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====Funding====
====Funding====
O'Cana-Olivarez reported no contributions or expenditures to the Hidalgo County Elections Department as of April 20, 2016.<ref>[https://tx-hidalgocounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=1717 ''Hidalgo County,'' "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 20, 2016]</ref>
O'Cana-Olivarez reported no contributions or expenditures to the Hidalgo County Elections Department as of April 20, 2016.<ref>[https://tx-hidalgocounty.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=1717 ''Hidalgo County,'' "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 20, 2016]</ref>
==About the district==
::''See also: [[Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Texas]]''
[[File:Map of Texas highlighting Hidalgo County.svg|175px|thumb|left|Mission Consolidated Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas|link=Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Texas]] Mission Consolidated Independent School District is located in [[Hidalgo County, Texas]]. The county seat is [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]. The county's population was 842,304 in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48215.html ''U.S. Census,'' "Quick Facts: Hidalgo County," accessed April 20, 2016]</ref> The district was the {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Rank=Y|Name=4831040}} in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served {{NCES1000 2013–2014|Enroll=Y|Name=4831040}} students.{{NCES1000 2013–2014|Ref=Y}}
===Demographics===
Hidalgo County underperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 16.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 27.1 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $34,952, while it was $52,576 for the state. The county poverty rate was  33.5 percent, compared to state's 17.2 percent.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2014<ref name=census/>
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! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Race
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Hidalgo County (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Texas (%)
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| White || 97.0 || 80.0
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| Black or African American || 0.9 || 12.5
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 1.0
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| Asian || 1.1 || 4.5
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.0 || 0.1
|-
| Two or More Races || 0.4 || 1.8
|-
| Hispanic or Latino || 91.2 || 38.6
|}
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

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Patricia O'Cana Olivarez

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Prior offices
Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Place 4

Patricia O'Cana-Olivarez is the Place 4 representative on the Mission Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees in Texas. Olivarez sought another term in the general election on May 7, 2016. Olivarez won her re-election bid securing another term on the board.[1]


Elections

2016

See also: Mission Consolidated Independent School District elections (2016)

Four of the seven seats on the Mission Consolidated Independent School District board of trustees were up for general election on May 7, 2016. Incumbent Veronica Mendoza ran against challenger Sonia Treviño for the Place 2 seat. The race for the open Place 3 seat featured candidates Hector Gonzalez and Jerry Zamora. In Place 4, incumbent Patricia O'Cana-Olivarez faced challenger Marina Salinas. Place 5 incumbent J.C. Avila ran against challenger Charlie Garcia III.[2][3]

Incumbents Mendoza and Avila both lost their re-election bids to challengers in the general race. Treviño won the seat in Place 2 while Garcia won the seat in Place 5. In Place 3, Zamora defeated Gonzales and in the Place 4 race challenger Salinas was defeated by incumbent O'Cana-Olivarez.[4]

Results

Mission Consolidated Independent School District,
Place 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patricia O'Cana-Olivarez Incumbent 61.75% 2,659
Marina Salinas 38.25% 1,647
Total Votes 4,306
Source: Hidalgo County Texas, "Unofficial Results," accessed May 7, 2016
These election results are unofficial and will be updated after certified results become available. Please contact us with any updates.

Funding

O'Cana-Olivarez reported no contributions or expenditures to the Hidalgo County Elections Department as of April 20, 2016.[5]

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. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Craig Verley, Director of Public Relations and Marketing for Mission CISD," February 26, 2016
  3. ↑ Mission Consolidated Independent School District, "About the Board," accessed February 26, 2016
  4. ↑ Fort Bend County, ""FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS MAY 7, 2016 CITY SCHOOL MUD ELECTIONS,"" accessed May 7, 2016
  5. ↑ Hidalgo County, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 20, 2016
2016 Mission Consolidated Independent School District Elections
Election date:May 7, 2016
Candidates:Place 2: • Incumbent, Veronica Mendoza • Sonia Treviño
Place 3: • Hector Gonzalez • Jerry Zamora
Place 4: • Incumbent, Patricia O'Cana-Olivarez • Marina Salinas
Place 5: • Incumbent, J.C. Avila • Charlie Garcia III
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