Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District elections (2014)

2015 →

<- 2013

2014 Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Elections

* * *

General Election date:
November 4, 2014
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Texas
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District
Cameron County, Texas ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Texas

Two seats on the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Places 3 and 4 were up for election.

Place 3 incumbent Rey Farias defeated challenger Juan Sierra and retained his seat for another term. Place 4 incumbent Jesus “Toy” Amaya won re-election without opposition.

## Contents

* 1 About the district
* 1.1 Demographics
* 2 Voter and candidate information
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2014
* 4 Place 3
* 5 Place 4
* 5.1 Election results
* 5.1.1 Place 3
* 5.1.2 Place 4
* 5.2 Endorsements
* 5.3 Campaign finance
* 5.4 Past elections
* 5.4.1 2013
* 5.5 Key deadlines
* 5.6 Additional elections on the ballot
* 5.7 Recent news
* 5.8 See also
* 5.9 External links
* 5.10 Footnotes

## About the district[edit]

See also: Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Texas

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is located in Cameron County, Texas.

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is located in Cameron County, Texas. The county seat of Cameron County is Brownsville. Cameron County was home to 406,220 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[1] In the 2011-2012 school year, Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District was the 101st-largest school district in Texas and served 10,310 students.[2]

### Demographics[edit]

Cameron County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Texas in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 14.9 percent of Cameron County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.3 percent for Texas as a whole. The median household income in Cameron County was $32,558 compared to $51,563 for the state of Texas. The poverty rate in Cameron County was 34.9 percent compared to 17.4 percent for the entire state.[1]

|  Racial Demographics, 2013[1]

Race  | Cameron County (%)  | Texas (%)
White | 97.3 | 80.3
Black or African American | 0.8 | 12.4
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6 | 1.0
Asian | 0.8 | 4.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1
Two or More Races | 0.5 | 1.8
Hispanic or Latino | 88.5 | 38.4

|  Presidential Voting Pattern, Cameron County[3]

Year  | Democratic Vote  | Republican Vote  | Other Vote
2012 | 49,975 | 26,099 | 821
2008 | 48,480 | 26,671 | 506
2004 | 33,998 | 34,801 | 357
2000 | 33,214 | 27,800 | 1,043

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.

## Voter and candidate information[edit]

The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to three-year terms that serve the district at-large. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Two seats were up for election in 2014.[4]

Candidates began filing nominating petitions on July 19, 2014. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was August 18, 2014.[5]

## Elections[edit]

### 2014[edit]

# Place 3[edit]

* Rey Farias
* Incumbent
* Juan Sierra

# Place 4[edit]

* Jesus “Toy” Amaya
* Incumbent

#### Election results[edit]

##### Place 3[edit]

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

|
|
|

| Nonpartisan  | Rey Farias Incumbent | 59.8% | 1,747
| Nonpartisan  |  Juan Sierra | 40.2% | 1,176
Total Votes | 2,923
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Cameron County Elections Administrator Chris Davis," March 9, 2015

##### Place 4[edit]

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Place 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

|
|
|

| Nonpartisan  | Jesus “Toy” Amaya Incumbent | 100% | 2,049
Total Votes | 2,049
Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Cameron County Elections Administrator Chris Davis," March 9, 2015

#### Endorsements[edit]

No candidate publicly received an endorsement in this election.

#### Campaign finance[edit]

Candidates must file reports with the Texas Ethics Commission or the appropriate county clerk. They must disclose the amount of each contribution (or the value and nature of any in-kind contribution), the name and address of the individual or political committee making the contribution and the date of the contribution. Filers must also report all expenditures, including the date of an expenditure, the name and address of the person to whom the expenditure is made and the purpose of the expenditure.[6]

### Past elections[edit]

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

|

#### 2013

| Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School Board, Position 1, 3-year term, 2013

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Independent  | Martin Castillo Incumbent | 81.4% | 360
| Independent  |  Janice Metsker-Galarza | 18.6% | 82
Total Votes | 442
Source: Action 4 News, "November 2013 Election Results - FINAL," accessed December 12, 2013

Note: Position 2 incumbent Ruben R. Trevino was unopposed and declared elected.

## Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District election in 2014:[5]

Deadline  | Event

|

July 19, 2014 | First day to file for place on general election ballot
August 18, 2014 | Last day to file for place on general election ballot
October 6, 2014 | Voter registration deadline
October 20, 2014 | Early voting begins
October 31, 2014 | Last day of early voting
November 4, 2014 | Election day

## Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Texas elections, 2014

This election shared the ballot with general elections for U.S. House seats, Texas state executive offices and one seat in the U.S. House Senate. It also shared the ballot with other county and municipal elections. There was one statewide measure on the ballot regarding the diversion of oil and gasoline tax revenues from the state's "Rainy Day Fund" into transportation funding.[5]

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Los + Fresnos + Consolidated + Independent + School + District + Texas"

Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Texas
* Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District elections (2013)
* Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, Texas
* Texas school board elections, 2014
* List of school board elections in 2014
* School board elections, 2014
* Cameron County, Texas ballot measures
* Local ballot measures, Texas

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

|

* Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District
* Cameron County, Texas
* Texas Secretary of State

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Cameron County, Texas," accessed August 5, 2014
2. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed August 5, 2014
3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Cameron County," accessed December 31, 2014
4. ↑ Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed August 5, 2014
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2014 Election Dates," accessed August 5, 2014
6. ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File With Local Filing Authorities," September 1, 2013

2014 Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District Elections

Cameron County, Texas
Election date:| November 4, 2014
Candidates:| Place 3: • Incumbent, Rey Farias • Juan Sierra
Place 4: • Incumbent, Jesus “Toy” Amaya
Important information:| Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot

v • e

State of Texas
Austin (capital)

|

Elections |

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government |

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy