Melisa Denis
Melisa Denis (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 115. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Denis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Melisa Denis was born in Texarkana, Texas. She earned a bachelor's and a graduate degree from the University of North Texas in 1986. Her career experience includes working as a partner for KPMG LLP, CPA.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Julie Johnson defeated Melisa Denis in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julie Johnson (D) | 56.7 | 30,085 |
 | Melisa Denis (R)  | 43.3 | 22,973 | |
| Total votes: 53,058 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115
Incumbent Julie Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Julie Johnson | 100.0 | 6,663 |
| Total votes: 6,663 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115
Melisa Denis advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 115 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melisa Denis | 100.0 | 7,286 |
| Total votes: 7,286 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Melisa Denis completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Denis' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Her entire career has been about serving others. Melisa and given back to her community in so many ways. She served on the Board of Faith Christian School, served with Enactus – a worldwide student organization teaching the world about free enterprise., is a champion helping women to realize their potential – diversity and inclusion to all, serving on many boards and organizations to help promote diversity. In 2019 Governor Abbott appointed Melisa to serve as a Board of Regent to the University of North Texas System.
Melisa graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting. She has been married to an amazing French Canadian for more than 30 years and has two grown children, Alexis and Andre’ Denis. Melisa and JF are members of Compass Christian Church.- North Texas remains an epicenter of business relocation and expansion. We need to ensure our region continues to attract explosive growth by maintaining a low tax, light regulation, and more affordable cost of living profile than other areas of the country. We are in competition for jobs of the future, and I will fight to make sure the Lone Star State is always leading the way.
- Border security is national security. Texas is the largest border state and we feel the brunt of the disastrous Open Border polices that have only strengthened drug cartels and human traffickers while costing us billions of dollars. Texans deserve to live in safety. I will fight to make sure we do everything we can to secure our border.
- As a product of public schools with a practical program that allowed me to work while finishing my high-school degree, I know our schools can make a difference in the lives of our children. We need to stand by public education, value strong parental involvement, and help schools evolve what they offer our students by embracing the new opportunities we have in Texas. With continued economic expansion, we need our schools to develop new workforce development options as well as business partnerships that can lead to good-paying jobs right out of high school. More work-ready and financial literacy programs will help our students have a solid foundation from which to grow.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 115 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 18, 2022
