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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Harris County
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Denise DickDenise DickRepublican
Silky Joshi MalikSilky Joshi MalikDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
DENISE DICK
SILKY JOSHI MALIK
Current role
Vice President of Non-Litigation Services, Dick Law Firm, PLLC (per campaign)
Harris County Department of Education Trustee, Position 7, At-Large (appointed; sworn in April 16, 2025)
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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • "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"
  • 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: 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"
  • 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 Conservative Review (primary)
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
Campaign website
denisedick.org
Not found
Denise Dick

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
Silky Joshi Malik

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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