Ramiro Fonseca
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Ramiro Fonseca was a candidate for District III representative on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas. The general election was held on November 3, 2015. Ramiro Fonseca lost the general election on November 3, 2015.
Biography
Fonseca earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. He has worked as the college success and tutor coordinator for the TRIO Student Support Services Program at Houston Community College (HCC) and as manager of the Minority Male Initiative and Financial Aid Associate for the HCC System. Fonseca is serving as program manager for College Access and Success at Project GRAD Houston.[1]
Elections
2015
Four seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats are elected by district.
The seats of District II incumbent Rhonda Skillern-Jones, District III incumbent Manuel Rodriguez Jr., District IV incumbent Paula Harris and District VIII incumbent Juliet Stipeche were up for election.[2]
Skillern-Jones, Rodriguez and Stipeche filed for re-election to their respective seats. In the District II race, Skillern-Jones faced Youlette McCullough, Darlene Smith and Larry Williams. Because a majority was not won, Skillern-Jones faced Williams in a runoff election on December 12, 2015.[3] She won the runoff election. Skillern-Jones was first elected to the board in 2011.[4] In District III, Rodriguez was set to compete against two challengers: Ramiro Fonseca and Jose Leal. Mirroring District II, a majority was not won in the District III race and a runoff also occurred on December 12, 2015, with Rodriguez up against Leal.[3] Rodriguez went on to win the runoff election. He was first elected to the board in 2003.[4]
Stipeche had the least challengers competing against her with just Diana Davila aiming to unseat her. Stipeche was first elected in 2010 to finish out an unexpired term and then re-elected in 2011.[4] However, Davila was successful in securing the District VIII seat and thus is a newcomer on the board. Since Harris did not file for re-election in District IV, four candidates filed to replace her. They were Davetta Daniels, Jolanda Jones, Ann McCoy and Larry McKinzie. Harris had served on the board since 2007.[4] Jones won the seat for District IV.
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District III, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Manuel Rodriguez Jr. Incumbent |
46.4% | 4,074 |
| Jose Leal | 29.9% | 2,625 |
| Ramiro Fonseca | 23.6% | 2,075 |
| Total Votes | 8,774 | |
| Source: Harris County Clerk, "Cumulative Report-Official", accessed December 16, 2015 | ||
Funding
Fonseca reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission as of October 29, 2015.[5]
About the district
Houston Independent School District is located in north Harris County, Texas. The county seat of Harris County is Houston. Harris County was home to an estimated 4,336,853 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] Houston Independent School District was the largest school district in Texas, serving 203,066 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[7]
Demographics
Harris County outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.7 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $53,137, compared to $51,900 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 18.5 percent, compared to 17.6 percent for the state.[6]
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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
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See also
- Houston Independent School District, Texas
- Houston Independent School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ramiro Fonseca for HISD District 3 Trustee, "About Ramiro", accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed January 29, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Houston Independent School District, "HISD Board of Education Election Results," accessed December 2, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Houston Independent School District, "Election Information," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Search Campaign Finance Reports", accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Harris County, Texas," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Harris County," accessed December 31, 2014
