Ray Martinez (California)

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Ray Martinez

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Prior offices
Los Banos Unified School District school board Trustee Area 7

Personal
Profession
Firefighter

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

See also: John Mueller recall, Los Banos Unified School District, California (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
ResultVotesPercentage
Yes check.svg Recall18251.85%
Retain16948.15%
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
ResultVotesPercentage
Yes check.svgRay Martinez 187 96.89%
Red x.svgWrite-in votes 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

See also: Los Banos Unified School District, California
The Los Banos Unified School District is located in Merced County, California.

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]

Racial Demographics, 2015[7]
Race Merced County (%) California (%)
White 81.9 72.9
Black or African American 4.1 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5 1.7
Asian 8.1 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4 0.5
Two or more races 3.1 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 58.2 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Merced County[9][10]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 33,005 27,581
2008 34,031 28,704

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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