Tony Diaz (Aldine ISD school board candidate, Texas)
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Tony Diaz was a candidate for Position 1 representative on the Aldine Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Tony Diaz lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Diaz has worked as a writer and a professor. He also founded the nonprofit organization Nuestra Palabra. Diaz is the director of intercultural initiatives at Lone Star College-North Harris.[1]
Elections
2015
Four of the seven seats on the Aldine Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015. All four seats were elected at-large. The seats of Position 1 incumbent Patricia Ann Bourgeois, Position 2 incumbent Paul Shanklin, Position 6 incumbent Merlin Griggs Sr., and Position 7 incumbent Viola Garcia were up for election.[2]
Only two of these races had challengers. In the Position 1 race, Bourgeois faced challenger Tony Diaz and won the Position 1 seat. In the Position 2 race, Shanklin competed against Carleen Kerr, also known as Carleen "Jinx" Kerr. Shanklin was successful in winning the Position 2 seat. Shanklin was appointed to the position in December 2014 to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Alton Smith.[3]
Because both Garcia and Griggs ran unopposed, the elections for their seats were cancelled and they were automatically re-elected.[3]
Results
| Aldine Independent School District, Position 1, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patricia Ann Bourgeois Incumbent |
50.0% | 5,821 |
| Tony Diaz | 50.0% | 5,816 |
| Total Votes | 11,637 | |
| Source: Harris County Clerk, "Cumulative Report-Official", accessed December 16, 2015 | ||
Funding
Diaz reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of October 29, 2015.[4]
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See also
- Aldine Independent School District, Texas
- Aldine Independent 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
- ↑ The Antonio Diaz Campaign, "About Tony Diaz", accessed October 21, 2015
- ↑ Aldine Independent School District, "School Board," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lauren Dixon, "Email communication with Michael Keeney, Director of Public Information, Aldine ISD," August 25, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports", accessed October 29, 2015
