Tom Maynard

Tom Maynard (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Board of Education, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Maynard (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Board of Education to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Before his retirement in January 2017, Maynard had spent 17 years as the executive director of the Texas Future Farmers of America Association. Prior to that, Maynard was an agricultural science teacher.^[1]

Political career

Texas State Board of Education (2013-present)

Maynard was first elected to the board in November 2012 and took office in January 2013.

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard defeated Raquel Saenz Ortiz in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Maynard (R)	67.6	594,496
	Raquel Saenz Ortiz (D)	32.4	285,508

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 880,004
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Gerald McAlexander (L)

Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard defeated Mary Bone in the Republican primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on May 28, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Maynard	51.8	24,658
	Mary Bone	48.2	22,924

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 47,582
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Raquel Saenz Ortiz defeated Daniel Caldwell in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Raquel Saenz Ortiz	78.6	35,622
	Daniel Caldwell	21.4	9,703

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 45,325
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Incumbent Tom Maynard and Mary Bone advanced to a runoff. They defeated Daniel Caldwell in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tom Maynard	49.3	101,741
✔	Mary Bone	40.5	83,497
	Daniel Caldwell	10.3	21,162

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 206,400
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Green convention

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Caldwell (G)

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 10

Gerald McAlexander advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Board of Education District 10 on March 23, 2024.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Gerald McAlexander (L)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Daniel Caldwell (L)

Campaign finance

Endorsements

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