Reagan Flowers
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Reagan Flowers was a member of the Houston Community College Board of Trustees in Texas, representing District IV. She assumed office on January 8, 2020. She left office on December 31, 2023.
Flowers (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 147. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Flowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Flowers specializes in STEM education and is the founding President and CEO of C-STEM Teacher and Student Support Services, Inc. She is also the Chief Knowledge Officer at Education Consulting Services, LLC.[1] She holds a B.S. in chemistry from Texas Southern University, an M.A. in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership/Systems from the Union Institute & University.[2]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jolanda Jones won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 147.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 147
Incumbent Jolanda Jones defeated Danielle Keys Bess in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jolanda Jones | 53.7 | 3,588 |
 | Danielle Keys Bess  | 46.3 | 3,092 | |
| Total votes: 6,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jolanda Jones | 41.8 | 4,950 |
| ✔ | | Danielle Keys Bess | 19.9 | 2,351 |
 | Reagan Flowers | 17.4 | 2,062 | |
 | Aurelia Wagner | 8.5 | 1,010 | |
 | Namrata Subramanian | 6.8 | 808 | |
 | Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor | 3.1 | 369 | |
 | Akwete Hines | 2.4 | 289 | |
| Total votes: 11,839 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147
Damien Thaddeus Jones defeated Rashard Baylor in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damien Thaddeus Jones | 53.7 | 1,117 |
| Rashard Baylor | 46.3 | 965 | |
| Total votes: 2,082 | |||
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Campaign finance
2021
Due to a lack of opposition in the election, the race was canceled and incumbent Reagan Flowers was elected. The election was scheduled to be held on November 2, 2021.[3]
2019
See also: Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Houston Independent School District, District IV
Patricia Allen defeated Matthew Barnes in the general runoff election for Houston Independent School District, District IV on December 14, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patricia Allen (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 9,285 |
 | Matthew Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 8,107 | |
| Total votes: 17,392 | |||
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General election
General election for Houston Independent School District, District IV
Patricia Allen and Matthew Barnes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Reagan Flowers and Larry McKinzie in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IV on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Allen (Nonpartisan) | 30.6 | 6,072 |
| ✔ | | Matthew Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 5,857 |
| Reagan Flowers (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 5,496 | |
 | Larry McKinzie (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 2,414 | |
| Total votes: 19,839 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Reagan Flowers completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Flowers' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I’m Dr. Reagan Flowers a former science teacher and nationally recognized STEM education leader. I obtained a BS in Biology from Texas Southern University, and MA in counseling from Prairie View A&M University, and a PhD in Education Leadership from the Union Institute and University. After graduating from TSU, I taught science at the nationally renowned Jack Yates High School and would later found the groundbreaking organization, C-STEM, as the action research project for my PhD dissertation to help low-income and minority students better learn math and science.
My work in STEM education has been acknowledged and awarded by numerous organizations including the WISE Global Awards, 100 Women in STEM, Teach For America, and most importantly the President Obama White House as a STEM Access Champion for Change in 2014. As CEO of C-STEM, I have provided the vision and leadership for a community-based organization driving impact in the integrated STEM learning space by helping students better learn math and science through hands-on project-based learning, an effort that has impacted the lives of over 200,000 students since inception. In 2020, I became a trustee for the Houston Community College System, where I have chaired the audit committee and had oversight for an over $400 million budget. I have been involved in leadership with many local and state education organizations, and have also served on the national board of the American Leadership Forum (ALF).
- EDUCATON - We must work to ensure full funding for education is achieved with an emphasis on all-day Pre-K, special and alternative education services, and better pay and retirement benefit in order to help attract and retain the best qualified teachers.
- HEALTHCARE - We need to implement Medicaid expansion to help close the gaps in healthcare access, and health disparity for Texans. Furthermore, we need to restore access to critical health care services including abortion care for women, mental care, and preventative health care.
- SMALL BUSINESSES & JOBS - We must work to provide necessary resources for small community-based businesses, so that they can provide local jobs, which ultimately allows dollars to be reinvested back within our local communities. Access to jobs with local businesses stands to help us reduce the incidence of crime and homelessness in our communities, and can also help stem the tide of recidivism by formerly incarcerated persons.
The areas of public policy most personal to be include EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, VOTING RIGHTS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. I was born in Detroit, Michigan, but spent a good portion of my formative years in rural Mississippi, where it took the interest and dedication of teachers to help alter the trajectory of my life. This was in part the reason I chose the teaching profession, because I experienced first-hand the transformative impact teachers can have on a young person's life.
Healthcare is an essential part of life for so many of our friends, family members, and members of our community living with pre-existing conditions, and sometimes permanently debilitating conditions. Having access to routine healthcare and quality nutrition go a long way towards preventative health.
Voting is the bedrock of our democratic form of government, and securing access to the ballot is a sacred obligation this country must fulfill if it is to uphold the true meaning of its creed.
Economic opportunity and public safety are sometimes inextricably linked, but more importantly, these two issues tie back to education and the early foundation young students received during their formative years. With a sound education system, we can better prepare young people for responsibility in taking care of their health, pursuing opportunities, avoiding the criminal justice system, and fulfilling their civic duties.
First professional job post-college was as a high school science teacher at Jack Yates High School.
The legislature proposes and passes laws, and the governor should be responsible for oversight of the implementation of said laws.
Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Climate Change, Immigration.
Texas is a bicameral legislative state.
Yes, compromise is the chemical additive that lubricates the engine of getting policies through the mechanical puzzle of the legislative process.
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2021
Reagan Flowers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Reagan Flowers did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Flowers' campaign website stated the following:
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Change Begins with Us: Our Platform
It is our belief that a school district should always have children and their families as their most essential priority. Our children should remain at the forefront of all significant decisions that are made at the board table.
Collaboration is necessary to ensure that the mission of providing the best educational opportunities to students can be met. To help with this important cause, we must have the assistance of local governmental agencies, community organizations, as well as business entities to help bolster our schools from an organizational, financial and human capital standpoint.
Having organizations partner and engage with school districts is necessary. Unfortunately, many schools do not have the access, tools, or resources to fulfill education responsibilities that are necessary for student success. Such organizations can provide technology, knowledge, and other assets that will close the gaps for students, parents, and teachers.
A curriculum utilized district wide should always be improved and modified to meet the changing needs of students and our society’s institutions. Such institutions include the higher education sector and public/private industry. Additionally, an effective curriculum should include STEM initiatives that will further enrich the educational experience of students.
An educator profoundly affects the life of a child. He or she has the power to influence a student in various ways. To ensure that teachers work effectively to influence the education of students positively, we must strengthen our school districts by providing educators with the necessary resources to be effective classroom leaders. Most importantly, educators should have the full support of their respective school administration and the school board
A community has the right to obtain all necessary information regarding activities performed by a school board. The community elects these leaders in important positions of trust. Therefore, transparency should be a priority, and school boards should govern themselves accordingly.[4] |
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| —Reagan Flowers' campaign website (2019)[5] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Dr. Reagan Flowers," accessed January 21, 2020
- ↑ Houston Community College, "Reagan Flowers, Ph.D," accessed January 21, 2020
- ↑ Houston Community College, "Notice of Houston Community College System General Election," accessed October 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dr. Reagan Flowers for HISD District IV School Board Trustee, "Home," accessed September 11, 2019
