Mike Wolfe

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Mike Wolfe

Republican Party

Prior offices

Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large

Successor: Erica Davis

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of St. Thomas, Houston

Personal

Birthplace

Houston, Texas

Profession

Law enforcement

Mike Wolfe (Republican Party) was an at-large member of the Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees in Texas. Wolfe assumed office in 2015. Wolfe left office on December 31, 2020.

Wolfe (Republican Party) ran for election for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector in Texas. Wolfe did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Wolfe was born in Houston, Texas. Wolfe earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. His career experience includes working as a child support officer with the Texas Attorney General's office, a juvenile supervision officer with Harris County, and an educator with the Houston Independent School District. Wolfe has served as a Harris County School trustee.

Elections

2024

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

General election

General election for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector

Annette Ramirez defeated Steve Radack in the general election for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Ramirez (D)	51.2	755,786
	Submit photo	Steve Radack (R)	48.8	719,555

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,475,341
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector

Annette Ramirez defeated Desiree Broadnax in the Democratic primary runoff for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector on May 28, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Ramirez	55.9	24,619
	Submit photo	Desiree Broadnax	44.1	19,427

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,046
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector

Annette Ramirez and Desiree Broadnax advanced to a runoff. They defeated Danielle Keys Bess, Jerry Davis, and Claude Cummings III in the Democratic primary for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Ramirez	40.6	63,325
✔	Submit photo	Desiree Broadnax	17.5	27,260
		Danielle Keys Bess	16.9	26,410
		Jerry Davis	15.4	24,023
	Submit photo	Claude Cummings III	9.5	14,818

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 155,836
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector

Steve Radack advanced from the Republican primary for Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Steve Radack	100.0	152,368

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 152,368
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mike Wolfe (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wolfe in this election.

2022

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Will Hickman defeated Michelle Palmer and Rebekah Plourde in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Will Hickman (R)	60.3	364,447
		Michelle Palmer (D)	39.7	240,384
		Rebekah Plourde (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	59

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 604,890
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Michelle Palmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michelle Palmer	100.0	53,055

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,055
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Incumbent Will Hickman defeated Mike Wolfe in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Will Hickman	64.9	81,302
		Mike Wolfe	35.1	43,944

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 125,246
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2020

Note: After the filing deadline for this election, Eman Afshar's application was declared to be invalid. Because Afshar was disqualified from the race after December 10, 2019, his name remained on the ballot, but votes cast for him did not count. Once his votes were disregarded, Israel Garcia received more than a majority of votes cast in the Democratic primary, which allowed him to advance to the general election without a primary runoff.

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Israel Garcia Jr. defeated incumbent Russ Ridgway in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Israel Garcia Jr. (D)	51.4	214,542
	Submit photo	Russ Ridgway (R)	48.6	202,592

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 417,134
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Incumbent Russ Ridgway defeated Mike Wolfe in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on July 14, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Russ Ridgway	65.8	13,367
		Mike Wolfe	34.2	6,938

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,305
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Israel Garcia Jr. defeated Roel Garcia and Eman Afshar in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Israel Garcia Jr.	48.1	26,821
	Submit photo	Roel Garcia	30.5	16,981
	Submit photo	Eman Afshar	21.4	11,938

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,740
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1

Mike Wolfe and incumbent Russ Ridgway advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adrianna Higginbotham in the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Wolfe	43.0	21,390
✔	Submit photo	Russ Ridgway	30.1	14,947
		Adrianna Higginbotham	26.9	13,354

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,691
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2018

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2

Incumbent Jeff Williams won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Williams (R)	100.0	181,948

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2

Incumbent Jeff Williams defeated Mike Wolfe in the Republican primary runoff for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeff Williams	51.8	6,275
		Mike Wolfe	48.2	5,848

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,123
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2

Mike Wolfe and incumbent Jeff Williams advanced to a runoff. They defeated J.R. Harris in the Republican primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Wolfe	46.0	16,981
✔		Jeff Williams	36.6	13,482
	Submit photo	J.R. Harris	17.4	6,414

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 36,877
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Selection method

The members of the Texas Justice of the Peace Courts are elected in partisan elections and serve four-year terms. They are elected in a precinct-wide election.

To serve as a justice of the peace, justices must complete a 40-hour course on relevant duties within one year of his or her election. They must also complete a similar 20-hour course each year they continue to serve.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Mike Wolfe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michelle Palmer completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Palmer'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.

I am a history and government teacher and I am running for SBOE District 6 because I am tired of my curriculum being controlled by people who believe the earth is 6000 years old and that the US History curriculum should include Moses. I have been a public education advocate and a Democratic activist for over a decade and decided to run for this position after being frustrated by the standards I am expected to teach my students.

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?

• Include ALL of the groups of people who helped build this country in the US History curriculum.
• Include the teaching of the science behind climate change in the high school science curriculum.
• Comprehensive Sex education for all students in Texas unless parents opt out.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I have been advocating for public education issues for over a decade. Between finance, teacher pay, and curriculum issues, it has been almost a full time job in the state of Texas.

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the state government and legal system?

The Texas State Board of Education is one of the most overlooked and yet important offices in the country. Because of textbook buying power, they control textbooks for much of the country. We need people overseeing the textbook adoption process who want to make sure the information being conveyed to students is factual.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to many strong Texas women. State Rep Senfronia Thomson was a teacher who went to law school and then ran for state house. I don't want to run for that position but I would like to make as much of a difference as she has in her long career.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

I believe that someone elected to this office needs to listen to the experts. Let them create/adjust the curriculum as needed and then vote FOR it. Don't let your religious or political views get in the way.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

I remember the TV playing Nixon's resignation address when I was 4 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was working at Whataburger in high school. I only had that job for about 8 months because I moved to go to college.

What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?

Helping to shape the curriculum. In this age of anti-CRT madness, people who don't even know what CRT is are arguing that including more African American, Mexican American, Native American, Asian American, LGBTQIA+, and Women's History is CRT but it is really just being inclusive. It was not only straight, white men who built this country and our curriculum should acknowledge that.

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

I believe that having a background as a teacher is extremely helpful in this position. I have taught math, English, and social studies. I am VERY familiar with curriculum and with pedagogy. This will help immensely in this position

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2020

Mike Wolfe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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