Karen C. Hernandez

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Karen C. Hernandez
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Education

Bachelor's

La Sierra University

Other

Teaching credential from the University of Redlands

Personal
Profession
Educator


Karen C. Hernandez 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. She ran against one incumbent and five fellow candidates on November 4, 2014.[1] Karen C. Hernandez lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography

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Hernandez grew up in Coachella, California and attended the Coachella Valley Unified School District. She earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from La Sierra University and her teaching credential from the University of Redlands. She is also pursuing a master's degree in educational administration at the University of Redlands. Hernandez has worked as a behavioral instructional assistant for the Riverside County Office of Education and as a substitute teacher and math teacher in the Coachella Valley Unified School District.[2]

Hernandez's work in the district brought her to Toro Canyon Middle School. She taught math there for two years before she was terminated at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. She was one of five teachers, all in their first or second year of teaching, Coachella Valley Unified school board members voted to remove. The school board did not provide a reason for the decision.[3]

Elections

2014

See also: Coachella Valley Unified School District 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

Coachella Valley Unified School District,
Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Acuña Jr. 17.3% 1,984
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngBlanca 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

Hernandez reported no contributions and $1,144.32 in expenditures to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, leaving her campaign with a negative cash balance as of October 4, 2014.[4]

Endorsements

Hernandez did not receive any official endorsements for this election.

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