Eliseo Santana

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Eliseo Santana

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Tampa College

Graduate

Schiller International University

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Profession

Communications Maintenance Supervisor

Contact

Personal website

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Eliseo Santana (Democratic Party) ran for election for Pinellas County Sheriff in Florida. Santana lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Santana was a candidate for the District 5 seat on the Pinellas County Schools school board in Florida. Santana was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

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Santana is a retired communications maintenance supervisor at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, where he worked from 1981 to 2012. He also served in the Florida Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. Santana earned his M.B.A. from Schiller International University, his B.A. in business administration from Tampa College, and his associate's in electronic technology from United Electronics Institute.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2020)

General election

General election for Pinellas County Sheriff

Incumbent Bob Gualtieri defeated Eliseo Santana in the general election for Pinellas County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Gualtieri (R)	62.5	343,567
		Eliseo Santana (D)	37.5	205,735

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 549,302
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pinellas County Sheriff

Eliseo Santana defeated James McLynas in the Democratic primary for Pinellas County Sheriff on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eliseo Santana	59.7	54,803
		James McLynas	40.3	36,946

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,749
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bob Gualtieri advanced from the Republican primary for Pinellas County Sheriff.

2016

See also: Pinellas County Schools elections (2016)

The Pinellas County school board is under critical examination after an investigation of the board and district—titled "Failure Factories"—was published last year. The report described the daily strife of black students in the county, particularly in five elementary schools whose ratings changed from average to failing in just a few years. The investigation tied these students' struggles to a 2007 decision the board made to effectively segregate the district's schools, and the report triggered a still-in-progress civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Education. "Failure Factories," which won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting, also showed that the board's vote appeared to be a symptom of other deep-seated problems in the district. Three of the board members who voted for the de-integration plan still sat on the board in 2016: Peggy O'Shea, Linda Lerner, and Carol Cook. These incumbents were re-elected to the board multiple times, exemplifying the 100 percent incumbency success rate the district saw from 1998 to 2014. Cook filed for re-election in District 5 and successfully defended her spot on the board against Michael Petruccelli and Eliseo Santana in the race for the seat. O'Shea's and Lerner's seats aren't up for election until 2018.

One of the seven seats on the Pinellas County school board was up for by-district general election and one was up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Four newcomers filed in the race for the at-large District 1 seat: Robert Beal, Bill Dudley, Joanne Lentino, and Matt Stewart. A primary election was held on August 30, 2016, in which Lentino and Stewart were the top two vote-getters. Since neither received more than 50 percent of the vote, they both advanced to the general election. In District 5, Cook and Santana both advanced from the primary to the general, leaving Petruccelli behind. The seat of incumbent Ken Peluso was also on the primary ballot. He filed for re-election to the District 4 seat and was joined on the ballot by newcomer Eileen Long. She defeated the incumbent and won outright by receiving a majority of the vote.

Results

Pinellas County Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carol Cook Incumbent	64.95%	59,696
Eliseo Santana	35.05%	32,216
Total Votes (100)		91,912
Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016

Pinellas County Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carol Cook Incumbent	48.22%	16,362
Eliseo Santana	26.65%	9,043
Michael Petruccelli	25.12%	8,524
Total Votes		33,929
Source: Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016

Funding

Santana reported $22,131.00 in contributions and $19,401.76 in expenditures to the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, which left his campaign with $2,729.24 cash on hand, as of October 10, 2016.

Endorsements

Santana was endorsed by the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association (PCTA), the Pinellas Educational Support Professionals Association (PESPA), the West Central Florida Federation of Labor (WCFFL), 5 Star Youth Empowerment, the National Organization for Women (NOW), and the Tampa Bay Times.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2016

The following information was listed as Santana's platform on his campaign website:

“	Promote Early Child Learning. Prioritize the efforts to improve reading, writing and math skills. Against unnecessary high stakes testing in our school’s. Against “Common Core”. Elimination of out-of-school suspensions for nonviolent infractions. Bring back daily recess (play time) for students. Work to have a full time Registered Nurse (RN) at all our schools. Promote an atmosphere of partnership & transparency between our educators, parents, students, school board and all stake holders. Implementation of uniform disciplinary standards and practices to be applied equally throughout the entire county. Development of solutions to encourage/increase involvement of all guardians/parents. Improve educators and support staff’s work environment, job security and compensation to attract & retain the best workforce.	”
—Eliseo Santana (2016)

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External links

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• Eliseo Santana 2016 campaign website
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• Pinellas County Schools
• Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections