Ray Martinez (California)
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Ray Martinez represents Trustee Area 7 on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education in California. He was first elected to the seat in the recall election against incumbent John Anthony Mueller on August 23, 2016.[1][2][3]
Elections
2016
An effort to recall John Mueller from his position on the Los Banos Unified School District Board of Education was on the ballot on August 23, 2016. The recall was successful, ousting Mueller from his seat and electing Ray Martinez in his place.[1][3][4] Mueller's recall notice provided six reasons for the recall effort, including a failure to communicate with constituents in his trustee area, poor test scores across the district, and nepotism.[5] Mueller responded by saying his personal cellphone number was always available through the district and that he believed in hiring those most qualified for the job.[6] Martinez, a former firefighter and Los Banos resident, was the only candidate to run to replace Mueller in the recall election.[2]
Results
| John Mueller, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Recall | 182 | 51.85% | ||
| Retain | 169 | 48.15% | ||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
| Mueller's successor candidate, Trustee Area 7 Board Member, Los Banos Unified School District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Ray Martinez | 187 | 96.89% | ||
| 6 | 3.11% | |||
| Election results via: Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016 | ||||
About the district
The Los Banos Unified School District is located in Merced County in central California. The county seat is Merced. Merced County was home to 268,455 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] The district was the 162nd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,065 students.[8]
Demographics
Merced County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 13 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Merced County was $43,066, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 24.8 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[7]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
- Los Banos Unified School District, California
- John Mueller recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Merced Sun-Star, "Second Los Banos school trustee facing citizen recall," June 15, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Merced Sun-Star, "Los Banos school board member fights against recall," July 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Official Final Results: Recall of John Mueller," accessed September 1, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Assistant Registrar of Voters David Sullivan," August 29, 2016
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Recall notice served to Los Banos Unified trustee," December 10, 2015
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Mueller responds to recall notice," December 17, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Merced County, California," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 6, 2012 Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2008," accessed July 24, 2014
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