Harris County
County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large
Denise Dick
Republican- On ballot as
- DENISE DICK
- Current role
- Vice President of Non-Litigation Services, Dick Law Firm, PLLC (per campaign)
- Background
- Master of Healthcare Administration (per campaign)
- MBA (per campaign)
- Master's in data analytics, Duke's Fuqua School of Business, in progress (per campaign)
- Founder, Hope for Health Houston, a nonprofit connecting uninsured Harris County residents with healthcare (per campaign)
- Mother of a special needs son (per campaign)
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- Full name: Danielle Denise Dick
- Ran in 2022 and 2024 as Danielle; on the 2026 ballot as Denise (per campaign)
- Experience
- Republican nominee, HCDE Position 3, At-Large (2024), as Danielle Dick; lost to incumbent Richard Cantu, 52.5% to 47.5%
- Republican nominee, HCDE Position 2, Precinct 4 (2022), as Danielle Dick; lost to incumbent Andrea Duhon, 52.0% to 48.0%
- Republican primary leader (March 3, 2026), 43.3%; nominee when the May 26 primary runoff was canceled
- Top priorities
- "Public money is not the government's money"
- "Danielle will vote against any proposed tax rate increase, without exception"
- Wants every piece of content used in HCDE programs serving children "publicly posted online before board approval"
- Will "push for a formal Parent Advisory Board with standing authority to review HCDE curriculum in Head Start and the special schools"
- Supports Senate Bill 10 (Ten Commandments displays) and says she "will direct HCDE administration to implement it fully across all HCDE facilities"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Campaign site: "No age-inappropriate sexual content, gender ideology, or critical race theory in any HCDE program serving students"
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "Danielle will vote against any proposed tax rate increase, without exception."
- Vouchers / school choice: Campaign site: "Support for school choice and education savings accounts that give families direct control over their children's educational environment"
- Endorsements
- Texas Conservative Review (primary)
- Campaign website
- denisedick.org
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