My husband David and I (AKA Ms. Bonnie & Mr. David) have been active in the community for over 30 years. After working in the hospitality industry, we took a leap of faith and started our own business, North Dallas Martial Arts.

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Years later, we bought and gutted a house on Lake Palestine and turned it into a short term vacation rental, Paradise on Palestine. We have volunteered in the local schools and scouts even long after our boys graduated. During the summer, I teach swim lessons to all ages.

Bonnie Abadie is married to David. She has volunteered in local schools and with Scouts and teaches swim lessons during the summer.

I decided to run for Texas House because I was tired of seeing the incumbents run unopposed. After trying unsuccessfully to get someone to run, I decided to put my name in the proverbial hat. I am not a politician. I am a business owner of almost 20 years and as such, I will bring that knowledge to the TX House.

My husband David and I (AKA Ms. Bonnie & Mr. David) have been active in the community for over 30 years. After working in the hospitality industry, we took a leap of faith and started our own business, North Dallas Martial Arts. Years later, we bought and gutted a house on Lake Palestine and turned it into a short term vacation rental, Paradise on Palestine.

After working in the hospitality industry, we took a leap of faith and started our own business, North Dallas Martial Arts. Years later, we bought and gutted a house on Lake Palestine and turned it into a short term vacation rental, Paradise on Palestine. We have volunteered in the local schools and scouts even long after our boys graduated. During the summer, I teach swim lessons to all ages.

What qualities or expertise make you uniquely qualified for this role?
I’m a successful business owner and former substitute teacher so using those experiences, I would bring a unique quality to the board.

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Bonnie Abadie currently owns a business. She started North Dallas Martial Arts with her husband, David, and later turned a house on Lake Palestine into a short-term vacation rental, Paradise on Palestine. She previously worked in hospitality and as a substitute teacher.

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Bonnie currently owns a business. She started North Dallas Martial Arts with her husband, David, and later turned a house on Lake Palestine into a short-term vacation rental, Paradise on Palestine. She previously worked in hospitality and as a substitute teacher.

In 2013, 2014, and 2023, I ran for school board in Richardson. My husband and I raised two gifted boys and I was a special education sub so we knew first hand the schools were not meeting the needs of our special populations. Through those first runs, even though I didn't win, change was evoked.

Bonnie Abadie - North Dallas Martial Arts 817-404-7315

Bonnie previously ran unsuccessfully for the Richardson school board in 2013, 2014, and 2023.

Bonnie previously ran unsuccessfully for the Richardson school board.

2026 Texas General Election

I also think bond issuance has gotten out of control and we need to have a way for cities and school districts to set aside funds for capital improvement projects to eliminate unnecessary interest payments on these exorbitant bonds. Tax payers are not an open wallet and government needs to learn to live within it's means. Priority THREE will be to examine and audit the budget.

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Bond issuance has become out of control thereby costing tax payers billions ofdollars in interest payments. We need to put a moratorium on bond issuance and instead allow municipalities and school districts to save monies for capital projects (to be spent with voter approval) thereby saving taxpayers billions in bond interest.

Prioritizes examining and auditing the state budget.

Proposes a moratorium on bond issuance and allowing municipalities and school districts to save voter-approved funds for capital projects.

- Prioritizes examining and auditing the state budget.
- Proposes a moratorium on bond issuance and allowing municipalities and school districts to save voter-approved funds for capital projects.

Economy

As of July 22, 2026, Bonnie Abadie’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Along with our other constitutional freedoms, medical freedoms should be a part of the constitution. I shouldn't have to give a reason or even get an exemption to not get or make my child get a vaccine.

Advocates for constitutional medical freedoms, including allowing people to decline vaccines for themselves or their children without providing a reason or exemption.

- Advocates for constitutional medical freedoms, including allowing people to decline vaccines for themselves or their children without providing a reason or exemption.

Healthcare

Republicans are very divided on the school voucher bill that was passed without voter approval. In my opinion, Abbott pressured legislators to pass it. My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill.

My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill. For starters, I don't trust the legislature to not start requiring private and homeschool families to be subject to state mandated curriculum and testing.

For starters, I don't trust the legislature to not start requiring private and homeschool families to be subject to state mandated curriculum and testing. I also feel that the families who would benefit the most from getting their children out of low performing schools, won't be able to afford the extra funds to pay for private school.

AXE THE STAAR

I also feel state testing needs to be eliminated. School districts should go back to a classical education, keeping politics out of the classroom (with the exception of history and government classes).

I also feel state testing needs to be eliminated. School districts should go back to a classical education, keeping politics out of the classroom (with the exception of history and government classes). We also need to get back to teaching with pencil, pen, paper, and textbooks.

School districts should go back to a classical education, keeping politics out of the classroom (with the exception of history and government classes). We also need to get back to teaching with pencil, pen, paper, and textbooks.

Research has proven that writing notes vs typing them, leads to better retention. School districts should create their curriculum and then give unit and end of course exams to determine mastery.

Audits of the gifted and talented program and special education programs were done. RISD now has gifted services for secondary level students! (Pre-AP and AP courses are not G/T!) I would like to take it a step farther now at the legislative level and require school districts to offer G/T magnet schools (in districts large enough to have enough students) that require testing to be admitted, or for smaller districts to have specific classes for G/T students to attend all day every day.

Say NO! to Taxpayer Funded Lobbying

While the legislature can't eliminate organizations such as TASA and TASB, we can eliminate taxpayer funded lobbying. If superintendents and school board members want to join these organizations, they need to do so on their own dime.

If superintendents and school board members want to join these organizations, they need to do so on their own dime. We can, however, eliminate either the TEA or SBOE or possibly even both! Return the power to the ISDs.

Opposes the school voucher law and calls for its repeal.

Opposes potential state curriculum and testing requirements for private and homeschool families.

Said that families most likely to benefit from leaving low-performing schools may not be able to afford private-school costs.

Advocates for a classical education and keeping politics out of classrooms except in history and government classes.

Calls for teaching with pencils, pens, paper, and textbooks.

Supports districts creating their own curricula and using unit and end-of-course exams to determine student mastery.

Proposes requiring larger districts to offer gifted-and-talented magnet schools and smaller districts to offer dedicated gifted-and-talented classes.

Calls for ending taxpayer-funded lobbying by school officials and school boards.

Proposes eliminating the Texas Education Agency, State Board of Education, or both, and returning authority to independent school districts.

- Opposes the school voucher law and calls for its repeal.
- Opposes potential state curriculum and testing requirements for private and homeschool families.
- Said that families most likely to benefit from leaving low-performing schools may not be able to afford private-school costs.
- Calls for eliminating state testing.
- Advocates for a classical education and keeping politics out of classrooms except in history and government classes.
- Calls for teaching with pencils, pens, paper, and textbooks.
- Supports districts creating their own curricula and using unit and end-of-course exams to determine student mastery.
- Proposes requiring larger districts to offer gifted-and-talented magnet schools and smaller districts to offer dedicated gifted-and-talented classes.
- Calls for ending taxpayer-funded lobbying by school officials and school boards.
- Proposes eliminating the Texas Education Agency, State Board of Education, or both, and returning authority to independent school districts.

Education

Energy & the Environment

We also had the issue with democrats voting in the Republican primary in '24, just to try and block Trump from being on the November ballot. That move listed them as weak Republicans. We must change voter registrations so that voters are required to claim a party. They cannot be allowed to vote in a different primary unless they change their registration.

We must change voter registrations so that voters are required to claim a party. They cannot be allowed to vote in a different primary unless they change their registration.

Another money saving idea would be to reduce the number of early voting locations.

Why do we need locations within two to three miles of each other. Do we seriously think people can't drive the extra mile to go vote? We also need to do away with county wide voting. It only opens us up to more potential for fraud.

Next, we should consider the possibility of combining our partisan and non partisan elections. Voter fatigue is a real thing every two years. In 2026, for example, there was a special election held in January. Primaries in March, municipals in May, primary runoffs in May, potentially a municipalrunoff at the end of June, and then partisan elections in November.

As it is now, our representatives make exorbitant salaries sitting on boards or are independently wealthy and don't need to work. Paying them a modest salary would open up the candidate pool and could encourage more people to run. Priority TWO will be term limits and establishing a modest salary for legislators.

Calls for requiring party registration and limiting primary voting to a voter's registered party unless the voter changes registration.

Proposes reducing the number of early-voting locations as a cost-saving measure.

Calls for ending countywide voting, citing concerns about potential fraud.

Proposes considering a combination of partisan and nonpartisan elections.

Prioritizes term limits and a modest salary for state legislators.

- Calls for requiring party registration and limiting primary voting to a voter's registered party unless the voter changes registration.
- Proposes reducing the number of early-voting locations as a cost-saving measure.
- Calls for ending countywide voting, citing concerns about potential fraud.
- Proposes considering a combination of partisan and nonpartisan elections.
- Prioritizes term limits and a modest salary for state legislators.

Voting & Elections

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Bonnie Abadie

2023 Richardson ISD trustee candidate Q&A. Asked what qualifications or expertise made her uniquely qualified, Abadie answered: “I’m a successful business owner and former substitute teacher so using those experiences, I would bring a unique quality to the board.”

Calls for gathering feedback from teachers about why they leave or consider leaving and implementing changes before they depart.

Bonnie is a business owner. She runs her own company. She previously worked as a substitute teacher.

Said, "We need to look at more than just test scores. We need to look at student growth. They may still be failing, but did their scores increase? That’s a positive thing if they are still failing, but had tremendous growth."

I'm a successful business owner and former substitute teacher.

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For Candidate Bonnie Abadie on Issue education: Supports evaluating student growth in addition to test scores, emphasizing that increased scores indicate positive progress even if students are still failing.

Bonnie is a business owner and a former substitute teacher.

Bonnie is currently a state representative for Texas's District 102.

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Bonnie Abadie is currently a state representative for Texas's District 102.

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Bonnie is a business owner. She previously worked as a substitute teacher.

Bonnie is currently a state representative for Texas House District 102.

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