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Saenz {{Greener | start=11/4/2014 9:00pm CDT | before=had not received | after=did not receive}} any endorsements {{Greener | start=11/4/2014 9:00pm CDT | before=as of October 21, 2014. | after=during the election.}}
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==About the district==
:: ''See also: [[Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Texas]]''
[[File:Map of Texas highlighting Hidalgo County.svg|150px|thumb|left|link=Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Texas|Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District is located in Hidalgo County, Texas.]]Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District is located in [[Hidalgo County, Texas]]. The county seat is [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]. Hidalgo County was home to 818,942 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.<ref name=Census>[http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48215.html ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Hidalgo County, Texas," accessed July 31, 2014]</ref> In the 2012-2013 school year, Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District was the [[Largest school districts in the United States by enrollment|37th-largest school district]] in [[Texas]] and served 33,673 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/elsi/tableGenerator.aspx ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 16, 2015]</ref>
===Demographics===
Hidalgo County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.7 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income was $34,146 compared to $51,900 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Hidalgo County was 34.8 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.<ref name=Census/>
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! colspan="3" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Racial Demographics, 2013<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 (%)
|-
| White || 97.1 || 80.3
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| Black or African American || 0.8 || 12.4
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.5 || 1.0
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| Asian || 1.1 || 4.3
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.0 || 0.1
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| Two or More Races || 0.4 || 1.8
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| Hispanic or Latino || 91.0 || 38.4
|}
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! colspan="4" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" |'' Presidential Voting Pattern, <br>Hidalgo County<ref>[http://co.hidalgo.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=559 ''Hidalgo County Clerk,'' "General Election Results," accessed December 30, 2014]</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 (%)
! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Other Vote (%)
|-
| 2012 || 70.3 || 28.6 || 1.1
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| 2008 || 68.9 || 30.3 || 0.8
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| 2004 || 54.9 || 44.8 || 0.3
|}
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==Recent news==
==Recent news==

Revision as of 02:40, 27 June 2024

Eduardo Saenz Jr.

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Eduardo "Eddie" Saenz Jr. was a candidate for the Place 2 seat on the Edinburg Consolidated School Board in Texas. He was defeated by fellow challenger Oscar Salinas in the general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Jaime Chavana did not file for re-election.

Elections

2014

See also: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District elections (2014)

The November 4, 2014, general election in Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District featured four seats up for election. In the Place 1 race, incumbent Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr. faced a challenge from Patricio Eronini. Place 2 incumbent Jaime Chavana did not file for re-election. Eduardo "Eddie" Saenz Jr. and Oscar Salinas ran for that seat. Place 3 incumbent David Torres did not file for re-election, either; Ellie Torres and John J. Rodriguez faced off to replace him. In the Place 5 race, Martin "Doc" Castillo ran against Xavier Salinas.

Results

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, Place 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Salinas 54.7% 6,342
     Nonpartisan Eduardo "Eddie" Saenz Jr. 45.3% 5,257
Total Votes 11,599
Source: Hidalgo County Clerk, "Official Results," accessed December 29, 2014

Funding

Candidates must file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission or the appropriate county clerk. They must disclose the amount of each contribution (or the value and nature of any in-kind contribution), the name and address of the individual or political committee making the contribution and the date of the contribution. Filers must also report all expenditures, including the date of an expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure is made and the purpose of the expenditure.[1]

Endorsements

Saenz did not receive any endorsements during the election.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eduardo + Saenz + Jr + Edinburg + Consolidated + Independent + School + District + Texas"

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File With Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
2014 Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Elections
Hidalgo County, Texas
Election date:November 4, 2014
Candidates:Place 1: • Incumbent, Juan "Sonny" Palacios Jr. • Patricio Eronini

Place 2: • Eduardo "Eddie" Saenz Jr. • Oscar Salinas
Place 3: • Ellie Torres • John Rodriguez

Place 5: • Incumbent, Martin "Doc" Castillo • Xavier Salinas
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