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Evelyn Brooks
Evelyn Brooks (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 14. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Brooks (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Texas. She is on the ballot in the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.[source]
Biography
Evelyn Brooks' career experience includes working as a youth development facilitator and an elementary educator. Brooks founded a Frisco homeschool program.[1]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of Texas
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Patricia Abrego | ||
 | Chris Bell | |
 | Bobby Cole | |
| Carlton Hart | ||
 | Gina Hinojosa | |
| Jose Navarro Balbuena | ||
| Faizan Syed | ||
 | Meagan Tehseldar  | |
 | Zach Vance | |
 | Angela Villescaz | |
 | Andrew White | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Pappas (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of Texas
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Greg Abbott | |
| R.F. Achgill | ||
 | Evelyn Brooks | |
 | Pete Chambers | |
| Charles Crouch | ||
| Arturo Espinosa | ||
 | Mark Goloby | |
 | Kenneth Hyde | |
 | Stephen Samuelson | |
 | Ronnie Tullos | |
| Nathaniel Welch | ||
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2022
See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022
General election
General election for Texas State Board of Education District 14
Evelyn Brooks defeated Tracy Fisher in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelyn Brooks (R) | 64.7 | 399,567 |
 | Tracy Fisher (D) | 35.3 | 217,669 | |
| Total votes: 617,236 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14
Tracy Fisher advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tracy Fisher | 100.0 | 40,860 |
| Total votes: 40,860 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14
Evelyn Brooks defeated incumbent Sue Melton-Malone in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Evelyn Brooks | 57.2 | 77,805 |
 | Sue Melton-Malone | 42.8 | 58,161 | |
| Total votes: 135,966 | |||
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Campaign finance
2021
See also: Frisco Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)
General election
General election for Frisco Independent School District, Place 7
Incumbent René Archambault defeated Evelyn Brooks in the general election for Frisco Independent School District, Place 7 on May 1, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | René Archambault (Nonpartisan) | 58.0 | 7,301 | |
| Evelyn Brooks (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 5,283 | |
| Total votes: 12,584 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2022
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Campaign website
Brooks' campaign website stated the following:
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How can parents have the ultimate authority in their child’s education? Parents need to know their Parental Rights and Responsibilities written in the Texas Education Code, Chapter 26. I believe there must be a partnership between parents, teachers, schools and trustees in order to educate our children. This happens when parents are encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing educational programs for their children. Parents' Bill of Rights for Texas Public Schools Texas Education Code - Ch. 26 Parental Rights and Responsibilities Why do you support school choice? Doesn’t it take away money from our public schools? Public charter schools receive no local revenue. 100% of charter school funding comes from state sources. I believe that parents should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child. High-performing public charter schools can help close the learning gap that so many Black, Hispanic, ESL and economically disadvantaged students suffer from. Educational options benefit the learning needs of ALL students. Texas Public Charter Schools Assoc. What is the harm of students being taught Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE)? CSE is designed to prepare children for sex and risky sexual behaviors, not to decrease STD’s and teen pregnancy. It’s a license to explore all aspects of erotica and sexuality. There is a reason why parents teach their children about sex indirectly and with modesty; to protect and safekeep their innocence. Once a child’s innocence is taken away, it is nearly impossible to be found again. I believe that knowledge of sex and sexuality is not an Essential Knowledge and Skill that will contribute to the success of a child’s life. It is my hope that one day it will be against the law to teach CSE anywhere in the United States. It purposely oversexualizes our children as young as kindergarten. I will do all that I can do to protect and defend the innocence, mind and health of all children from harmful instructional materials, library books, and curriculum. CSE oversteps parental rights. www.voicesempower.com Audrey Werner - Texas Family Legislative Briefing - Jan 16, 2019 What is the harm of students being taught Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? At the heart of SEL are common questions: What is the role of education? How should schools define success? What does good character look like? Who should be allowed to define it? This is a completely new vision for education where the focus is to shift a child’s values in order to transform the culture, our American culture. The goal of SEL is to transform children’s core values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors through mind control techniques, propaganda, role-playing, self-criticism, finger pointing, isolation, repetitive phrases & music, and Us vs. Them. These SEL lessons are interwoven throughout every subject content taught in school, and includes Critical Race Theory and Comprehensive Sex Ed. The former public education system taught children the knowledge and skills necessary to read, write, compute, problem-solve, think critically, and communicate across all subject areas, in preparing students to continue to learn in postsecondary educational, training, or employment settings. Modern day public education educates the “Whole Child”- mind, body, and soul; the job of parents and guardians. Further, schools that teach SEL’s are required to collect data on children without parental consent through surveys and evaluations. Essentially, surveys and evaluations have taken over knowledge-based content and skills. I encourage you to research this further and teach others. Social Emotional Learning 101 Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas Did Texas ban Common Core? Common Core is still alive in our Texas public schools under the name, Texas College and Career Readiness Standards. Common Core is a theory that is licensed as a product, but marketed as a standard. Standards can be tested using scientific research data that are cognitively, developmentally, and appropriate for children. Each year in school is a stepping stone that builds a concrete base for student learning. Curriculum is developed from standards. Common Core on the other hand is a theory that cannot be tested using scientific research. It took approximately six months to develop Common Core before it was sent out to public schools nationwide and marketed as “standards”. Common Core marked the beginning of the nationalization of our education system. These new standards in education have reduced critical thinking ability, is nonchallenging, removed phonics, and has set our children back significantly. Common Core began with English and Math standards, and have now taken over our history standards. Research to learn more about this. Common Core in Texas[2] |
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| —Evelyn Brooks' campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
2021
Evelyn Brooks did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Evelyn Brooks for Texas State Board of Education District 14, "About," accessed February 10, 2022
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Evelyn Brooks for Texas State Board of Education District 14, “Issues,” accessed January 26, 2022
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Sue Melton-Malone (R) |
Texas State Board of Education District 14 2023-Present |
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