Jesus Espinoza

Jesus Espinoza was a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Hays school board in Texas. He was defeated by fellow newcomer Teresa M. Tobias in the general election on May 10, 2014.

Biography[edit]

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Espinoza is a life-long Texas resident, having lived in the Hays CISD area for 14 years. He served for eight years in the Texas Army National Guard. He is currently a sergeant at the Kyle Police Department. He started the Kyle Police Association in 2007 and served as its president until 2012. He has two children currently enrolled in the district.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2014[edit]

See also: Hays Consolidated Independent School District elections (2014)

Jesus Espinoza ran against fellow newcomer Teresa M. Tobias on May 10, 2014 for the District 1 seat.

Results[edit]

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, District 1, 3-year term, May 10, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Teresa M. Tobias	68.8%	262
	Nonpartisan	Jesus Espinoza	31.2%	119
Total Votes				381
Source: Hays Consolidated Independent School District, "Board of Trustees Election 2014," accessed June 24, 2015

Funding[edit]

Espinoza did not file a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.^[2]

Endorsements[edit]

Espinoza did not receive an endorsement in this election.

About the district[edit]

See also: Hays Consolidated Independent School District, Texas

Hays Consolidated Independent School District is located in Hays County, Texas.

Hays Consolidated Independent School District is located in Hays County, Texas. The county seat of Hays County is San Marcos. The county's population was 157,107 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.^[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Hays Consolidated Independent School District was the 70th-largest school district in Texas and served 15,932 students.^[4]

Demographics[edit]

Hays County outperforms the rest of Texas in terms of higher education attainment, median income and poverty rate. The 2010 U.S. Census found that 36.0 percent of Hays County residents over 25 years old held undergraduate degrees compared to a 26.3 percent rate for the state of Texas. Hays County had a median income of $57,834 in 2010 compared to $51,563 for Texas. The poverty rate for Hays County was 16.8 percent in 2010 compared to a 17.4 percent rate for the rest of the state.^[3]

Racial Demographics, 2012^[3]
Race	Hays County (%)	Texas (%)
White	91.4	80.6
Black or African American	3.9	12.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.2	1.0
Asian	1.4	4.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.1
Two or More Races	1.9	1.7
Hispanic or Latino	36.3	38.2

Presidential Voting Pattern, Hays County^[5]
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote	Other Vote
2012	25,537	31,661	1,813
2008	28,431	29,638	983
2004	20,110	27,021	692
2000	11,387	20,170	2,760

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[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Jesus + Espinoza + Hays + Consolidated + Independent + School + District + Texas"

Jesus Espinoza News Feed

External links[edit]

Suggest a link

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Footnotes[edit]

[1] Facebook, "Hays Educators Association TSTA," accessed April 15, 2014

[2] Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed April 15, 2014

[census-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Hays County," accessed March 3, 2014

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed July 31, 2014

[5] Texas Secretary of State, "Hays County," accessed January 29, 2015

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2014 Hays Consolidated Independent School District Elections
Hays County, Texas
Election date:	May 10, 2014
Candidates:	District 1: Jesus Espinoza • Teresa M. Tobias District 2: Incumbent, Willie Tenorio, Jr. • Miguel Zuniga At-Large: Incumbent, Sandra Bryant • Letty Vasquez-Jones • Will McManus
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