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Trent Kay Hatch
Trent Kay Hatch was the District 6 representative on the El Paso Board of Trustees in Texas. He won in the general election on May 9, 2015. Hatch stepped down in February 2019 because he no longer lived in the district.[1]
Biography
When he served on the school board, Hatch was a general sales manager for a global semiconductor distributor. He obtained a bachelor's degree in business marketing from the University of Phoenix. At the time of his school board service, he was the parent of three children who are enrolled in the district.[2]
Elections
2015
The general election on May 9, 2015, in the El Paso Independent School District featured three seats up for election. Both the District 2 and District 6 races featured three candidates. Luis Humberto De La Cruz, Maria Mayela Sanchez Serrano and Alfonso Velarde competed for the District 2 seat, while Timothy Dean Martin, Trent Kay Hatch and Alejandro Patino faced off in District 6. The District 7 race had a larger field with four candidates: Dori Lane Fenenbock, Diane Marie Flores, Michael Izquierdo and Andres Muro. Velarde, Hatch and Fenenbock won the three seats.
Results
| El Paso Independent School District, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Trent Kay Hatch |
53.5% | 1,454 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alejandro Patino | 30% | 815 | |
| Nonpartisan | Timothy Dean Martin | 16.5% | 448 | |
| Total Votes | 2,717 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Hatch reported $10,876 in contributions and $724.86 in expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $10,151.14 on hand as of April 8, 2015.[3]
Texas school board candidates and officeholders must file semiannual reports, which were due on January 15, 2015, and July 15, 2015. In addition, candidates in contested elections were required to file 30-day and 8-day pre-election reports, unless the candidate chose modified reporting.[4]
Candidates in contested elections who did not intend to exceed $500 in contributions or expenditures, excepting filing fees, were eligible for modified reporting. If they exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, candidates were required to submit the 30- and 8-day reports. If they exceeded the threshold after the 30th day prior to the election, they were required to file a report within 48 hours of exceeding the threshold and participate in regular reporting for the rest of the election cycle.[5]
Endorsements
Hatch was endorsed by the El Paso Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel.[6]
Campaign themes
2015
El Paso Times candidate questionnaire
Hatch participated in a candidate questionnaire administered by the El Paso Times, which was published on April 14, 2015. The questions and his answers are below:
| “ | Why are you running for a seat on the EPISD board? What are your qualifications? As a parent with three children currently enrolled in EPISD schools, I have been intimately involved in their educational development...However, I'm concerned about the future of ALL our students in this community. I have extensive leadership and organizational skills. For the past decade, I have been actively engaged in community programs from church, YMCA, Boy Scouts of America and youth football. I currently serve as the vice president of operations for the Franklin High School Football Booster board. Having been born and raised bilingual in Mexico, I developed an appreciation for both Mexican and American cultures. |
” |
| —Trent Kay Hatch's questionnaire responses (2015)[2] | ||
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See also
- El Paso Independent School District, Texas
- El Paso Independent School District elections (2015)
- Decreased success for school board incumbents in Texas; 1/3 defeated in largest districts (May 11, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ KVIA, "EPISD Board Of Trustee President Trent Hatch resigns," February 16, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 El Paso Times, "Candidate profiles: El Paso Independent School District, District 6 seat," April 14, 2015
- ↑ El Paso Independent School District, "Trent Hatch Campaign Finance Report," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2015 Filing Schedule for Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013
- ↑ El Paso Times, "EPISD candidates continue to raise big bucks," May 1, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
