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Rigo Rodriguez
Rigo Rodriguez was a member of the Santa Ana Unified School District in California, representing Trustee Area 1. He assumed office in 2023. He left office on December 13, 2024.
Rodriguez ran for re-election to the Santa Ana Unified School District to represent Trustee Area 1 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Santa Ana Unified School District, California, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Santa Ana Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1
Brenda Lebsack defeated incumbent Rigo Rodriguez in the general election for Santa Ana Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Lebsack (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 6,332 | |
 | Rigo Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 6,131 | |
| Total votes: 12,463 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rodriguez in this election.
2020
See also: Santa Ana Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Santa Ana Unified Board of Education on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carolyn Torres (Nonpartisan) | 25.6 | 34,452 |
| ✔ | | Rigo Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 29,406 |
| ✔ |  | Alfonso Alvarez (Nonpartisan) | 16.9 | 22,790 |
| Judith Carrillo (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 17,762 | ||
| Oscar Reyes (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 15,731 | ||
 | Cecilia Aguinaga (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 14,548 | |
| Total votes: 134,689 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the Santa Ana Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Cecilia Iglesias filed for re-election and faced six challengers: Mark McLoughlin, Beatriz Mendoza, Rigo Rodriguez, Alfonso Alvarez, Bruce Bauer, and Angie Rosario Cano.[1] Iglesias won re-election, and Rodriguez and Alvarez won the other seats on the ballot.[2]
Results
| Santa Ana Unified School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cecilia Iglesias Incumbent |
21.17% | 24,568 |
| Rigo Rodriguez |
18.86% | 21,894 |
| Alfonso Alvarez |
13.14% | 15,254 |
| Angie Rosario Cano | 13.11% | 15,215 |
| Mark McLoughlin | 11.76% | 13,645 |
| Bruce Bauer | 11.68% | 13,554 |
| Beatriz Mendoza | 10.28% | 11,931 |
| Total Votes | 116,061 | |
| Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General Election Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Funding
Rodriguez reported $17,535.00 in contributions and $14,926.41 in expenditures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, which left his campaign with $2,608.59 on hand as of October 22, 2016.[3]
Endorsements
Rodriguez was endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County, the Santa Ana Educators' Association, the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 41, the Santa Ana Police Department, and the community organization Evolve.[4][5][6][7]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rigo Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Rigo Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Santa Ana Unified School District school board Trustee Area 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Orange County, "Orange County Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 22, 2016
- ↑ Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Orange County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Democratic Party of Orange County, "Democratic Party of Orange County Official Endorsements for The November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ New Santa Ana, "Local education unions announce their endorsed SAUSD School Board candidates," July 29, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with tonicardinal@yahoo.com," September 6, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
