Dixie Davis

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Dixie Davis

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

May 4, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at Austin, 2008

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Instagram

Dixie Davis ran for election to the Keller Independent School District to represent Place 7 in Texas. She lost in the general election on May 4, 2024.

Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Dixie Davis' career experience includes working in digital media. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008.

Elections

2024

See also: Keller Independent School District, Texas, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Keller Independent School District, Place 7

Incumbent Heather Washington defeated Dixie Davis and DaLana Barsanti in the general election for Keller Independent School District, Place 7 on May 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Heather Washington (Nonpartisan)	51.9	6,635
		Dixie Davis (Nonpartisan)	41.3	5,274
		DaLana Barsanti (Nonpartisan)	6.8	864

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,773
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Davis in this election.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Dixie Davis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Davis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

Expand all | Collapse all

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a wife and mother of a four-year-old daughter who will start kindergarten in KISD this fall. Four of my nephews live in KISD and my mother-in-law works in the district. I have a history of civic engagement and advocacy at the state and local level. I've fought for public education and against vouchers at the state capitol. I've been a school volunteer and student mentor with Communities in Schools, vice-president of my former neighborhood association, served on the bylaws and finance committees at my current HOA, served on the board of the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County. I've been a poll worker and most recently started a garden club in my neighborhood.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Keller ISD is facing a $27million budget deficit due to underfunding at the state level and shortsighted decisions by our current school board. We are losing teacher positions at ever campus, cutting almost half our district librarians, closing a campus, and more. We need to maximize our current resources so we can keep as many of our amazing educators as possible.
• The school board met behind closed doors to choose which teacher positions and programs would be lost to budget cuts. This lack of transparency caused confusion for families and rumors to spread in the community. Many of our stakeholder committees have not met in months. Stakeholders need to guide the priorities of the district and the board must seek out parent and community input when making major district decisions.
• Currently all but one board trustee lives in Keller. But Keller ISD covers 9 cities and over half our schools and students live in Fort Worth. Miscommunication and the lack of a proactive relationship between the district and the City of Fort Worth allowed an extended-stay motel to begin construction beside Basswood Elementary. We need more representation from the Fort Worth side of KISD to ensure a mistake like this doesn't happen again.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Closing achievement gaps, supporting emergent bilingual students and their families, increasing attendance, ensuring all students feel safe and welcome in their schools,fighting for fully funded public schools and saying "no" to vouchers.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity, respect, listening to and valuing the opinions of stakeholders, elevating the needs of students above all else.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Making pizzas at a pizza place at North Padre Island, Corpus Christi, TX. Two years in highschool.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

To ensure that every student, regardless of background receives a world-class education.

Who are your constituents?

KISD serves over 34,000 students, 4000 staff, and 120,000 voters. My constituents are lifelong residents of the region and also recent immigrants. They speak over a dozen languages and come from a variety of backgrounds, religions, cultures, and socio-economic situations. What unites us is our desire to build a better life and better communities for our kids.

How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?

I want to make sure that every student no matter their campus has equal opportunity for success. We need more resources for our SPED, GT, dyslexic, and bilingual students.

In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?

I'd like to see more civics education and more college credit opportunities for our high school students. KISD recently cut OnRamps and is decreasing the number of AP class offerings next year.

How might you support the mental health needs of students/faculty/staff?

KISD recently cut several counselor positions across the district. We need more counselors, not fewer, to handle not only mental health needs but rising vaping addiction in students.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

Several KISD teachers and staff have endorsed my campaign.

What are your preferred strategies for faculty, staff, and administration recruitment?

We must respect teachers not only by paying them what they deserve but by ensuring they have appropriate planning time during each school day. Until we return teachers' recently cut prep periods, we cannot expect new teachers to choose KISD over other districts.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

See also

2024 Elections

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Candidate

Keller Independent School District, Place 7

Website

Facebook

Instagram