Trinidad Arredondo
Trinidad Arredondo was a candidate for one of two seats up for election in Trustee Area 1 on the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education in California. Arredondo ran against one incumbent and five fellow candidates on November 4, 2014.[1] Trinidad Arredondo lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
A graduate of the Coachella Valley Unified School District, Arredondo works as a program officer at the Regional Access Project Foundation. He is also involved with the Coachella Valley Rotary Club. Arredondo graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in politics and Latin American studies. He also attended the University of California at Riverside for nonprofit management.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Three seats were up for general election on the Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Anna Lisa Vargas and challengers Karen C. Hernandez, Blanca Torres Hall, Trinidad Arredondo, Rudy Gutierrez, Alma Delia Silva and Joey Acuña Jr. ran for two seats in Trustee Area 1. Hall and Acuña won the election. Incumbent Meagan Caress ran unopposed and won re-election to Trustee Area 2.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Joey Acuña Jr. |
17.3% | 1,984 | |
| Nonpartisan | Blanca Torres Hall |
17.1% | 1,963 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna Lisa Vargas Incumbent | 17% | 1,952 | |
| Nonpartisan | Karen C. Hernandez | 15.3% | 1,761 | |
| Nonpartisan | Trinidad Arredondo | 12.9% | 1,478 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alma Delia Silva | 12% | 1,377 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rudy Gutierrez | 8.5% | 980 | |
| Total Votes | 11,495 | |||
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated General Election, November 4, 2014," accessed December 22, 2014 and Imperial County Elections, "Official Final Results," accessed November 23, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Arredondo reported $2,310.00 in contributions and $725.25 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, leaving $1,584.75 cash on hand for his campaign as of October 3, 2014.[4]
Endorsements
Arredondo did not receive any official endorsements for this election.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Trinidad + Arredondo + Coachella + Valley + Unified + School + District"
See also
- Coachella Valley Unified School District, California
- Coachella Valley Unified School District elections (2014)
- Coachella Valley Unified School District Board recall, California (2013)
External links
- Coachella Valley Unified School District
- Campaign website (dead link)
- Campaign Facebook page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Consolidated General Election," accessed September 9, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Trinidad Arredondo," accessed August 11, 2014
- ↑ Elect Trinidad Arredondo for CVUSD School Board 2014, "About," accessed October 21, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Viewing filing activity for Arredondo, Trinidad," accessed October 26, 2014
| 2014 Coachella Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Anna Lisa Vargas • Joey Acuña Jr. • Trinidad Arredondo • Rudy Gutierrez • Blanca Torres Hall • Karen C. Hernandez • Alma Delia Silva Trustee Area 2: • Meagan Caress |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
