Aaron Kinsey
Aaron Kinsey (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 15. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Kinsey (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 15. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Aaron Kinsey was born in Dallas, Texas. Kinsey served in the U.S. Air Force from 2005 to 2014. He earned a bachelor's degree and a graduate degree from Texas A&M University in 2005, and a graduate degree from Harvard Business School in 2017. Kinsey's career experience includes working as a CEO with an aerial oil and gas services company.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2024
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Incumbent Aaron Kinsey defeated Morgan Kirkpatrick and Jack Westbrook in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aaron Kinsey (R) | 76.3 | 512,043 |
 | Morgan Kirkpatrick (D)  | 20.5 | 137,759 | |
 | Jack Westbrook (L) | 3.2 | 21,639 | |
| Total votes: 671,441 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Morgan Kirkpatrick advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Morgan Kirkpatrick | 100.0 | 17,434 |
| Total votes: 17,434 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Incumbent Aaron Kinsey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Kinsey | 100.0 | 175,444 |
| Total votes: 175,444 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Jack Westbrook advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 23, 2024.
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| ✔ | | Jack Westbrook (L) |
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kinsey in this election.
2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Aaron Kinsey won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 15.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15
Aaron Kinsey defeated incumbent Jay Johnson in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aaron Kinsey | 52.2 | 83,096 |
 | Jay Johnson | 47.8 | 75,997 | |
| Total votes: 159,093 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Aaron Kinsey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Aaron Kinsey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kinsey's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- New challenges call for new leaders with fresh perspectives. Our kids deserve a strategic thinker and problem solver— skills the Air Force, Harvard Business School and my experience building a business have taught me well.
- Our kids need someone who isn’t content with the status quo; someone willing to stand up for their best interests. If we continue doing the same things we’ve done, we’re going to get the same result.
- Our kids are falling further and further behind, and they are being tossed around in a culture war that seeks to divide them. They need a fighter. My life experiences not only motivate me to fight for improvements for our children, but they have also prepared me to win the battle.
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Campaign website
Kinsey's campaign website stated the following:
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For Our Children All children should have the opportunity to receive an education that will set them up for a positive life. I dream that future generations will have the same opportunity for prosperity as we have had. We should be teaching our children to love themselves, their families, their neighbors, their state, and their country. We need a return to a day when we were proud of America’s progress in creating a positive force for good in the world. I believe we are closer to realizing Reverend King’s dream when we focus on the things we have in common, not the ways in which we are different. To Battle for Our Future Critical Race Theory is a form of Marxism, is tearing us apart, and has no place in our schools. While it’s no longer allowed to be taught, we must remain vigilant for the re-introduction via rebranding or outright defiance. The pandemic forced us to learn more about our kids’ education. We see what’s going on in our schools. And we don’t like it. The Texas State Board of Education is responsible for approving the curriculum standards and instructional materials (textbooks) of the over 5 million school children in Texas…over 10% of the children in the entire country! The SBOE is the next place to push back against what we are seeing and stand up for what we value. For Fiscal Responsibility The Permanent Education Fund, which has $47.6 billion in assets, needs proper board oversight from people who understand finance and financial markets. I have successfully led multiple businesses and have worked with investment portfolios of industry-leading companies.[2] |
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| —Aaron Kinsey's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
Issues
ESG
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Kinsey took stances supporting environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), an approach to investing and corporate decision-making.
Texas education fund pulls $8.5 billion from BlackRock (2024)
The Texas Permanent School Fund (TPSF) on March 19, 2024, pulled roughly $8.5 billion from BlackRock’s asset management. Texas State Board of Education Chairman Aaron Kinsey (R) argued that BlackRock supported ESG and was ineligible to manage public funds under a state law prohibiting public contracts with companies that illegally boycott the fossil fuel industry. BlackRock responded with a thread on Twitter/X and a letter to Kinsey and the TPSF, arguing the move was not in the best financial interest of the school fund.[4][5]
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 4, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Aaron Kinsey: Fighting For Kids. Standing with Parents., “Why I'm Running,” accessed January 22, 2022
- ↑ Fox Business, "Texas pulls $8.5B from BlackRock in stunning blow to ESG movement," accessed March 27, 2024
- ↑ BlackRock, "A $250 Million Decision," accessed March 27, 2024
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