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Don Ryan (Texas)
Don Ryan was a member of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 6. Ryan assumed office in 2000. Ryan left office on November 9, 2021.
Ryan ran for re-election to the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District to represent Position 6 in Texas. Ryan lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Ryan's career experience includes working as the owner of Cy-Fair Insurance Group, an insurance agency. He is married to Julie, and the pair have three children, all of whom went through the Cy-Fair School District.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6
Scott Henry defeated incumbent Don Ryan, Ryan Irving, and Chris Harrison in the general election for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scott Henry (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 17,091 |
 | Don Ryan (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 8,270 | |
 | Ryan Irving (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 5,871 | |
| Chris Harrison (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 3,616 | ||
| Total votes: 34,848 | |||
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2017
Three of seven seats on the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. All three incumbents filed for re-election. Position 5 incumbent John Ogletree Jr. and Position 7 incumbent Bob Covey were unopposed in their re-election bids. Incumbent Don Ryan defeated challenger Natalie Blasingame for the Position 6 seat.[2][3]
Results
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Don Ryan Incumbent |
61.62% | 7,578 |
| Natalie Blasingame | 38.38% | 4,720 |
| Total Votes | 12,298 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
2013
Results
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Ryan Incumbent |
85.5% | 17,258 | |
| Nonpartisan | Shaik Ahmed | 14.5% | 2,927 | |
| Total Votes | 20,185 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Ryan was not endorsed in this campaign.
Funding
Ryan reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission.[4]
2010
| Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6, 3-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Ryan |
43.3% | 29,073 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brad West | 24.7% | 16,590 | |
| Total Votes | 67,127 | |||
| Source: Cumulative Report, 2010 General and Special Elections Live," accessed October 8, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Don Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2010
Ryan described his reasons for running on the district's website in 2010:[1]
| “ |
In your opinion, what critical challenges face the district, and what are possible solutions to address those issues? Equity in school finance continues to be a major challenge for CFISD. As previously stated, we have cut $70 million from our budget and also eliminated over 900 positions over the last 5 years. Future cuts will definitely have an adverse effect on our students, and if the quality of our schools deteriorates our home values will do likewise. Our school system is overly regulated at the State and Federal level, and we should continue to work with our Legislature to get local control. All un-funded and under-funded mandates from these government entities should be eliminated. CFISD is focusing on career readiness for our students instead of just graduation, and that will benefit all students. CFISD needs to use current technology to embrace the Digital Learning Environment that will allow our students access to course work 24/7. Our challenges are numerous, but our opportunities for success are endless. [5] |
” |
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Board Members: Don Ryan - Position 6 accessed September 5, 2013
- ↑ Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, "BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION," accessed August 25, 2017
- ↑ Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Unofficial," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission Search Campaign Finance Reports, accessed December 26, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
