STEVEN COLLINS
Office sought: JGISD School Board Trustee
City of Residence: Jayton, Texas
Hometown: Lueders, Texas
Education: I graduated high school at Lueders-Avoca ISD class of 2003.
Occupation: I am a service mechanic for AEP Texas in the Jayton, Spur, and Dickens area.
Family: I am married to Brenda Collins. We have three children, Justin (15), Hayden (9) and Landon (7), who all attend school in Jayton.
Interests: I enjoy spending time with family, fishing, and working on power lines.
Key campaign message: If elected, I want to help insure that the decisions that are being made are in the best interest of the students.
What areas of public policy or community issues matter
most to you? I would say that making sure our students are receiving a quality education in the safest possible environment are the things that matter most to me.
CONNIE MARTINEZ
Office sought: JGISD School Board Trustee
City of Residence: Jayton, Texas
Hometown: I was born and raised in Rotan, Texas.
Education: I graduated from Rotan, Texas.
Occupation: I worked at the Jayton-Girard ISD as an elementary aide and secretary to the principal, and at the courthouse, secretary to the judge.
Family: I married Joe Martinez (deceased) and as a graduate from Jayton High. We raised three children, all graduates from Jayton High. We have seven grandchildren.
Key campaign messages: (1) I’ve been a board member for 10 years. My experiences have been challenging as well as rewarding. (2) I’m a parent, granmother and friend. I feel my qualifications help me to be an open, understanding person. (3) I would appreciate your support and vote.
What areas of public policy or community issues matter
most to you? I would like to continue the pride and excellence for our school and community at Jayton-Girard ISD.
MARIO RIVERA
Office sought: JGISD School Board Trustee
City of Residence: Jayton, Texas
Hometown: Brownfield, Texas
Education: Brownfield High School graduate
Occupation: Surface Team Lead for Oxy USA (SaltCreek)
Family: Tasha Rivera, married 12 years this year; two boys, Jaydon Rivera, junior at Jayton/Girard High School, and Jayce Rivera, sophomore at Jayton/Girard High School
Interests: Spending time with my family, chasing my kids in sports, working outside and when time permits play a little golf
Key campaign messages: (1) 22 years with Oxy has given me plenty of experience seeing different perspectives from many different areas, moving from Brownfield to Jayton to Seminole to Houston and back to Jayton to where I call home. (2) Surface Lead for SaltCreek, in charge of the budget, construction project approvals, oversee all operations and on boarding of personnel, contractors and third-party vendors.
(3) Involved with Summer basketball, volunteer at the Lubbock Food Bank, volunteer for school functions, track, football, basketball, X-country, cooking, fundraisers.
What areas of public policy or community issues matter most to you? The thing that matters the most to me is the education and future of the kids! Giving the best tools and opportunities to the kids so when they go to the next chapter of their lives, whether it be a college, technical school or right into the workforce that they will not only be ready but successful. Our kids’ future should be our main focus!
ANDY VARGAS JR.
Office sought: JGISD School Board Trustee
City of Residence: Girard, Texas
Hometown: My home town is Jayton, Texas. I grew up on a ranch just north of there from the time I was 2 till the time I was 20. Jayton is full of great people—a place where anyone can call home.
Education: I’m a graduate of Jayton ISD, class of 1998.
Occupation: I’m employed at the Texas Department of Transportation in Jayton, where I have made a career for 24 years now.
Family: I have a wife of 14 years, Becky Vargas, and I also have a total of eight kids: Samantha Quintanilla, Salem Cowen, Brianna Vargas, and Azriel Vargas, who will be a freshman at Jayton, Lorenzo Vargas, who will be in 8th grade in Jayton, Ivy Vargas, who will be in 5th in Jayton, Xzavien Vargas, who will be in 4th in Jayton, and Violet Vargas, who will be in 3rd gade—and 3 grandkids. Yes, a big family!
Interests: My interests include preaching the word of God. Family time, fishing, boating, camping, welding, watching my kids play sports and playing with the grandkids and being able to serve my community.
Key campaign messages: (1) Working in unity we can work out any problem. (2) Every voice matters! (3) We don’t need magic to chane the world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.
What areas of public policy or community issues matter most to you? Issues are a part of life. We all deal with individual problems, families have family issues, and communities have community problems. But I believe that if we work together, we can all resolve any problem, if we just work together and not against one other.
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