San Angelo Independent School District elections (2017)
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Four of seven seats on the San Angelo Independent School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on May 6, 2017. Incumbents Bill Dendle (District 1) and Ami Mizell-Flint (District 4) ran unopposed. Newcomer Taylor Kingman also ran unopposed for the open seat in District 3. Because of lack of opposition, the elections for District 1, 3, and 4 were canceled.[1] In District 2, incumbent Art Hernandez defeated challenger Eli Esquivel in his bid for re-election.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The San Angelo board of trustees consists of seven members elected to staggered four-year terms. Six seats are elected by district, and one seat is elected at large.[3] Three seats were up for general election in May 2015, and four seats were up for general election on May 6, 2017.
School board candidates had to submit paperwork with the school district secretary by February 17, 2017. Each candidate had to be at least 18 years old, a registered voter, a resident of the state for at least 12 months, and a resident of the district for at least six months. To cast a ballot in the election, citizens had to register to vote by April 6, 2017. For information on the voter identification requirements in Texas, please click here.[4]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
Due to lack of opposition, the election was canceled and Dendle automatically re-elected.
Candidates
Bill Dendle 
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District 2
Results
| San Angelo Independent School District, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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 Art Hernandez Incumbent |
75.11% | 353 |
| Eli Esquivel | 24.89% | 117 |
| Total Votes | 470 | |
| Source: Tom Green County, "City of San Angelo/School Districts - Official Ballot - May 6, 2017," accessed June 7, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Art Hernandez
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District 3
Results
Due to lack of opposition, the election was canceled and Kingman automatically elected.
Candidates
| Taylor Kingman
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District 4
Results
Due to lack of opposition, the election was canceled and Mizell-Flint automatically re-elected.
Candidates
| Ami Mizell-Flint
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Texas elections, 2017
The San Angelo Independent board of trustees election shared the ballot with mayoral and city council elections in San Angelo.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Texas school board election in 2017:[6][7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote |
| April 6, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (30th day report) |
| April 28, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (8th day report) |
| April 24, 2017 - May 2, 2017 | Early voting period |
| May 6, 2017 | General election date |
| July 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (July semiannual report) |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Texas school board candidates in 2017:[8]
- The 30th day report was due on April 6, 2017,
- The 8th day report was due on April 28, 2017, and
- The July semiannual report was due on July 17, 2017.
All school board candidates in the state were also required to file July semiannual campaign finance reports. Opposed school board candidates could choose "modified reporting" if they did not plan to exceed either $500 in contributions or $500 in expenditures in the election. Modified reporting exempts a candidate from filing the 30th and 8th day reports normally due before an election. If a candidate opted for modified reporting but exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, he or she had to file the 30th and 8th day reports. Unopposed school board candidates were only required to file a campaign finance report on the July semiannual deadline.[9]
Past elections
Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right. | |
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2015District 5Incumbent Max Parker won re-election without opposition. District 6Incumbent Gerard Gallegos won re-election without opposition. At-largeIncumbent Lanny Layman won re-election without opposition. | |
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About the district
The San Angelo Independent School District is located in Tom Green County, Texas. The county seat is San Angelo. Tom Green County was home to an estimated 118,386 residents between 2010 and 2016, according ot the United States Census Bureau.[10] The district was the 76th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 15,155 students.[11]
Demographics
Tom Green County underperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2011 and 2015. The Census Bureau found that 22.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.6 percent for all state residents. The median household income in Tom Green County was $46,711, compared to $53,207 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 15.6 percent, while it was 15.9 percent for the entire state.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2010-2015[10] | ||
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| Race | Tom Green County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 90.8 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 4.6 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 1.3 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38.8 | 38.8 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Angelo Independent School District, "March 27, 2017 Board Minutes," accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with San Angelo Independent School District Becky Hopkins," February 22, 2017
- ↑ San Angelo ISD, "Board Members," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ San Angelo ISD, "BOARD MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS," accessed March 29, 2017
- ↑ Standard-Times, "May 6th Election: What you need to know" accessed May 15, 2017
- ↑ Vote Texas, "Important 2017 Election Dates," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Tom Green County, Texas," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
| San Angelo Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Tom Green County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Bill Dendle District 2: • Incumbent, Art Hernandez • Eli Esquivel |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
