Tamillia Gosa-Chapa

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Tamillia Gosa-Chapa

Nonpartisan

Washington Elementary School District, At-large

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Tamillia Gosa-Chapa (formerly Tamillia Valenzuela) is an at-large member of the Washington Elementary School District. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Gosa-Chapa (formerly Tamillia Valenzuela) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Washington Elementary School District. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Gosa-Chapa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2022

See also: Washington Elementary School District, Arizona, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large (2 seats)

Tamillia Gosa-Chapa and Kyle Clayton defeated incumbent Bill Adams in the general election for Washington Elementary School District, At-large on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamillia Gosa-Chapa (Nonpartisan)	34.7	24,367
✔		Kyle Clayton (Nonpartisan)	34.0	23,897
		Bill Adams (Nonpartisan)	30.6	21,483
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	454

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,201
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Tamillia Gosa-Chapa completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gosa-Chapa's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

A fierce poderosa holding space for our community to come together and utilize our power by creating inspirational educational spaces where youth thrive and develop leadership skills. Tamillia is a wife and mother who has lived in Arizona for 12 years. She proudly identifies as part of the Black, Latino and LGBTQ communities and has worked with these and other underrepresented groups to find and use their voice. She is passionate about education and its ability to uplift individuals and neighborhoods. Tamillia believes that good school leaders demonstrate empathy, create and nurture inclusive environments and demonstrate a belief that all students can and will succeed!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Cultivate Leaders: Preparing our students with the academic and social skills needed to lead today and tomorrow.
• Representation: Promote fair representation on district decision making committees that reflects the diversity of our community.
• Educator Voice: Making sure our educators feel valued and have a voice at the table.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I want to help to create policy that ensures our students and their families are seen and held with love and care. I want to make sure that our educators feel valued and know that our district will meet with them to discuss policy so that we can make the best decisions possible.

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