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State Board of Education, District 4

What this job does

One of 15 members of the State Board of Education. The board sets what Texas public schools must teach, approves textbooks and other teaching materials, and helps manage the Permanent School Fund, a state investment fund for schools. Only some districts are up this year. source: tea.texas.gov

Special election for the rest of an unexpired term.

Tammie Nielsen RepublicanAdvancement director, Sarah's House
Coretta Mallet-Fontenot DemocraticEducator (Houston ISD, 27 years)

Candidates in the order the Texas Secretary of State (VoteTexas.gov) lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.