joy Williams. Harrell won the open seat.
District 5 featured four candidates: Kimberly Ashley, Lynn Franklin, Sharon Lovelady and James Steenbergen. Incumbent Dar Hakimzadeh chose not to seek re-election of his seat, which Steenbergen won, instead.
Results
| Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Melisa Roberts |
57.5% | 429 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rhonda Zacharias Incumbent | 34% | 254 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mark Wiatrek | 8.4% | 63 | |
| Total Votes | 746 | |||
| Source: Fort Bend County, Texas, "Official Results," accessed June 1, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Zacharias did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
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See also
- Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
- Lamar Consolidated Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
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Footnotes
| 2015 Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Elections | |
| Fort Bend County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 4: Tyson Harrell • Sofia Sheikh • Joy Williams District 5: Kimberly Ashley • Lynn Franklin • Sharon Lovelady • James Steenbergen |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
