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Michael Barton (Texas)

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Michael Barton
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Last election

March 1, 2022

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U.S. Air Force

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Detective
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Michael Barton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 7. He lost in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022.

Barton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Michael Barton served in the U.S. Air Force. Barton's career experience includes working as a police officer and police detective.[1][2]

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Julie Pickren defeated Daniel Hochman and Alan Pyeatt in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on November 8, 2022.

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%
Votes
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Julie Pickren (R) Candidate Connection
 
60.6
 
346,419
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37.4
 
213,742
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Alan Pyeatt (L)
 
2.1
 
11,835

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Total votes: 571,996
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Daniel Hochman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 1, 2022.

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100.0
 
58,897

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Total votes: 58,897
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Julie Pickren defeated Michael Barton, Danny Surman, and Abolaji Tijani Ayobami in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 1, 2022.

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Votes
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50.5
 
66,229
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31.5
 
41,349
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14.6
 
19,096
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Abolaji Tijani Ayobami
 
3.4
 
4,415

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Total votes: 131,089
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Alan Pyeatt advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 19, 2022.

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Michael Barton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barton's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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About the Candidate: Michael Barton is a police detective and veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He holds a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Houston - Downtown and an M.A. degree in National Security from the Naval War College. His public service includes working on the staff of the U.S. Senate, White House, and Pentagon. Michael also served on the board for the Houston Infragard and is an arbiter for FINRA, where he hears cases relating to disputes in the financial markets. He lives in Sugar Land with his wife and two children.
  • Put parents back in the driver’s seat of our children’s education.
  • Keep Critical Race Theory Out Of Our Schools.
  • Support Our Teachers.
Making sure EVERY child gets the opportunity for an education.

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Campaign website

Barton's campaign website stated the following:

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Put Parents In Charge

My biggest priority for Texas Schools is clear: Put parents back in the driver’s seat.

I will require the TEA, Board of Education, and local school boards to have maximum transparency. Sunlight is the best disinfectant and is the best way to constantly ensure our schools are on the right track. Parents should be able to choose what is best for their children, many of whom may not benefit from conscription into a giant, one-size-fits-all system.

Keep Critical Race Theory Out Of Our Schools

Texas may have banned the bigoted Critical Race Theory, but without a doubt, CRT’s proponents will seek every way possible to have its principles creep back into our classrooms and libraries. If elected, I will keep a very close eye on any attempts to violate the letter and spirit of this law.

Support Our Teachers

We must increase teacher compensation by making sure more of our money goes into classrooms. Our kids don’t learn anything in the school administration offices. Let our kids reap the benefit of the billions of dollars schools take.[3]

”
—Michael Barton's campaign website (2022)[4]

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Texas State Board of Education District 7
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Michael Barton for SBOE, "About," accessed February 8, 2022
    2. ↑ Twitter, "About," accessed February 8, 2022
    3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    4. ↑ Michael Barton for SBOE, “On The Issues,” accessed January 22, 2022
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