Rusty DeBorde
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Rusty DeBorde is a former Position 2 member on the Pearland school board in Texas. He was defeated by Mike Floyd in the by-district general election on May 6, 2017.
On May 10, 2014, he triumphed over challenger Suzanne Johnson in the general election.
Biography
DeBorde was the owner of Texas Signature Builders when first elected to the board. He graduated from Pearland ISD in 1988 and has his bachelor's degree from Stephen F. Austin State University. He and his wife, Keri, a district teacher, have two daughters who attended Pearland ISD schools.[1]
Elections
2017
Three of seven seats on the Pearland Independent School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. Incumbent Charles Gooden Jr. was the sole candidate to file for the Position 1 seat. Challenger Mike Floyd defeated incumbent Rusty DeBorde in the race for Position 2. Incumbent Pam Boegler defeated challengers Trevor Hale and Al Lloyd in the race for Position 3.[2][3]
Results
| Pearland Independent School District, Position 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mike Floyd |
54.17% | 3,076 |
| Rusty DeBorde Incumbent | 45.83% | 2,602 |
| Total Votes | 5,678 | |
| Source: Brazoria County Clerk, "Pearland Independent School District General Election Cumulative Report," accessed September 20, 2017 | ||
2014
Rusty DeBorde ran against challenger Suzanne Johnson for election on May 10, 2014 for the Position 2 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Rusty DeBorde |
54.4% | 1,326 | |
| Nonpartisan | Suzanne Johnson | 45.6% | 1,112 | |
| Total Votes | 2,438 | |||
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Susan Cunningham of Brazoria Elections Office," March 4, 2015 | ||||
Funding
DeBorde did not file a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.[4]
Endorsements
DeBorde did not receive an endorsement in this election.
2011
| Pearland Independent School District, Position 2, 3-year term, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Rusty DeBorde |
64.6% | 1,951 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trevor S. Hale | 35.4% | 1,070 | |
| Total Votes | 3,021 | |||
| Source: Brazoria County Clerk, "2011 Joint Election," accessed May 7, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2014
DeBorde stated that following about his campaign in a Q&A with The Pearland Journal:[5]
| “ |
Why do you want to be a school board member? |
” |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Rusty + DeBorde + Pearland + Independent + School + District + Texas"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pearland Independent School District, "2013-2014 Board Members," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Pearland ISD, "Election Information," accessed March 13, 2017
- ↑ Brazoria County Clerk, "Pearland Independent School District General Election Cumulative Report — Unofficial," accessed May 6, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 29, 2014
- ↑ The Pearland Journal, "Pearland ISD School Board Position Two Candidate Survey," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Pearland Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Brazoria County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Position 1: • Incumbent, Charles Gooden Jr. Position 2: • Incumbent, Rusty DeBorde • Mike Floyd Position 3: • Incumbent, Pam Boegler • Trevor Hale • Al Lloyd |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
