School board elections used to be pokey little things few people paid attention to. That all changed when the social justice set decided that schools would be ideal platforms from which to indoctrinate and groom your children. Now some school board elections are important enough that they can attract the attention of a sitting United States Senator.
Following several years of controversy over allegations of critical race theory embedded in curricula and age-inappropriate books in libraries, heightened interest in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School district (CFISD) board elections has drawn a slew of new candidates and endorsements from elected officials who rarely weigh in on local races.
Cypress-Fairbanks (Cy-Fair) ISD is in the northwest of Harris County. It started out suburban, but the vast majority of it is now within the city limits of Houston.
“It is vital that our children and schools are led by those who advance educational opportunity,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in a statement explaining his endorsements. “These candidates will ensure that educational excellence is the standard in Cy-Fair ISD.”
In 2021, three conservative candidates successfully challenged incumbents for the CFISD board, but the coalition is still a minority and easily overruled by other trustees on the seven-member board. This year there are four positions on the ballot, and only one incumbent, Julie Hinaman in Position 2, has opted to run for re-election.
Like municipal elections, school board races are non-partisan, meaning candidates do not officially declare party affiliation and there are no primaries. In recent years, however, CFISD has been among many across the state in which local and state political parties help to recruit and promote candidates.
Earlier this year, Republican precinct chairs in the northwestern Harris County district near Houston held a series of private forums to determine which candidates the Harris County Republican Party (HCRP) would endorse. Votes from the participating chairs landed on Todd LeCompte for Position 1, George Edwards for Position 2, Justin Ray for Position 3, and Christine Kalmbach for Position 4.
In addition to the HCRP, the Republican Party of Texas, state Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress), and Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey (R-Pct. 3) have stepped in to endorse the four candidates campaigning together. Cruz’s endorsement added heft to the Republican-sanctioned slate in a district that helped elect Republican Reps. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX 38) to Congress.
Naturally the American Federation of Teachers has weighed in on the other side.
Early voting continues through Sunday, and election day is Tuesday, November 11.
Tags: 2023 Elections, Christine Kalmbach, Critical Race Theory, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, Democrats, Elections, George Edwards, Harris County, Holly Hansen, Julie Hinaman, Justin Ray, Social Justice Warriors, Ted Cruz, Texas, Todd LeCompte, Tom Oliverson, Tom Ramsey, unions
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Texas needs to end all association with the AFT and impose a moratorium on hiring any mobbed up teachers. If it violates norms or laws we should just ignore it. They do.
in this case the AFT is providing a valuable service by making endorsements. keep the list of endorsed candidates with you and vote for their opponents.
Surely you meant November 7.
“It started out suburban”
I interviewed for a teaching position in Cy-Fair in 1975. At the time, it wasn’t suburban, it was still darn near rural. Cy-Fair HS/JHS was on Hempstead Hwy. After the interview, we stood on the porch for a few minutes and nothing went by. (Memories might be fogged somewhat by time)
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