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Member, State Board of Education, District 14

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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The 15-member State Board of Education sets curriculum standards for Texas public schools, reviews and adopts instructional materials, sets graduation requirements and oversees the Texas Permanent School Fund.

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Mindy Bumgarner

Republican

Senior Executive of Operations · Flower Mound

The gist

  • Supports school choice, including public charter schools.
  • Supports reducing the STAAR test's role in classrooms.
  • Supports parents' right to review what is taught.
  • Supports returning local control to communities.
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  1. Supports school choice, including public charter schools.

    Mindy Bumgarner for State Board of Education

    Campaign website · mindybumgarner.com

    “I strongly support school choice — including public charter schools.”

  2. Supports reducing the STAAR test's role in classrooms.

    Mindy Bumgarner for State Board of Education

    Campaign website · mindybumgarner.com

    “The STAAR test has taken over too much of the classroom”

  3. Supports parents' right to review what is taught.

    Mindy Bumgarner for State Board of Education

    Campaign website · mindybumgarner.com

    “parents should have the right to know, review, and speak up about what”

  4. Supports returning local control to communities.

    Mindy Bumgarner for State Board of Education

    Campaign website · mindybumgarner.com

    “put local control back in the hands of our communities”

Amy Taylor

Democratic

Teacher

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No documented position found.

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