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Monica Richart
Monica Richart is a member of the Houston Community College Board of Trustees in Texas, representing District I. Richart assumed office on January 8, 2020. Richart's current term ends on December 31, 2025.
Richart is running for re-election to the Houston Community College Board of Trustees to represent District I in Texas. Richart is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Biography
Monica Richart was born in San Antonio, Texas. She received a bachelor's degree in public policy from Princeton University in 1996 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 2000. Richart's professional experience includes working as an attorney. She was part of the 2006 election campaign for Representative Nick Lampson. She co-founded the Texas Education Coalition and became a member of the Houston Heights Association Education Committee and the HISD Hispanic Advisory Committee.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I
Incumbent Monica Richart and Milton Sasser are running in the general election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I on November 4, 2025.
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Endorsements
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2019
See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I
Monica Richart defeated Dave Wilson in the general runoff election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monica Richart (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 8,847 |
| Dave Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 45.6 | 7,403 | ||
| Total votes: 16,250 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I
Monica Richart and Dave Wilson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Dakota Stormer in the general election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Monica Richart (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 8,896 |
| ✔ | Dave Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 32.0 | 5,846 | |
 | Dakota Stormer (Nonpartisan) | 19.3 | 3,521 | |
| Total votes: 18,263 | |||
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Endorsements
Richart was endorsed by Our Revolution Harris County.[3]
2017
Six of the nine seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Education in Texas were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Candidates in Districts I and III advanced to a runoff election scheduled for December 9, 2017, after no candidate received a majority of the vote. The District III seat was up for special election to fill an unexpired term following the death of Manuel Rodriguez Jr.[4] The incumbents in Districts VI, VIII, and IX filed for re-election, while the incumbents in Districts I and V opted not to seek additional terms.[5][6][7]
In District I, newcomer Elizabeth Santos defeated fellow newcomer Gretchen Himsl. They defeated Monica Richart in the general election. In District III, newcomer Sergio Lira won against Jesse Rodriguez in the runoff election. They defeated Carlos Perrett and Rodolfo Reyes in the general election.[8]
Newcomer Sue Deigaard defeated three other newcomers—Kara DeRocha, Sean Cheben, and Susan Shafer—for the open District V seat. District VI incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca defeated challengers Daniel Albert and Robert Lundin for the seat with 50.42 percent of the vote. Incumbent Anne Sung defeated challenger John Luman in the District VII election. District IX incumbent Wanda Adams defeated challengers Karla Brown and Gerry Monroe.[5][6]
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District I General Election, 4-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Elizabeth Santos |
44.80% | 3,994 |
| Gretchen Himsl |
34.04% | 3,035 |
| Monica Richart | 21.16% | 1,887 |
| Total Votes | 8,916 | |
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
Funding
Richart reported $13,645.00 in contributions and $22,213.38 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District as of October 30, 2017.[9]
Endorsements
Richart was endorsed by the Houston Chronicle and the Texas Latina List.[10][11] Our Revolution Texas Gulf Coast Region also supported her, along with Elizabeth Santos.[12]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Monica Richart completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Richart's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Improving the student experience.
- Building bridges between HCC and the business community.
- Collaboration with our public school systems.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Monica for HISD, "About," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 23, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, "Email communication with John T. Floyd," September 10, 2019
- ↑ Houston Independent School District, "HISD trustees appoint José Leal to fill District III seat until special election in November," accessed August 21, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Houston Independent School District, "Election Information," accessed September 12, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017
- ↑ Houston ISD, "Three HISD incumbents prevail on election night, one open seat filled, and two open seats head to runoffs," November 8, 2017
- ↑ Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Unofficial, Joint Runoff Election," accessed December 9, 2017
- ↑ Houston ISD, "Election Information," accessed November 2, 2017
- ↑ Houston Chronicle, "Opinion: For HISD trustee: Districts I and III," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Texas Latina List on September 29, 2017," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Our Revolution Texas Gulf Coast Region," accessed November 10, 2017
