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Sylvester Vasquez Jr.
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2000 - Present
2028
25
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. is an at-large member of the Southwest Independent School District in Texas. He assumed office in 2000. His current term ends in 2028.
Vasquez ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Southwest Independent School District in Texas. He won in the general election on May 3, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Southwest Independent School District, Texas, elections (2025)
General election
General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Ida Sudolcan and incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. defeated Erlinda Lopez-Rodriguez and Pablo Manzanares in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 388 | |
| ✔ | Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 34.8 | 384 | |
| Erlinda Lopez-Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 237 | ||
| Pablo Manzanares (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 93 | ||
| Total votes: 1,102 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Southwest Independent School District, Texas, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. and incumbent Ida Sudolcan defeated Stefanie Salinas and Raul Leonidas Nuques in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 33.9 | 432 | |
| ✔ | Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan) | 31.3 | 399 | |
| Stefanie Salinas (Nonpartisan) | 28.1 | 358 | ||
| Raul Leonidas Nuques (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 1,274 | |||
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2019
See also: Southwest Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. and incumbent Ida Sudolcan defeated Gloria de la Garza-Rankin and Pete Bernal in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 43.0 | 301 | |
| ✔ | Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan) | 40.1 | 281 | |
 | Gloria de la Garza-Rankin (Nonpartisan) | 8.7 | 61 | |
 | Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 57 | |
| Total votes: 700 | |||
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2016
Two of the seven seats on the Southwest Independent School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on May 7, 2016. Incumbents Ida Sudolcan and Sylvester Vasquez Jr. defeated challengers Phillip Vargas and Chris Villarreal to win additional terms on the board.[1][2]
Results
| Southwest Independent School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ida Sudolcan Incumbent |
42.36% | 316 |
| Sylvester Vasquez Jr. Incumbent |
40.21% | 300 |
| Phillip Vargas | 10.19% | 76 |
| Chris Villarreal | 7.24% | 54 |
| Total Votes | 746 | |
| Source: Southwest ISD Facebook, "The SWISD Board of Trustees election results are as follows," May 7, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sylvester Vasquez Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Southwest ISD Facebook, "The SWISD Board of Trustees election results are as follows," May 7, 2016
- ↑ Nick Katers, "Email exchange with Adriana Rocha Garcia," February 24, 2016
