Texas Scorecard by Luca Cacciatore March 7, 2024
The grassroots surge in the Republican primary also hit the State Board of Education races on March 5.One challenger knocked off an incumbent in the March 5 Republican primary for the State Board of Education, while two others forced their opponents into runoffs.
Data from the Texas Secretary of State’s website showed youth pastor Brandon Hall beat retired educator Patricia Hardy in District 11 by around six percentage points—53.24 percent to 46.76 percent.
Hardy has been a member of the SBOE from the Fort Worth-area district for over 20 years.
“I ran as a fighter and that’s exactly what I’ll be,” Hall wrote on his Facebook after the victory. “It’s time to fully eradicate indoctrination and obscene materials from the classroom, put parents in charge, and restore excellence to our public education system once again.”
Elsewhere, SBOE vice chairwoman Pam Little was forced into a runoff in District 12 against Jamie Kohlmann, a real estate agent who once worked as an education policy analyst at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Little received 36.24 percent of the vote to Kohlmann’s 26.94 percent in the district, which spans much of Northeast Texas.
They were followed by McKinney ISD trustee Chad Green at 20.56 percent, and Dr. Matt Rostami, a retina specialist and surgeon, at 16.26 percent.
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