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Val Flores
Valentina Flores (Democratic Party) (also known as Val) was a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, representing Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She assumed office in 2015. She left office on January 12, 2021.
Flores (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Colorado State Board of Education to represent Colorado's 1st Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 30, 2020.
Biography
A recipient of a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas and a master's degree and doctorate from the University of Houston, Flores has taught at the K-12 and university level in both Texas and Colorado. Flores' teaching experience includes professorships at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, and the University of Nevada at Reno. Flores has also worked at the Texas Department of Education and taught English as a second language in the Denver public school system.[1]
Education
- B.A. in English and history - University of Texas, Pan-American
- M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction - University of Houston
- Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction - University of Houston
Political career
Colorado State Board of Education (2015-2021)
Flores was first elected to the Colorado State Board of Education in November 2014 and took office the following January.
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado State Board of Education election, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1
Lisa Escarcega defeated Sydnnia Wulff, Alan Hayman, and Zachary Laddison in the general election for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lisa Escarcega (D)  | 73.3 | 326,818 |
| Sydnnia Wulff (R) | 23.4 | 104,204 | ||
| Alan Hayman (L) | 2.8 | 12,707 | ||
| Zachary Laddison (Approval Voting Party) | 0.5 | 2,405 | ||
| Total votes: 446,134 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1
Lisa Escarcega defeated Donna Morganstern in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Escarcega | 72.8 | 138,585 |
 | Donna Morganstern | 27.2 | 51,711 | |
| Total votes: 190,296 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Valentina Flores (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1
Sydnnia Wulff advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sydnnia Wulff | 100.0 | 33,546 | |
| Total votes: 33,546 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1
Alan Hayman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado State Board of Education District 1 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Alan Hayman (L) | |
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2014
On November 4, 2014, Val Flores won election to the office of Colorado State Board of Education, District 1. She ran unopposed in the general election.
| Colorado State Board of Education, District 1, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Val Flores |
100% | 190,658 | |
| Total Votes | 190,658 | |||
| Election results via Colorado Division of Elections. | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Valentina Flores did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Colorado State Board of Education
- Colorado State Board of Education - Val Flores
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elaine Gantz Berman (D) |
Colorado State Board of Education, District 1 2015–2021 |
Succeeded by Lisa Escarcega (D) |
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