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Yliana Gonzalez
Yliana G. Gonzalez, formerly Yliana G. Rodriguez, was the Place 3 member of the San Benito Board of Trustees in Texas. First elected to the board in 2009, she ran for re-election to a third consecutive term on May 9, 2015. Gonzalez lost the election for Place 3 to Joe Gonzalez.[1]
The winners of the 2015 election joined the district's new superintendent in tackling the consequences of an unbalanced budget. While initially a large reduction in staff seemed necessary to make up for several year's of over spending, other suggested plans hoped to avoid such a cull.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Three seats of the seven seats on the San Benito CISD Board of Trustees were up for election on May 9, 2015. Incumbent Fatima Huerta ran for re-election to the Place 3 seat instead of her Place 1 seat. She faced Place 3 incumbent Yliana Gonzalez and former Place 4 incumbent Joe Gonzalez on the ballot.[2]
The open Place 1 race featured Michael Vargas and returning candidate Rene Salinas. Orlando Lopez, also a returning candidate, challenged Place 2 incumbent Anna Cruz in her re-election bid.[2]
Vargas defeated Salinas for the Place 1 seat. In Place 2, incumbent Cruz won re-election. Joe Gonzalez defeated Yliana Gonzalez and Fatima Huerta for the Place 3 seat.
Results
| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Joe Gonzalez |
50.3% | 1,269 | |
| Nonpartisan | Yliana Gonzalez Incumbent | 26.4% | 666 | |
| Nonpartisan | Fatima Huerta Incumbent | 23.3% | 589 | |
| Total Votes | 2,524 | |||
| Source: Elisabeth Cervantes, Email conversation with Public Information Officer for San Benito CISD Isabel C. González, January 13, 2016 | ||||
Funding
Gonzalez reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of May 7, 2015.[3]
Endorsements
Gonzalez received no official endorsements as of April 7, 2015.
2012
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Yliana G. Rodriguez Incumbent |
59.8% | 1,637 | |
| Nonpartisan | Wilma Garza Smetter | 40.2% | 1,102 | |
| Total Votes | 2,739 | |||
| Source: Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Isabel C. González, San Benito CISD Public Information Officer," April 7, 2015 | ||||
About the district
San Benito Consolidated Independent School District is located in Cameron County in southern Texas. The county seat is Brownsville. Cameron County was home to an estimated 417,276 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] San Benito Consolidated Independent School District was the 92nd-largest school district in Texas, serving 11,387 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[5]
Demographics
Cameron County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rate in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.4 percent of Cameron County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.7 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in Cameron County was $33,179, compared to $51,900 statewide. The poverty rate in Cameron County was 34.8 percent, compared to 17.6 percent for the entire state.[4]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
- San Benito Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
- San Benito Consolidated 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
- ↑ Cameron County Clerk, "Summary Rept-group Detail: Unofficial Until Canvass," accessed May 9, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Celia Longoria, San Benito CISD Director of Communications," March 2, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Cameron County, Texas," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Cameron County," accessed December 31, 2014
| 2015 San Benito Consolidated Independent School District Elections | |
| Cameron County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 9, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Place 1: Rene Salinas • Michael Vargas
Place 2: Incumbent, Anna Cruz • Orlando Lopez Place 3: Incumbent, Yliana Gonzalez • Incumbent, Fatima Huerta • Joe Gonzalez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
