Sotero G. Ramirez III
Sotero G. Ramirez III was a member of the Ysleta Independent School District school board in Texas, representing District 6. He assumed office in 2015.
Ramirez ran for re-election to the Ysleta Independent School District school board to represent District 6 in Texas. He lost in the general election on May 6, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6
Christopher Hernandez defeated Debbie Torres in the general runoff election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6 on June 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 64.6 | 275 | |
| Debbie Torres (Nonpartisan) | 35.4 | 151 | ||
| Total votes: 426 | |||
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General election
General election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6
Debbie Torres and Christopher Hernandez advanced to a runoff. They defeated incumbent Sotero G. Ramirez III in the general election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Debbie Torres (Nonpartisan) | 41.3 | 515 | |
| ✔ | Christopher Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 39.1 | 488 | |
 | Sotero G. Ramirez III (Nonpartisan) | 19.6 | 244 | |
| Total votes: 1,247 | |||
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2019
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6
Incumbent Sotero G. Ramirez III defeated Eduardo Romero in the general election for Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees District 6 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sotero G. Ramirez III (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 221 |
| Eduardo Romero (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 408 | |||
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2015
Three of the seven seats on the Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 9, 2015. The seats from Districts 2, 4 and 6 were on the ballot.
Incumbents Connie Woodruff, Deby Lewis and Martha "Marty" Y. Reyes representing Districts 2, 4 and 6, respectively, were up for re-election. Woodruff and Lewis faced one challenger each. Woodruff ran against Mary First Perales for the District 2 seat, and Lewis faced challenger Mike Rosales in District 4. Woodruff kept her seat, but Lewis was defeated by Rosales.
Reyes did not file to run for re-election, leaving the District 6 seat open to a newcomer. Two candidates, Luis H. Sarellano and Sotero G. Ramirez III, ran for the open spot. Ramirez won the seat. A third candidate, Javier Carlos Camacho, originally filed to run for the District 6 seat, but he withdrew from the race.
Results
| Ysleta Independent School District, District 6 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Sotero G. Ramirez III |
65.5% | 664 | |
| Nonpartisan | Luis H. Sarellano | 34.5% | 349 | |
| Total Votes | 1,013 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Ramirez reported $7,081.77 in contributions and $3,865.06 in expenditures to the Ysleta Independent School District, which left his campaign with $3,216.71 in the election.[1]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[2]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[3]
Endorsements
Ramirez was endorsed by the Ysleta Teachers Association.[4]
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sotero G. Ramirez III did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ysleta Independent School District, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 11, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Ysleta Teachers Association announces endorsements," April 20, 2015
| 2015 Ysleta Independent School District Elections | |
| El Paso County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Connie Woodruff • Mary First Perales District 4: • Incumbent, Deby Lewis • Mike Rosales District 6: • Luis H. Sarellano • Sotero G. Ramirez III |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
