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Tami Harrill-Muniz
Tami Harrill-Muniz was an incumbent member of and was candidate for the Trustee Area 2 on the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees that was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Tami Harrill-Muniz is a customer service specialist that works for Foster Farms in Livingston. She is a third generation student Turlock Unified Schools and graduated from Turlock High School. She is married and has two sons that have graduated from or are attending TUSD. She was re-appointed to the board in February of 2010 for the second time after being defeated in the 2009 election.[1]
Elections
2013
Tami Harrill-Muniz was opposed by Deborah Martin for the Trustee Area 2 seat on the Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees.
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Deborah Martin, Jennifer Carter and Bob Weaver were elected to the TUSD Board of Education.
| Turlock Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Deborah Martin |
62.6% | 694 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tami Harrill-Muniz | 37.4% | 414 | |
| Total Votes | 1,108 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections, "Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
When asked about her campaign finance by the Turlock City News Muniz said "My Campaign is under $600 which has been mostly from my personal account. Other than that I have had donations from my Mom & Brother and a couple of friends."[2]
Endorsements
Tami Harrill-Muniz did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Stanislaus County Clerk Recorders Office.
2009
On November 3, 2009, three seats on the Turlock Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Frank M. Lima, Eileen Hamilton, Grady L. Welch and Harinder Grewal defeated two challengers.
| Turlock Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Weaver |
22.5% | 3,822 | |
| Nonpartisan | Josh Bernard |
22.2% | 3,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lori Crivelli |
17.2% | 2,917 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timm Lavelle | 15.6% | 2,646 | |
| Nonpartisan | Felicia D. Renshaw | 14.2% | 2,409 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tami Muniz | 8.3% | 1,412 | |
| Total Votes | 16,976 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District Voter Information" accessed October 25, 2013 | ||||
About the district
Turlock Unified School District is located in Stanislaus County, California in Turlock, California. According to the 2010 Census, it is home to 68,549 residents.[3]
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Demographics
Turlock underperforms the rest of California when measured on the basis of median household income, percentage of residents living below the poverty level, percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a high school diploma, and percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a Bachelor's degree. The median household income in Turlock was $50,862 compared to $61,632 for the state of California. 22.9% of Turlock residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.2% in California. The US Census also showed the poverty rate in Turlock was 15.2% compared to 14.4% for the entire state. The US Census also found that 78.6% of Turlock residents aged 25 years and older attained a high school degree compared to a 92.3% in California.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Trina Walley Turlock City News, "Tami Muniz, TUSD Trustee Candidate," October 14, 2013
- ↑ Trina Walley Turlock City News, "Tami Muniz, TUSD Trustee Candidate," October 14, 2013
- ↑ [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0680812.html US Census Bureau, "Turlock, California Quick Facts" accessed October 24, 2013] (dead link)
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus1 - ↑ Calironia Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Totals by County,” accessed September 10, 2013
- ↑ [http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0680812.html US Census Bureau, "Turlock, California Quick Facts" accessed October 24, 2013] (dead link)
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