Connie Woodruff
Connie Woodruff is a member of the Ysleta Independent School District school board in Texas, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends in 2027.
Woodruff won re-election to the Ysleta Independent School District school board to represent District 2 in Texas outright after the general election on May 6, 2023, was canceled.
Biography
Woodruff attended and graduated from the Ysleta Independent School District. She works as a kindergarten teacher at Immanuel Christian School. She has worked there for 19 years. Woodruff earned her bachelor's degree from West Texas State University. She and her husband have 10 children.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
General election
The general election was canceled. Connie Woodruff (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2019
See also: Ysleta Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
The general election was canceled. Connie Woodruff (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
2015
Three of the seven seats on the Ysleta Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 9, 2015. The seats from Districts 2, 4 and 6 were on the ballot.
Incumbents Connie Woodruff, Deby Lewis and Martha "Marty" Y. Reyes representing Districts 2, 4 and 6, respectively, were up for re-election. Woodruff and Lewis faced one challenger each. Woodruff ran against Mary First Perales for the District 2 seat, and Lewis faced challenger Mike Rosales in District 4. Woodruff kept her seat, but Lewis was defeated by Rosales.
Reyes did not file to run for re-election, leaving the District 6 seat open to a newcomer. Two candidates, Luis H. Sarellano and Sotero G. Ramirez III, ran for the open spot. Ramirez won the seat. A third candidate, Javier Carlos Camacho, originally filed to run for the District 6 seat, but he withdrew from the race.
Results
| Ysleta Independent School District, District 2 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Connie Woodruff Incumbent |
51.8% | 822 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary First Perales | 48.2% | 764 | |
| Total Votes | 1,586 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "Final Election Results," accessed May 26, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Woodruff reported $645.00 in contributions and $18.58 in expenditures to the Ysleta Independent School District, which left her campaign with $699.69 in the election.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
Endorsements
Woodruff was endorsed by the Ysleta Teachers Association.[5]
2013
| Ysleta Independent School District, District 2 Special Election, 2-year term, 2013 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Connie Woodruff |
60.7% | 1,053 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ramon Federico | 39.3% | 681 | |
| Total Votes | 1,734 | |||
| Source: El Paso County Elections, "2013 May Election," accessed April 14, 2015 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Woodruff did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Connie Woodruff did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2015
On April 21, 2015, the El Paso Times published a candidate profile on Woodruff. That profile contained the following questionnaire. The questions asked by the El Paso Times are bolded to provide clarification. The full profile can be found here.
| “ | Why are you a good fit for the YISD Board of Trustees?
I am a good fit because I am knowledgeable about the areas of concern for the school district and for District 2. For the past two years I have worked hard to address these challenges within the district and District 2 in particular. What skills do you have that make you well suited for the position? I am well suited for this position because I am always willing and able to listen to other board members, the superintendent and his staff, teachers, other staff members, parents, stakeholders and community members to get the best input and knowledge to apply to every situation or current issue. I attend all district and community meetings in order to make sure I understand the concerns and positions of these stakeholders. I study all available information and am always prepared to make a decision for any agenda item that I am presented with. What is YISD doing right? What would you change? As we have been touring school facilities and getting input from committees and other sources, I believe that YISD must address and improve our facilities. Our children need and deserve the best learning environments possible in order to help them succeed in the 21st Century. I believe efforts to make this happen are the right things for YISD to pursue. However, I feel that a more equal investment in each learning community is necessary. That is the change I would like to make.[6] |
” |
| —El Paso Times[7] | ||
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Ysleta Independent School District, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 11, 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, "Ysleta Teachers Association announces endorsements," April 20, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ El Paso Times, "Candidate profiles: Ysleta Independent School District, District 2," April 21, 2015
| 2015 Ysleta Independent School District Elections | |
| El Paso County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Connie Woodruff • Mary First Perales District 4: • Incumbent, Deby Lewis • Mike Rosales District 6: • Luis H. Sarellano • Sotero G. Ramirez III |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
