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Cleveland Johnson
Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3
Tenure
2018 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education At-large
Years in office: 2010 - 2018

Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Military
Service / branch
U.S. Air Force
Contact

Cleveland Johnson (also known as CJ) is a member of the Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education in California, representing Trustee Area 3. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on December 11, 2026.

Johnson ran for re-election to the Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education to represent Trustee Area 3 in California. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Johnson was previously an at-large member on the board from 2010 to 2018.[1]

Biography

Johnson is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam, Europe, Western Asia and the United States. Following his service, he worked as a logistician for PepsiCo for 26 years. Johnson is a board member and Secretary (emeritus) at Vine Life Christian Fellowship Church, past president of Moreno Valley Senior Citizen Commission and member of the Moreno Valley Task Force.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: Moreno Valley Unified School District, California, elections (2022)

General election

General election for Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Cleveland Johnson defeated Gilbert Espinoza in the general election for Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cleveland Johnson
Cleveland Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
53.7
 
2,813
Gilbert Espinoza (Nonpartisan)
 
46.3
 
2,424

Total votes: 5,237
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2018

See also: Moreno Valley Unified School District elections (2018)

The following candidate won election automatically as the election was canceled due to lack of opposition.

General election

The general election was canceled. Cleveland Johnson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

2014

See also: Moreno Valley Unified School District elections (2014)

The election in Moreno Valley Unified featured three seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.

Three at-large incumbents, Cleveland Johnson, Jesus M. Holguin and Gary Baugh, were up for re-election. They ran against and defeated challenger Delorise Anderson.

Results

Moreno Valley Unified School District,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJesus M. Holguin Incumbent 30.8% 9,412
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngCleveland Johnson Incumbent 25.2% 7,718
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngGary Baugh Incumbent 22.9% 7,015
     Nonpartisan Delorise Anderson 21.1% 6,439
Total Votes 30,584
Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014

Funding

Johnson reported $4,440.23 in contributions and $0.00 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, leaving him with $4,440.23 cash on hand as of September 30, 2014.[3]

Endorsements

Johnson was endorsed by the Riverside County Democratic Party.[4]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Cleveland Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also


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Footnotes