Marisa Perez-Diaz

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Marisa Perez-Diaz
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Texas State Board of Education District 3
Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

12

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Texas, Austin

Graduate

University of Texas, San Antonio

Contact

Marisa Perez-Diaz (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 3. She assumed office in 2013. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Perez-Diaz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 3. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Prior to her election to the state board, Perez-Diaz served as the director of external affairs for IDEA Public Schools. Before that, she had worked as the government and community relations specialist at the San Antonio Independent School District. Before going into education, Perez-Diaz worked at the state's Department of Family and Protective Services.[1]

Education

  • B.A. in sociology - University of Texas at Austin
  • Master's in educational leadership and policy studies - University of Texas at San Antonio

Political career

Texas State Board of Education (2013-present)

Perez-Diaz was first elected to the board in November 2012 and took office in January 2013. She was re-elected in 2014.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz (D)
 
100.0
 
385,682

Total votes: 385,682
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz
 
100.0
 
60,648

Total votes: 60,648
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Perez-Diaz received the following endorsements.

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz defeated Ken Morrow in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz (D)
 
54.9
 
258,122
Image of Ken Morrow
Ken Morrow (R) Candidate Connection
 
45.1
 
211,906

Total votes: 470,028
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz
 
100.0
 
77,509

Total votes: 77,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Ken Morrow defeated Lana Jean Holland in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ken Morrow
Ken Morrow Candidate Connection
 
55.9
 
42,291
Image of Lana Jean Holland
Lana Jean Holland
 
44.1
 
33,393

Total votes: 75,684
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2018

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz won election in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz (D)
 
100.0
 
302,242

Total votes: 302,242
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3

Incumbent Marisa Perez-Diaz defeated Dan Arellano in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 3 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marisa Perez-Diaz
Marisa Perez-Diaz
 
75.9
 
60,027
Dan Arellano
 
24.1
 
19,022

Total votes: 79,049
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2014

Texas State Board of Education District 3, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarisa B. Perez Incumbent 59.6% 129,840
     Republican Dave Mundy 37.3% 81,295
     Libertarian Josh Morale 3.1% 6,827
Total Votes 217,962
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

2012

Texas State Board of Education District 3, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarisa B. Perez 65.6% 252,570
     Republican David M. Williams 34.4% 132,294
Total Votes 384,864
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Marisa Perez-Diaz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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Footnotes

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