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<BPW widget='profile/infobox' person='51785' />{{tnr|limit=3}}'''Sonja Leonard''' {{Greener|start=5/7/2016 9:00pm CST|before=is|after=was}} a candidate for Position 7 representative on the [[Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas|Fort Bend Independent School District board of trustees]] in [[Texas]]. The general election {{Greener|start=5/7/2016 9:00pm CST|before=will be|after=was}} held on [[Fort Bend Independent School District elections (2016)|May 7, 2016]]. Leonard was defeated in the general election.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Fort_Bend/61445/167142/Web01/en/summary.html ''Fort Bend County,'' ""FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 7, 2016 CITY SCHOOL MUD ELECTIONS,"" accessed May 7, 2016]</ref>
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}}{{tnr|limit=3}}'''Sonja Leonard''' {{Greener|start=5/7/2016 9:00pm CST|before=is|after=was}} a candidate for Position 7 representative on the [[Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas|Fort Bend Independent School District board of trustees]] in [[Texas]]. The general election {{Greener|start=5/7/2016 9:00pm CST|before=will be|after=was}} held on [[Fort Bend Independent School District elections (2016)|May 7, 2016]]. Leonard was defeated in the general election.<ref>[http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Fort_Bend/61445/167142/Web01/en/summary.html ''Fort Bend County,'' ""FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 7, 2016 CITY SCHOOL MUD ELECTIONS,"" accessed May 7, 2016]</ref>




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====Endorsements====
====Endorsements====
Leonard {{Greener|start=5/07/2016 9:00pm CDT|before=had received|after=received}} no official endorsements {{Greener|start=5/07/2016 9:00pm CDT|before=as of April 27, 2016|after=during the election}}.
Leonard {{Greener|start=5/07/2016 9:00pm CDT|before=had received|after=received}} no official endorsements {{Greener|start=5/07/2016 9:00pm CDT|before=as of April 27, 2016|after=during the election}}.
==About the district==
::''See also: [[Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas]]''
[[File:Fort Bend County Texas.png|200px|thumb|left|link=Fort Bend Independent School District, Texas|Fort Bend Independent School District is located in Fort Bend County, Texas]] Fort Bend Independent School District is located in [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]], a city in [[Fort Bend County, Texas]]. Sugar Land was home to 86,777 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4870808.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Sugar Land, Texas," accessed April 19, 2016]</ref> The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=4819650}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=4819650}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
===Demographics===
Sugar Land outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 54.2 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.1 percent for the state. The median household income in the city was $105,400 compared to $52,576 for the state. The poverty rate in Sugar Land was 5.1 percent compared to 17.2 percent for Texas as a whole.<ref name=Census/>
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| White || 52.0 || 70.4
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| Black or African American || 7.4 || 11.8
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.2 || 0.7
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| Asian || 35.3 || 3.8
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| Two or More Races || 2.8 || 2.7
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| Hispanic or Latino || 10.6 || 37.6
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential votes, 2000-2012<ref>[http://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/index.aspx?page=957 ''Fort Bend County Elections,'' "Election Results," accessed February 21, 2014]</ref>
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| 2012 || 46.0 || 52.9
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| 2008 || 48.5 || 50.8
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| 2004 || 42.1 || 57.3
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==Recent news==
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Sonja Leonard was a candidate for Position 7 representative on the Fort Bend Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. The general election was held on May 7, 2016. Leonard was defeated in the general election.[1]


Elections

2016

See also: Fort Bend Independent School District elections (2016)

Two of the seven seats on the Fort Bend Independent School District school board were up for general election on May 7, 2016. Position 3 incumbent Jim Rice was the sole candidate to file in the race. Position 7 incumbent David Rosenthal faced challengers James Davidson Jr., Sonja Leonard, Laura Ramirez, and Shirley Rose-Gilliam. There was no primary.[2] Rice won his unopposed re-election bid and Rosenthal defeated Davidson, Leonard, Ramirez, and Rose-Gilliam to secure another term on the board.[3]

Results

Fort Bend Independent School District,
Position 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Rosenthal Incumbent 33.97% 4,639
Shirley Rose-Gilliam 23.74% 3,242
Laura Ramirez 17.94% 2,450
James Davidson Jr. 15.75% 2,151
Sonja Leonard 8.60% 1,175
Total Votes 13,657
Source: Fort Bend County, "FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS May 7, 2016 City School MUD Elections," accessed May 7, 2016

Funding

Leonard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Fort Bend County Elections Department as of April 19, 2016.[4]

Endorsements

Leonard received no official endorsements during the election.

Recent news

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Fort Bend County, ""FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 7, 2016 CITY SCHOOL MUD ELECTIONS,"" accessed May 7, 2016
  2. ↑ Fort Bend Independent School District, "May 7, 2016 Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees Election Information," accessed February 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Fort Bend County, ""FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 7, 2016 CITY SCHOOL MUD ELECTIONS,"" accessed May 7, 2016
  4. ↑ Fort Bend County, "Financial Reports," accessed April 19, 2016
2016 Fort Bend Independent School District Elections
Fort Bend County, Texas
Election date:May 7, 2016
Candidates:Position 3: Incumbent, Jim Rice
Position 7: Incumbent, David Rosenthal • James Davidson Jr. • Sonja Leonard • Laura Ramirez • Shirley Rose-Gilliam
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