Joshua Rosales (Texas)

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Joshua Rosales

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

DePaul University, 2008

Personal

Birthplace

Lake Jackson, Texas

Religion

Evangelical/Baptist

Profession

Parent/teacher organization president

Contact

Campaign website

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Joshua Rosales ran for election to the Houston Independent School District to represent District IX in Texas. He lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

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Biography

Joshua Rosales was born in Lake Jackson, Texas. He earned a double bachelor’s degree in international studies, Spanish, and economics from DePaul University in 2008. Rosales also attended South Texas College of Law in Houston. His career experience includes working for a global law firm in strategic planning, marketing, and growth. Rosales has served as Parent-Teacher Organization President at Hobby Elementary Dual Language Academy and on the Houston Independent School District Instructional Continuity Committee.

Elections

2021

See also: Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District IX

Incumbent Myrna Guidry defeated Gerry Monroe and Joshua Rosales in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IX on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Myrna Guidry (Nonpartisan)	60.6	4,854
		Gerry Monroe (Nonpartisan)	22.4	1,793
		Joshua Rosales (Nonpartisan)	17.0	1,357

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,004
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Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

From a young child, I was gifted with a God-given desire to serve others. Public service, strong community ties, and deep optimism and faith for a better tomorrow is at the core of my beliefs. We currently live in a world that paints a very dark and pessimistic future, but I will bring hard work, a positive attitude and a strong conscience to serve the families and taxpayers of District 9 for a brighter future. I have been a member of the Houston south area since 2012 and am a graduate of Brazosport public schools in my hometown of Lake Jackson, Texas. I have spent my time for the past 2 years serving as Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) President at Hobby Elementary Dual Language Academy in the Brentwood area, where we have worked tirelessly to promote a better environment for our kids, including my two children who attend HISD.

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?

• STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FIRST - It's time to prioritize our children and school campus needs.
• MAKE HISD MORE EFFICIENT - It's time to make the HISD US$2 billion budget work for our families and taxpayers.
• A WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION - It's time we honor and dignify all of our Houston kids, families and taxpayers with a world-class education that prepares our kids for the 21st century.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am running for this position because our city and HISD is need for leadership that can put our students and teachers first, make HISD more efficient, ensure HISD is a world-class school district and more investments are made into District 9, a heavily underserved HISD area, that I have seen firsthand. I bring strategic thinking and will bring back the public’s trust in HISD leadership and execute on my promises above. Over the past 2 years, I have been very active in advocating for better conditions in our District 9 with HISD leadership to ensure equity for our heavily underserved families. I also have been involved in ensuring more accountability, training and empathy from campus leaders as our students already face many challenges and don’t need more barriers from school leaders.

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Candidate

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