David Crockett
2020 - Present
2028
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David Crockett is a member of the Rancho Santiago Community College District in California, representing District 5. He assumed office on December 11, 2020. His current term ends on December 8, 2028.
Crockett ran for re-election to the Rancho Santiago Community College District to represent District 5 in California. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Crockett completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David Crockett was born in South Williamson, Kentucky. He earned a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University. His career experience includes working in healthcare administration.[1]==Elections==
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2024)
General election
General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5
Incumbent David Crockett defeated Mayra Ruiz in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Crockett (Nonpartisan)  | 54.5 | 10,605 |
| Mayra Ruiz (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 8,855 | ||
| Total votes: 19,460 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2020)
General election
General election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5
David Crockett defeated Brett Elliott Franklin and Samuel Ulloa in the general election for Rancho Santiago Community College District District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Crockett (Nonpartisan) | 51.6 | 13,056 |
| Brett Elliott Franklin (Nonpartisan) | 32.2 | 8,132 | ||
 | Samuel Ulloa (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 4,092 | |
| Total votes: 25,280 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David has kept the fighting spirit of his hometown with him. He is one of fourteen children and from early on he has been a hard worker who began paying taxes at the age of 13. While still in high school he began classes at Southern West Virginia Community College.
He graduated from West Virginia University with a BA in English. Since graduating he has been committed to lifelong learning and teaching others. He was a teacher with Job Corp in Harpers Ferry; led a school-to-work program and managed on-site courses for Peirce College.
David has decades of experience as an advisor and manager providing affordable and quality healthcare primarily to commercial and government programs like Medicare and Medi-caid. recipients. His career took him and his family to Santa Ana over 11 years ago and is passionately committed and active in his adopted hometown.
David was elected to the Rancho Santiago Community College District in 2020 and served as the Boards Clerk and Vice President before becoming President of the Board in 2023. David also serves his hometown as a member of the Personal Board for City of Santa Ana.- Affordable and High-Quality Education
- Retaining Educators
- Preparing for the Future
Other concerns include compensation for adjunct faculty, hiring more full-time instructors, and supporting adult learners with reskilling programs.
There’s a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), particularly for underserved students, and expanding dual enrollment for high school students.
Those qualities include integrity, leadership, effective communication, empathy and problem solving. In addition, elected officials should also be open and transparent, have a vision and flexibility to adapt to the political landscape.
David has kept the fighting spirit of his hometown with him. He is one of fourteen children and from early on he has been a hard worker who began paying taxes at the age of 13. While still in high school he began classes at Southern West Virginia Community College.
He graduated from West Virginia University with a BA in English. Since graduating he has been committed to lifelong learning and teaching others. He was a teacher with Job Corp in Harpers Ferry; led a school-to-work program and managed on-site courses for Peirce College.
David has decades of experience as an advisor and manager providing affordable and quality healthcare primarily to commercial and government programs like Medicare and Medi-caid. recipients. His career took him and his family to Santa Ana over 11 years ago and is passionately committed and active in his adopted hometown.
David was elected to the Rancho Santiago Community College District in 2020 and served as the Boards Clerk and Vice President before becoming President of the Board in 2023.
In addition to being President, David is a member of Rancho Santiago Community College District’s Facilities, Legislative & Policy Committees, and he chairs the Board Safety & Security Committee. David also serves his hometown as a member of the Personal Board for City of Santa Ana.
Orange County Young Democratics
Western States Regional Council of Carpenters
Orange County Labor Federation
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2020
David Crockett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2024
