Harris County
County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large
Silky Joshi Malik
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- SILKY JOSHI MALIK
- Current role
- Harris County Department of Education Trustee, Position 7, At-Large (appointed; sworn in April 16, 2025)
- Background
- Ph.D. candidate, public policy focus (per HCDE)
- Former educator and researcher (per HCDE)
- Worked in health education at MD Anderson Cancer Center (per HCDE)
- Worked in LBJ Hospital's community outreach programs (per HCDE)
- Former board member, Annie's List Training Fund (per HCDE)
- Houston native
- Experience
- Unanimous appointment to the HCDE board (March 31, 2025) to finish the Position 7 term; term expires December 2026
- Ran for U.S. House, Texas' 2nd Congressional District (per HCDE)
- Top priorities
- In a Community Impact Q&A: "continuing to strengthen the services HCDE provides directly to children, families, educators, and school districts"
- "protecting and expanding access to early childhood education through Head Start and Early Head Start"
- "expanding access and making sure more families and school districts know these resources exist"
- "I would particularly like to continue growing our early childhood and after-school programming"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Public school districts are being asked to do more with increasingly strained resources."
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
- Campaign website
- Not found
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