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Member, State Board of Education, District 14: who gets your vote?

What this role does

Helps set statewide public-school education policy.

  • Votes on curriculum standards, instructional materials and graduation requirements.
  • Helps oversee the Permanent School Fund.

Read about them. Then tap a button to pick one. You can change it later.

Data last updated: Oct 31, 2026 (state and local ballot sources). Verify approaching elections with your state election office.

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Candidate
MB

Mindy Bumgarner

Running for Member, State Board of Education, District 14 · Texas

LocalRep

Candidate
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Amy Taylor

Running for Member, State Board of Education, District 14 · Texas

LocalDem

Mindy BumgarnerCandidateAmy TaylorChallenger

Job fit

Mindy Bumgarner

  • Bumgarner says she has worked hands-on developing 504 plans. 1

Amy Taylor

  • Taylor’s campaign says she is in her 17th year teaching in Texas public schools, mostly teaching gifted learners and English language learners in a Title I school. 2

Top issues

Picked for this office

Mindy Bumgarner

  • She supports school choice, including public charter schools, so parents can choose what is best for their children. 1
  • She calls for curriculum transparency, parents’ rights to review and question classroom content, and local community control. 1
  • She says STAAR testing takes too much classroom time and favors a full curriculum while retaining high standards. 1

Amy Taylor

  • Taylor’s campaign priorities include rigorous, differentiated, nonreligious textbooks and materials, and public school funding for public school students. 2
  • Her priorities also include fewer high-stakes tests deciding children’s futures, teachers who can afford to stay in classrooms, and curriculum written by educators around student learning. 2

Past votes

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Who pays them

Mindy Bumgarner

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Amy Taylor

The Denton Record-Chronicle reported that Taylor’s campaign brought in $18,264, citing available filings. 3

The Denton Record-Chronicle reported $17,314 in contributions to Taylor from individual donors. 3

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Sources

  1. Mindy Bumgarner: Advocate for Parental Rights & School ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience, Top issues
  2. - Amy Taylor for State Board of Education District 14 · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Experience, Top issues
  3. Elections: For the board of education, two Denton County ... · checked 2026-10-31 used in: Money