Kyle Scott

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Kyle Scott

Nonpartisan

Harris Central Appraisal District, Place 2

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

June 15, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas at Austin, 2000

Graduate

Rice University, 2017

Ph.D

University of Houston, 2005

Personal

Birthplace

Houston, Texas

Religion

Christian

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Kyle Scott is a member of the Harris Central Appraisal District in Texas, representing Place 2. He assumed office on July 1, 2024. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Scott ran for election to the Harris Central Appraisal District to represent Place 2 in Texas. He won in the general runoff election on June 15, 2024.

Biography

Kyle Scott was born in Houston, Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Houston in 2005. He earned a graduate degree from Rice University in 2017.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Harris Central Appraisal District, Place 2

Kyle Scott defeated Melissa Noriega in the general runoff election for Harris Central Appraisal District, Place 2 on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Scott (Nonpartisan)	57.1	27,145
		Melissa Noriega (Nonpartisan)	42.9	20,379

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,524
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General election

General election for Harris Central Appraisal District, Place 2

Kyle Scott and Melissa Noriega advanced to a runoff. They defeated Janice Hines, Austin Pooley, and Jevon German in the general election for Harris Central Appraisal District, Place 2 on May 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Scott (Nonpartisan)	46.5	25,416
✔		Melissa Noriega (Nonpartisan)	25.0	13,647
	Submit photo	Janice Hines (Nonpartisan)	16.7	9,154
	Submit photo	Austin Pooley (Nonpartisan)	6.5	3,536
		Jevon German (Nonpartisan)	5.3	2,910

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,663
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Scott in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2022)

General election

General election for Harris County Treasurer

Carla Wyatt defeated Kyle Scott in the general election for Harris County Treasurer on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carla Wyatt (D)	51.6	550,214
		Kyle Scott (R)	48.4	515,472

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,065,686
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Treasurer

Carla Wyatt defeated incumbent Dylan Osborne in the Democratic primary for Harris County Treasurer on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carla Wyatt	63.7	92,789
		Dylan Osborne	36.3	52,894

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 145,683
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Treasurer

Kyle Scott defeated Eric Dick in the Republican primary for Harris County Treasurer on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kyle Scott	63.7	103,262
		Eric Dick	36.3	58,863

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 162,125
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Kyle Scott completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Scott's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Having served in a fiduciary capacity of a large, public institution I developed the skills to navigate complex financial reports in order to hold officials and administrators accountable. These are the same skills that will be required to serve as Harris County Treasurer.

With a background as a small business owner I bring the management experience needed to run the office of Harris County Treasurer efficiently and to look for opportunities of improvement across the county government to make it more easily navigable for citizens and to reduce the cost of governance.

My academic training includes a PhD in political science from the University of Houston and MBA with a specialization in finance and accounting from Rice University and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.

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?

• 1.) Fiscal Responsibility. Harris County has seen its budget grow exponentially over the past few years and it is the Treasurer’s responsibility to act on behalf of taxpayers to make sure the money is being spent responsibly and prudently. The current administration has wasted the taxpayer's money on needless and frivolous expenditures.
• 2.) Operational Efficiency. The County Treasurer oversees the distribution of unclaimed county funds. I will make the process easier, faster and more cost effective to get recipients their money quicker.
• 3.) Modernize. We need to deploy the most modern technologies and management practices to ensure that the operations of the county are efficient and secure.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Protect and Inform Taxpayers

Transparency
Accountability
Integrity
Increase Financial Literacy and Financial Awareness

The Treasurer’s designated responsibility is to act as a custodian in the collection, holding and disbursing of county funds. The Treasurer should, but is not required to, inform the public about the county’s financial affairs. I will make sure everyone is informed. The Treasurer should act as a watchdog on behalf of taxpayers as the only elected financial officer of the county. The Treasurer should take a more active role in matters related to audit, bond, and investment. I am running to bring accountability, transparency and integrity to the county’s finances and financial processes. This has traditionally been an undervalued and underutilized position. The taxpayers deserve someone who will leverage the office on behalf of taxpayer interests. There are statutorily authorized powers of the Treasurer that have been ignored, I plan to take full advantage of all the authorized powers within the office for the benefit of taxpayers. This question, like many of the others, also comes down to who is sitting in that office. I have the entrepreneurial drive and conviction to extend the message of county finances to all taxpayers and use the office as a platform for informing voters of important matters of county government in addition to helping spread conservative values in our county.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

(1) Deploy the audit function to its full capacity. (2) Protect taxpayers from needless and wasteful spending including ill-advised investments by an outside investment firm.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Business Owner

Lone Star College Trustee
Educator
MBA, Rice University
PhD, University of Houston

BA, University of Texas at Austin

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