Roberto Velasco

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Roberto Velasco

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 1, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Southern Methodist University, 2007

Other

Texas A&M University, Commerce, 2019

Personal

Profession

School administrator

Roberto Velasco (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 12. Velasco lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.

Biography

Roberto Velasco earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from Southern Methodist University in 2007, a master's degree in educational administration and supervision from Concordia University Texas in 2015, and a doctorate in educational administration and superintendency from Texas A&M University at Commerce in 2019. Velasco's career experience includes working as a school administrator and principal fellow with the Dallas Independent School District.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Incumbent Pam Little defeated Alex Cornwallis, Christy Mowrey, and Rosiland Davis in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little (R)	61.0	400,089
		Alex Cornwallis (D)	36.1	236,589
		Christy Mowrey (L)	2.8	18,671
	Submit photo	Rosiland Davis (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	219

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Alex Cornwallis defeated Roberto Velasco in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Cornwallis	51.4	28,985
		Roberto Velasco	48.6	27,403

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,388
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Incumbent Pam Little advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Little	100.0	121,622

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 12

Christy Mowrey advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 12 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Christy Mowrey (L)

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Campaign themes

2022

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