Victoria Bryant

Victoria Bryant

Education

Other

University of Houston

Personal

Profession

Founder, Ambassadors Caregivers

Contact

Personal website

Victoria Bryant was a candidate for District V representative on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees in Texas. She was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Bryant was a 2016 candidate for the District VII seat on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.

Biography

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Bryant earned a doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Houston. Her experience includes work as the founder of Ambassadors Caregivers.

Elections

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2017)

Harris County, Texas, held a general election for Houston Community College Board of Trustees on November 7, 2017, with a runoff scheduled for December 9, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 21, 2017.

The District IV, District V, and District IX seats on the board were up for election in 2017. District IX Trustee Christopher Oliver, who pleaded guilty to bribery charges and was censured by the board in July 2017, did not run for re-election. Incumbent Robert Glaser defeated Victoria Bryant in the general election for the District V seat on the Houston Community College Board of Trustees.

Houston Community College Board of Trustees, District V General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Robert Glaser Incumbent	58.05%	5,885
Victoria Bryant	41.95%	4,253
Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting)		10,138
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed December 9, 2017

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2016 See also: Houston Independent School District elections (2016) One seat on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees was up for general election on November 8, 2016. Four candidates filed for the special election to replace Harvin Moore, who announced his resignation in 2016. District voters chose from Victoria Bryant, John Luman, Danielle Paulus, and Anne Sung. Sung and Luman were the top two vote-getters, but neither won more than 50 percent of the votes, which was a requirement to win the election outright. Sung defeated Luman in a runoff election on December 10, 2016. Results Houston Independent School District, District VII General Special Election, 1-Year Term, 2016 Candidate Vote % Votes Anne Sung 46.80% 16,790 John Luman 29.24% 10,491 Victoria Bryant 17.05% 6,118 Danielle Paulus 6.91% 2,480 Total Votes 35,879 Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," November 16, 2016 Funding Bryant reported no contributions but $524.94 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left her campaign with $524.94 in debt as of October 8, 2016.

Campaign themes

2016

Bryant's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“	Fiscal Responsibility Deciding where the dollars are spent determines the quality of our children’s education. Unless the money is diverted to the right resources, classroom learning suffers. ​ The role of board trustee is to be a careful steward of district finances, especially in this era of heightened austerity. HISD faces new challenges this year in its efforts to properly handle school finance reform. While we are the largest school district in Texas and nearly 80 percent of our students come from low-income families, the state still classifies us as a “rich” school district and demands that we pay back $162 million to redistribute to other school districts. This mandatory payment, on top of other expenses, strains district finances even more. ​ Faced with such shortfalls, board leaders must demand accountability from failing schools, clarity from overcharging vendors, and a turnaround in low student test performance. Audits of construction projects must be carefully scrutinized for fraud and waste before additional cost overruns are authorized. If any cost savings are found, we should allocate those taxpayer dollars to student learning programs and incentivizing teaching talent. ​ Bottom line: only good fiscal judgment and frugality will get this district through the tough financial times ahead. Modern Curriculum A modern education will have our children college-ready and career-focused. This career-readiness approach requires close partnerships with businesses for internship programs and scholarship funding. Many Houston area companies are excited to sponsor such student internships during the summer and school year. Greater collaboration with these businesses achieves two major goals: modernizing the curriculum and maximizing private donation dollars outside of state reach. ​ HISD must focus on increasing mastery in subjects such as math and science. For our children to innovate for tomorrow’s technology, they must grasp the core subjects today. Funding should be earmarked to ensure that students get access to essential supplies such as textbooks, calculators, and science lab supplies. Meanwhile, offering STEM-related college level courses such as geology and computer programming to high school students prime their interest in high-demand careers. ​ With these classroom innovations, our students will be driven to develop their college and career aspirations early on. Teaching Talent As many of us can attest, having a good teacher who cares makes all of the difference in the education of our children. Teachers inspire children to do more than just succeed in a classroom. With the right guidance, a child from a broken home or the wrong neighborhood can still go on to be the first in their family to go to college. ​ The best teachers are the ones who enlighten and empower our children, and HISD should consistently recognize those who are excelling while helping those who may fall behind. Teaching talent should be rewarded with incentives, bonuses, and community awards. When students' test scores go up, the teachers who sparked that improvement deserve more than a positive evaluation. And when teachers spend their personal time supervising outside of classroom projects such as the school newspaper, the debate tournament, or the science fair, their extra time should be treated similarly. This kind of commitment to our children is what shapes their love of learning and their career ambitions. For strong results, investments must be made in training new teachers and compensating the top teaching talent.	”
—Victoria Bryant (2016)

Endorsements

2016

Bryant was endorsed by the following in 2016:

• Harris County Tax Assessor and Collector Mike Sullivan
• Houston City Councilman Mike Knox
• Houston City Councilman Steve Le
• Houston ISD Trustee Greg Meyers
• Alief ISD Trustee Nghi Ho

Recent news

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See also

Harris County, Texas	Texas	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of Harris County, Texas Harris County, Texas Counties in Texas Cities in Texas	Texas Texas elections, 2017 Public policy in Texas Endorsers in Texas	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2017 municipal elections School board elections, 2017 Local ballot measure elections in 2017 2017 local judicial elections

External links

Suggest a link

• Houston Community College Board of Trustees
• Campaign website