Sonia Fernandez
Sonia Fernandez ran for election for an at-large seat of the San Bernardino City Unified School District school board in California. Fernandez lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: San Bernardino City Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
General election for San Bernardino City Unified School District school board At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Bernardino City Unified School District school board At-large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Abigail Rosales-Medina (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 11,278 |
| ✔ |  | Danny Tillman (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 11,186 |
| ✔ |  | Mary Ellen Abilez Grande (Nonpartisan) | 12.7 | 9,628 |
 | Barbara Flores (Nonpartisan) | 11.9 | 8,994 | |
| Alex Avila (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 7,564 | ||
| Francisco Ramirez (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 6,662 | ||
| Patricia Dezan (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 6,136 | ||
| Tressy Capps (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 4,680 | ||
| Veronica Saiz (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 4,565 | ||
| Rose Ward (Nonpartisan) | 5.0 | 3,802 | ||
| Sonia Fernandez (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 1,112 | ||
| Total votes: 75,607 | |||
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2015
Four of the seven seats on the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education were up for election on November 3, 2015. The seats represent the district at-large.
The seats held by incumbents Margaret Hill, Lynda K. Savage, Sharon "Bobbie" Perong and Mike Gallo were on the ballot.[1]
Incumbents Hill and Gallo won re-election, and newcomers Scott Wyatt and Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers joined the board. They defeated challengers Kaisar Ahmed, Rick Castro, Sonia Fernandez, Steven Paul Gutierrez and Esmeralda Negrete. Savage and Perong did not file to run for re-election.[2][3]
Results
| San Bernardino City Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Margaret Hill Incumbent |
19.6% | 6,268 |
| Mike Gallo Incumbent |
16.3% | 5,226 |
| Scott Wyatt |
15.6% | 4,997 |
| Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers |
14.4% | 4,613 |
| Esmeralda Negrete | 10.8% | 3,468 |
| Kaisar Ahmed | 9.9% | 3,182 |
| Rick Castro | 8.1% | 2,602 |
| Sonia Fernandez | 3.2% | 1,036 |
| Steven Paul Gutierrez | 2.1% | 665 |
| Total Votes | 32,057 | |
| Source: San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Final Certified Election Results," accessed November 17, 2015 | ||
Funding
Fernandez reported no contributions or expenditures to the San Bernardino County Elections Office in the election.[4]
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.[5]
Endorsements
Fernandez received no official endorsements in this election.
2013
Election results
On November 5, 2013, candidates Danny Tillman, Barbara Flores and Abigail M. Medina defeated four challenging candidates for three seats on the San Bernardino Unified School District Board of Education.
| San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Danny Tillman |
20.2% | 6,322 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Flores |
19.7% | 6,156 | |
| Nonpartisan | Abigail M. Medina |
16.7% | 5,217 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judi Penman | 16.5% | 5,156 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kaisar Ahmed | 12.3% | 3,858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sonia Fernandez | 10.2% | 3,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Navarro | 4.3% | 1,333 | |
| Total Votes | 31,239 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County, "Governing Board Member; San Bernardino City Unified School District Voter Information" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Sonia Fernandez was running against six other candidates including incumbents Judy Penman, Danny Tillman and Barbara Flores as well as challengers Kaisar Ahmed, Abigail M. Medina and Joe Navarro.[6]
Funding
Fernandez reported no contributions or expenditures to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters.
Endorsements
Fernandez did not receive any endorsements for this campaign.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sonia Fernandez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; San Bernardino City Unified School District Voter Information," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office, "2015 Consolidated Election - November 03, 2015: Candidate List," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office of the Registrar of Voters, "Final Unofficial Election Night Results," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ San Bernardino County Elections Office, "Viewing filing activity for Fernandez, Sonia," accessed December 7, 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
- ↑ San Bernardino County elections, "November 5, 2013 Consolidated Election," accessed October 22, 2013
