Morgan Kirkpatrick

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Morgan Kirkpatrick

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Coronado High School

Bachelor's

Lubbock Christian University, 2008

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Lubbock, Texas

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Profession

Marketing

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Morgan Kirkpatrick (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 15. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Kirkpatrick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Morgan Kirkpatrick was born in Lubbock, Texas. She earned a high school diploma from Coronado High School and a bachelor's degree from Lubbock Christian University in 2008. Her career experience includes working in marketing. She previously taught middle school reading and English for 14 years.

Elections

2024

See also: Texas State Board of Education election, 2024

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Incumbent Aaron Kinsey defeated Morgan Kirkpatrick and Jack Westbrook in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Kinsey (R)	76.3	512,043
		Morgan Kirkpatrick (D)	20.5	137,759
		Jack Westbrook (L)	3.2	21,639

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 671,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Morgan Kirkpatrick advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan Kirkpatrick	100.0	17,434

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,434
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Incumbent Aaron Kinsey advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Aaron Kinsey	100.0	175,444

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 175,444
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15

Jack Westbrook advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 15 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Jack Westbrook (L)

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Endorsements

Kirkpatrick received the following endorsements.

• Texas AFL-CIO

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Morgan Kirkpatrick completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kirkpatrick'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.

Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, I am a product of successful public education. Numerous teachers impacted my life during my time in public schools, and I decided in the fourth grade, with Mrs. Rogers, that I wanted to become a teacher. In later life, it helped me cultivate vision for educational excellence as I taught English and reading in middle school for fourteen years. I am proud to say I was recognized by the State of Texas as an “exemplary” teacher.

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?

• Teacher Support: Our educators are the backbone of the education system. I will advocate to provide them with the resources and support they need to excel in the classroom.
• End High-Stakes Testing: Standardized testing is detrimental to students, teachers, and education in general. Every aspect of school is affected negatively by the pressure surrounding this system.
• Curriculum Excellence:I will endeavor to ensure that the curriculum is engaging, as well as inclusive and factual, and that it prepares our students for the challenges of the modern world.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

The number of responsibilities given to all school workers, from principals to teachers to educational aides (paraprofessionals), increases every year with few things being removed from the list or adequate compensation being provided. What few outsiders understand is that many of these responsibilities come from policies created by the state legislature in response to testing data. These policies, like House Bill 4545 from the 87th Session in 2021, often affect every student in the state and are rarely research-based - little thought seems to be given to what implementation will look like on the day-to-day level.

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Campaign website

Kirkpatrick’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Teacher Support Our educators are the backbone of the education system. I will advocate to provide them with the resources and support they need to excel in the classroom. End High-Stakes Testing Standardized testing is detrimental to students, teachers, and education in general. Every aspect of school is affected negatively by the pressure surrounding this system. Curriculum Excellence I will endeavor to ensure that the curriculum is engaging, as well as inclusive and factual, and that it prepares our students for the challenges of the modern world. Funding Public school funds should finance public schools, not private or charter schools as they are not held to the same standards and are not required to accept all students.	”
—Morgan Kirkpatrick’s campaign website (2024)

Campaign finance summary

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Morgan Kirkpatrick campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Texas State Board of Education District 15	Lost general	$17,920	$19,793
Grand total			$17,920	$19,793
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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