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Richard Solis

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Prior offices
Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 5
Successor: Jaspreet Sidhu

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal
Profession
Human service caseworker

Richard Solis was a member of the Central Unified Board of Trustees in California, representing Trustee Area 5. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on December 13, 2024.

Solis ran for re-election to the Central Unified Board of Trustees to represent Trustee Area 5 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 5

Jaspreet Sidhu defeated incumbent Richard Solis in the general election for Central Unified School District Board of Trustees Trustee Area 5 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jaspreet Sidhu (Nonpartisan)
 
71.0
 
2,250
Richard Solis (Nonpartisan)
 
29.0
 
920

Total votes: 3,170
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Solis in this election.

2020

See also: Central Unified School District, California, elections (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Richard Solis (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

See also: Central Unified School District elections (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 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Richard Solis 40.95% 1,016
Randy Rocca 29.34% 728
Cynthia Berube Incumbent 28.98% 719
Write-in votes 0.48% 12
Total Votes 2,475
Source: Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Fresno County Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016

Funding

See also: Campaign finance in the Central Unified School District election

Solis 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

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Richard Solis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Richard Solis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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