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Sandra Ramirez (California)
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Sandra Ramirez was a candidate for Trustee Area 2 representative on the Riverside Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Elections
2015
Three of the five seats on the Riverside Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The election was held by district.[3][4] Incumbents Patricia Lock Dawson, Gayle Cloud and Tom Hunt from Trustee Areas 2, 3 and 4, respectively, were up for re-election.[5][6]
In Trustee Area 2, Dawson defeated challenger Sandra Ramirez. Cloud did not file to run for re-election to the Trustee Area 3 seat, leaving it open to a newcomer. Angelov Farooq ran unopposed and won that seat. Hunt defeated challenger Tad Hove in the Trustee Area 4 race.[1][2]
Results
| Riverside Unified School District, Trustee Area 2, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Lock Dawson Incumbent |
70.5% | 1,857 |
| Sandra Ramirez | 29.5% | 777 |
| Total Votes | 2,634 | |
| Source: Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election: Final Official Results," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
Ramirez reported $5,678.00 in contributions and $4,398.98 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with $1,279.02 in the election.[7]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[8]
Endorsements
Ramirez received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Ramirez highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | QUALITY EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS Every student deserves the opportunity to access engaging and challenging curriculum. Each campus should have strong STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs. Elementary school students deserve math tutoring on every campus. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT LEADERSHIP |
” |
| —Sandra Ramirez, (2015)[10] | ||
Recent news
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See also
- Riverside Unified School District, California
- Riverside Unified School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Consolidated General Election," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Riverside County, "Consolidated UDEL Election," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, “2015 Tentative Annual Election Calendar,” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 2013 California Code, “CA Elec Code § 8403 (2013),” accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Riverside Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Riverside Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filings made by Sandy Ramirez for RUSD School Board 2015," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sandy Ramirez for RUSD, "On the Issues," accessed October 29, 2015
| 2015 Riverside Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Patricia Lock Dawson • Sandra Ramirez Trustee Area 3: • Angelov Farooq Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Tom Hunt • Tad Hove |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
