Paula Marie Villescaz
Paula Marie Villescaz was an at-large member of the San Juan Unified Board of Education in California. She assumed office in 2016. She left office on December 13, 2024.
Villescaz (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 6. She lost in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Villescaz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Paula Marie Villescaz graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. Her career experience includes working as a policy director.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 6
Maggy Krell defeated Nikki Ellis in the general election for California State Assembly District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maggy Krell (D) | 66.9 | 133,581 |
| Nikki Ellis (R) | 33.1 | 66,217 | ||
| Total votes: 199,798 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 6 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maggy Krell (D) | 25.0 | 25,879 |
| ✔ | Nikki Ellis (R) | 14.6 | 15,108 | |
 | Preston Romero (R) | 14.0 | 14,505 | |
 | Paula Marie Villescaz (D) | 13.3 | 13,780 | |
| Carlos Marquez (D) | 9.0 | 9,337 | ||
 | Rosanna Herber (D) | 9.0 | 9,257 | |
 | Sean Frame (D) | 6.8 | 6,982 | |
 | Emmanuel Amanfor (D) | 3.8 | 3,920 | |
| Evan Minton (D) | 2.6 | 2,706 | ||
| Kevin Olmar Martinez (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.8 | 1,861 | ||
| Total votes: 103,335 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lex Lazar (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: California State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Senate District 6
Roger Niello defeated Paula Marie Villescaz in the general election for California State Senate District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Niello (R) | 55.7 | 202,569 |
| Paula Marie Villescaz (D) | 44.3 | 160,846 | |
| Total votes: 363,415 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 6
Paula Marie Villescaz and Roger Niello defeated Michael Huang in the primary for California State Senate District 6 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paula Marie Villescaz (D) | 43.1 | 105,719 |
| ✔ | | Roger Niello (R) | 42.8 | 104,883 |
| Michael Huang (R) | 14.1 | 34,604 | ||
| Total votes: 245,206 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tecoy Porter (D)
- Eric Guerra (D)
- Matt Burgess (D)
Campaign finance
2020
See also: San Juan Unified School District, California, elections (2020)
General election
General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pam Costa (Nonpartisan) | 20.6 | 67,557 | |
| ✔ | | Paula Marie Villescaz (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 58,155 |
| ✔ | Saul Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 57,571 | |
| Melinda Avey (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 48,987 | ||
| Andrew Blan (Nonpartisan) | 10.3 | 33,761 | ||
| Garrett Brewer (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 33,630 | ||
| Riah Skrinnik (Nonpartisan) | 8.8 | 28,837 | ||
| Total votes: 328,498 | |||
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2016
Three of the five seats on the San Juan Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Pam Costa and Saul Hernandez and newcomer Paula Marie Villescaz were the only candidates to file for the three seats. Because of this, they were elected to the board by default.[2]
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Pam Costa and Saul Hernandez and newcomer Paula Marie Villescaz won election to the board by default.[2]
2014
The election in San Juan Unified featured two seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. There was no primary election.
Greg Paulo was the only incumbent running for re-election. Paulo and challenger Michael McKibbin won the two available seats by defeating challengers Paula Marie Villescaz, Michael Alcalay and Michael Miller.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Greg Paulo Incumbent |
24.2% | 29,216 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael McKibbin |
20.9% | 25,289 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Miller | 20.2% | 24,364 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Alcalay | 17.1% | 20,636 | |
| Nonpartisan | Paula Marie Villescaz | 17.3% | 20,924 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 329 | |
| Total Votes | 120,758 | |||
| Source: Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Official Results: General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed January 2, 2015 | ||||
Funding
The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.[3]
Endorsements
Villescaz was endorsed by the Sacramento County Democratic Party.[4]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Paula Marie Villescaz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Villescaz's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am running for Assembly to improve and protect high-quality public education, to ensure access to universal, affordable health care for all, and to tackle the biggest challenges in our generation: our homelessness crisis and our climate crisis. I’m proud to have the support of Democratic Assemblymembers in leadership – including Jim Wood and Matt Haney – along with Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, a majority of Sacramento City Councilmembers, and many more local leaders.
- I have the experience needed to lead from day one.
- I have a proven track record of delivering for our community as a public servant and an elected school board member.
- I will work for you and deliver real results.
I have a track record of delivering results at multiple levels of government. Voters can trust that I’m capable of doing the job well and that I will continue to deliver results in the State Assembly.
Mayor Darrell Steinberg;
California Teachers and Nurses Associations;
California Women's List;
Sacramento Central Labor Council, Region Builders Exchange, and County Young Dems;
SEIU 1000, 1021, 2015, UHW, USWW;
Teamsters Local 150 and Joint Council 7;
United Food and Commercial Workers;
Latino Economic Council of Sacramento;
NorCal Carpenters;
SMUD Board Directors Gregg Fishman, Brandon Rose and Heidi Sanborn;
San Juan School Board President Zima Creason; Sacramento City Unified School Board President Chinua Rhodes;
Sacramento City Council Members Katie Valenzuela, Mai Vang and Karina Talamantes;
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 256;
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2022
Paula Marie Villescaz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Paula Marie Villescaz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 5, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Sacramento County Elections Office," August 24, 2016
- ↑ Email submitted to Ballotpedia from the Sacramento County Voter Registration Office on October 27, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 22, 2014
