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==Biography==
==Biography==
{{Bio update}}
{{Bio update}}
Herrera is a traffic engineering analyst for the city of [[Tempe, Arizona]]. He also works part-time at Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park, as well as the city of [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] as a railroad engineer. He was previously employed as the chief construction inspector for [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref name=bio>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/larry-lorenzo-herrera/8/514/320 ''LinkedIn'', "Larry (Lorenzo) Herrera," accessed September 19, 2014]</ref>
At the time of the election, Herrera was a traffic engineering analyst for the city of [[Tempe, Arizona]]. He also worked part-time at Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park, as well as for the city of [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]] as a railroad engineer. He was previously employed as the chief construction inspector for [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref name=bio>[https://www.linkedin.com/pub/larry-lorenzo-herrera/8/514/320 ''LinkedIn'', "Larry (Lorenzo) Herrera," accessed September 19, 2014]</ref>


Herrera is a member of the YMCA Lincoln Family Downtown Board of Directors. He volunteers as a wildlife education instructor for the Arizona Department of Game & Fish, in addition to volunteering with soccer and baseball teams.<ref name=bio/>
Herrera has been a member of the YMCA Lincoln Family Downtown Board of Directors. He has volunteered as a wildlife education instructor for the Arizona Department of Game & Fish, in addition to volunteering with soccer and baseball teams.<ref name=bio/>


==Elections==
==Elections==
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====Endorsements====
====Endorsements====
Herrera received no official endorsements.
Herrera received no official endorsements.
==About the district==
::''See also: [[Washington Elementary School District, Arizona]]''
[[File:Maricopa_County_Arizona_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas.svg|link=Washington Elementary School District, Arizona|thumb|200px|Washington Elementary School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona.|left]]Washington Elementary School District is located in the city of [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]] in southwestern [[Arizona]] in [[Maricopa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]]. [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] is its county seat and the state capital. In 2013, Maricopa County was home to 4,009,412 residents according to United States Census Bureau estimates. In the 2011-2012 school year, Washington Elementary School District was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|11th-largest school district]] in Arizona and served 22,456 students.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/04/04013.html ''United States Census Bureau'', "Maricopa County, Arizona, Quick Facts," accessed August 18, 2014]</ref>
===Demographics===
Maricopa County slightly overperformed compared to the rest of Arizona in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of Maricopa County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.6 percent for Arizona as a whole. The median household income for the county was $54,385 compared to $50,256 statewide. The poverty rate in Maricopa County was 15.8 percent compared to 17.2 percent statewide.<ref name=Census/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<ref name=Census/>
|-
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Maricopa County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Arizona (%)
|-
| White || 84.7 || 84.0
|-
| Black or African American || 5.7 || 4.6
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native ||2.7 || 5.3
|-
| Asian || 4.0 || 3.2
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.3 || 0.3
|-
| Two or More Races || 2.7 || 2.6
|-
| Hispanic or Latino || 30.0 || 30.3
|}
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, Maricopa County<ref>[http://recorder.maricopa.gov/electionresults/electionresults.aspx ''Maricopa County Recorder'', "Maricopa County Election Results Archives," accessed August 18, 2014]</ref><ref>[http://www.azsos.gov/election/2000/General/Canvass2000GE.pdf ''Arizona Secretary of State'', "Official Canvas of Votes for 2000 General Election," November 27, 2000]</ref>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Year
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Democratic Vote
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Republican Vote
|-
| 2012 ||602,288 || 749,885
|-
| 2008 || 602,166 || 746,448
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| 2004 || 504,849 || 679,455
|-
| 2000 || 386,683 ||  479,967
|-
|}
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{{School census}}


==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Revision as of 23:32, 25 August 2022

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Larry Herrera
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Prior offices
Washington Elementary School District, At-large

Personal
Profession
Traffic engineering

Larry Herrera was an at-large member of the Washington Elementary School District. Herrera assumed office in 2014. Herrera left office in 2021.

Herrera won re-election for an at-large seat of the Washington Elementary School District outright after the general election on November 6, 2018, was canceled.

Biography

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At the time of the election, Herrera was a traffic engineering analyst for the city of Tempe, Arizona. He also worked part-time at Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park, as well as for the city of Scottsdale as a railroad engineer. He was previously employed as the chief construction inspector for Phoenix.[1]

Herrera has been a member of the YMCA Lincoln Family Downtown Board of Directors. He has volunteered as a wildlife education instructor for the Arizona Department of Game & Fish, in addition to volunteering with soccer and baseball teams.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Washington Elementary School District elections (2018)

General election

The general election was canceled. Bill Adams (Nonpartisan), Larry Herrera (Nonpartisan), and Nikkie Whaley (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2016

See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.

Incumbent Kimberly Yee defeated Larry Herrera and Doug Quelland in the Arizona State Senate District 20 general election.[2][3]

Arizona State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Yee Incumbent 50.13% 40,122
     Democratic Larry Herrera 36.22% 28,987
     Independent Doug Quelland 13.65% 10,928
Total Votes 80,037
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


Larry Herrera ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Democratic Primary.[4]

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Larry Herrera  (unopposed)


Incumbent Kimberly Yee ran unopposed in the Arizona State Senate District 20 Republican Primary.[5]

Arizona State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Kimberly Yee Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Washington Elementary School District elections (2014)

Two at-large seats on the Washington Elementary School District Governing Board were up for election in 2014. Larry Herrera and incumbent Bill Adams were the only candidates to file for the at-large seats.[6] The Maricopa County Education Service Agency recommended that the election be canceled and that the unopposed candidates be appointed to the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[7]

Results

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors elected to cancel the election at their September 10, 2014, meeting. They appointed Adams to retain his seat and Herrera to his first term on the board.[8]

Funding

Herrera reported no contributions or expenditures to the Maricopa County Recorder's office.[9]

Endorsements

Herrera received no official endorsements.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes