Public Education Candidate Forums

Raise Your Hand Texas hosts a series of statewide Public Education Candidate Forums to allow Texans to educate themselves on the issues and be informed voters before election day. The candidate forums are specifically geared toward education topics and let participants know where candidates stand on some of the most pressing issues facing our public schools. Organized and hosted by our Regional Advocacy Directors, each event invites all candidates running for the Texas Legislature or a run-off election in their respective region. All candidates on the ballot for the district are invited to participate, and no candidates are endorsed.

Candidate Forums

2024 General election candidate events

House District 70
Mihaela Plesa (Democrat)
Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia (Democrat)
House District 34
Salom Ortiz Jr. (Democrat)
House District 121
Laurel Swift (Democrat)
House District 115
Cassandra Hernandez (Democrat)
John Jun (Republican)
Senate District 27
Morgan LaMantia (Democrat)
House District 37
Jonathan Gracia (Democrat)
House District 52
Jennie Birkholz (Democrat)


These Public Education Candidate Forums are free to attend because Raise Your Hand Texas believes it is important for all voters to have access to the information they need to make an educated decision when they go to the ballot box. The Texas Legislature plays a large role in shaping the requirements and resources of every public school in the state, and an informed electorate is important to ensure decisions made at the Capitol impacting our students and teachers are in their best interest.

Browse the Spring 2024 Candidate Forum Archives
Browse the Fall 2022 Candidate Forum Archives
Browse the Spring 2022 Candidate Forum Archives

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