Candidates for Porterville School Board
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for Porterville School Board.
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Porterville Unified School District.
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- View profilePedro "Pete" MartinezArea 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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Pete Lara Jr.Area 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profileLillian DurbinArea 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2022 to 2026
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Felipe A. MartinezArea 5Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026 - View profile
Donna Frazier BerryArea 6Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileRudy RuizArea 7Nonpartisan · Current term 2022 to 2026
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About Porterville School Board
About this position
- Office level
- Local
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Porterville School Board
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
You may be elected or appointed to a governing board of a school district if you are: 18 years of age or older; a citizen of the state; a resident of the school district; a registered voter; and not disqualified by the constitution or laws of the state from holding a civil office. An employee of a school district may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district’s governing board unless and until he or she resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment automatically terminates upon being sworn into office. Any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools, any member of his or her staff, or any employee of a school district in that county.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee or petition signature requirement.
- Filing period
- July 13, 2026 - August 7, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the county registrar of voters' office.
- Where to file
- 5951 S Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA 93277
- Filing phone
- 559-624-7300
- Step 3
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