State of Texas
Member, State Board of Education, District 14
Mindy Bumgarner
Republican- On ballot as
- Mindy Bumgarner
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Graduate, Big Spring High School
- Bachelor's degree, Austin College, 2007 (per Ballotpedia)
- Two master's degrees and a doctorate in clinical psychology, Argosy University
- Has worked as an operations director (per Ballotpedia)
- Has "worked hands-on developing 504 plans" (per campaign)
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- Lives in Flower Mound
- Married to State Rep. Ben Bumgarner
- Experience
- Ran for Lewisville ISD Board of Trustees, Place 6 (2023); lost
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won
- Top priorities
- "We need full transparency in school curriculum"
- "I strongly support school choice – including public charter schools"
- Testing: "We can keep high standards without turning schools into testing factories"
- "Our classrooms need less politics and more focus on giving students the tools they need to succeed in life"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Campaign site: "I will fight for a curriculum that focuses on core knowledge, real-world skills, and the values that make Texas strong with faith, family, and freedom"
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: Campaign site: "I'll stand up for school choice and public charter schools because parents should have the right to choose what's best for their kids"
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- State Rep. Steve Toth (primary)
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Representative Ben Bumgarner (listed by campaign)
- Representative Richard Hayes (listed by campaign)
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- Representative Angela Orr (listed by campaign)
- Representative Pat Curry (listed by campaign)
- Representative Cody Harris (listed by campaign)
- Representative James Frank (listed by campaign)
- Representative Tom Oliverson (listed by campaign)
- Representative John McQueeney (listed by campaign)
- Representative Brian Harrison (listed by campaign)
- Senator Brent Hagenbuch (listed by campaign)
- Senator Adam Hinojosa (listed by campaign)
- Congressman Pat Fallon (listed by campaign)
- Congressman Brandon Gill (listed by campaign)
- County Commissioner Diane Edmondson (listed by campaign)
- Frisco Councilman Burt Thakur (listed by campaign)
- Justin Mayor James Clark (listed by campaign)
- True Texas Project (listed by campaign)
- Grassroots America: We The People (listed by campaign)
- Texas Eagle Forum (listed by campaign)
- Charter Schools Now (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- mindybumgarner.com
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