As a "preacher's kid," I grew up in small towns in the Midwest prior to coming to Texas to attend the doctoral psychology program at Baylor University. Through Baylor connections, I met my husband, who is a small-business owner (CPA) in Flower Mound. We have two married daughters, and two grandchildren.

Wooten for Texas

Denise Wooten grew up in small towns in the Midwest. She attended the doctoral psychology program at Baylor University. Denise met her husband through connections at Baylor and has two married daughters and two grandchildren.

Denise Wooten grew up in small towns in the Midwest. She attended the doctoral psychology program at Baylor University. Denise is married and has two married daughters and two grandchildren.

I am firmly committed to leading our state toward practical policies that enhance the lives of ordinary Texans. As a clinical psychologist with a successful 30+ years of full time practice and as an adjunct professor at NCTC for 7 years, I have worked with regular people everyday. I know and value the importance of protecting and funding public education, expanding medical and mental healthcare access, increasing equality of opportunity, reducing the property tax burden on the middle class, advancing fair voting rights without egregious gerrymandering, and promoting individual rights, especially for marginalized groups.

Professional Experience
North Central Texas College, Adjunct Professor
Clinical Psychologist

H. Denise Wooten | BallotReady

Denise works as a clinical psychologist and an adjunct professor at North Central Texas College.

2026 Texas General Election

I am firmly committed to leading our state toward practical policies that enhance the lives of ordinary Texans. As a clinical psychologist with a successful 30+ years of full time practice and as an adjunct professor at NCTC for 7 years, I have worked with regular people everyday. I know and value the importance of protecting and funding public education, expanding medical and mental healthcare access, increasing equality of opportunity, reducing the property tax burden on the middle class, advancing fair voting rights without egregious gerrymandering, and promoting individual rights, especially for marginalized groups. We also must preserve a woman’s right to make reproductive choices for herself, increase sensible assault rifle legislation, and address climate change to keep our planet livable.

Supports reducing the property-tax burden on middle-class residents.

- Supports reducing the property-tax burden on middle-class residents.

Economy

Gun Violence

Let's keep our communities and children safe. Children should not be terrified in their own school. I will fight to increase the age that assault rifles can be purchased and for the ban of high-capacity magazines. I will also fight for increasing gun safety measures to keep our communities safe. It is not just at schools, but the number one killer of children is now from guns, including intentional violence, suicides, and accidents.

Issues | Wooten for Texas

Calls for raising the minimum age to purchase assault rifles, banning high-capacity magazines, and increasing gun-safety measures.

- Calls for raising the minimum age to purchase assault rifles, banning high-capacity magazines, and increasing gun-safety measures.

Public Safety

Healthcare Access and Affordability

4.3 million Texans lack insurance. Affordable healthcare, including mental health related treatment, should be available to everyone. I will fight for affordable healthcare, childcare, housing and human services.

“If Texas provided better access to affordable healthcare and childcare and more educational and employment opportunities, it would significantly improve the quality of life for many and thereby, increase productive contributions to the community by these individuals,” Wooten said. “Texas ranks 45th out of 50 states in per capita expenditures on health, education, welfare and civic infrastructure, per census data. That means we are way behind other states in quality of life, yet Texas is the second highest in GDP. With this enormous wealth, Texas’ meager spending on our most vulnerable populations is wrong. Anybody can hit a rough spot. Why is there so little state assistance to families and children, disabled individuals, the elderly and those living in poverty?”

Flower Mound psychologist running for state House seat

Women's Healthcare Choices

I support women's healthcare and reproductive rights and their right to decide what to do with their own bodies. These important personal decisions should not continue to be left up to extremist conservative politicians that deny Texas women this basic right.

Will fight for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, as well as childcare, housing, and human services.

Supports reproductive rights and women's ability to make their own healthcare decisions.

- Will fight for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, as well as childcare, housing, and human services.
- Supports reproductive rights and women's ability to make their own healthcare decisions.

Healthcare

Education

I support public education for every student. School funding, especially funding for learning needs and for teacher compensation, will be drastically reduced if school vouchers are allowed in Texas. I will not support school vouchers that reduce opportunity for all Texas students while perpetuating systemic elitism and bigoted world views.

Opposes school vouchers and supports public-school funding, including funding for student learning needs and teacher compensation.

- Opposes school vouchers and supports public-school funding, including funding for student learning needs and teacher compensation.

Education

Climate Change

Texas is the #1 emitter of CO2 in the nation. We want a healthy environment, but to achieve this, we must properly address our lack of environmental protections. We also need to increase our development and usage of renewable energy sources. I will support policies that will get us on the right track for current and future generations. Do we really want more lung cancer and other breathing problems from pollution, deadly August heat waves, and grid failures? The time we should have acted was long ago, but we need to work on these issues asap for the benefit of people's lives.

Supports stronger environmental protections and increased development and use of renewable energy sources.

- Supports stronger environmental protections and increased development and use of renewable energy sources.

Energy & the Environment

Voting Accessibility

Voting in-person and mail-in ballot voting should be easy. Extremist conservative politicians want to make voting difficult to try to exclude those who would not vote for them. I will fight to make voting more accessible to strengthen our democracy.

Plans to make in-person voting and voting by mail more accessible.

- Plans to make in-person voting and voting by mail more accessible.

Voting & Elections

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Denise Wooten

Wooten has a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from William Jewell College and a Doctor of Psychology from Baylor University. She has lived in Denton County for 28 years, raising her children and serving local residents in her clinical and developmental psychology practice. She has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years, while her husband is self-employed as a certified public accountant in Flower Mound.

Denise Wooten earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from William Jewell College and a doctorate in psychology from Baylor University.

Flower Mound psychologist running for State House seat

Dr. Denise Wooten | Advocacy for All Texans

Denise Wooten works as a clinical psychologist and an adjunct professor at North Central Texas College.

Key Issues We Face

Equality and Diversity

Every individual is entitled to respect and nondiscrimination. It is the responsibility of government to ensure that members of every ethnic and sexual minority group, along with those who are disabled, feel safe and protected in public, at school, and in their workplace. While it would be wonderful if diversity were celebrated and valued, at minimum, people deserve safety and tolerance.

Supports government protections against discrimination and to ensure the safety of ethnic and sexual minorities and people with disabilities.

- Calls for raising the minimum age to purchase assault rifles, banning high-capacity magazines, and increasing gun-safety measures.
- Supports government protections against discrimination and to ensure the safety of ethnic and sexual minorities and people with disabilities.

Advocates for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, as well as childcare, housing, and human services.

Supports women's healthcare and reproductive rights, including the ability to make their own healthcare decisions.

- Advocates for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, as well as childcare, housing, and human services.
- Supports women's healthcare and reproductive rights, including the ability to make their own healthcare decisions.

Supports public-school funding, including funding for students' learning needs and teacher compensation, and opposes school vouchers.

- Supports public-school funding, including funding for students' learning needs and teacher compensation, and opposes school vouchers.

Calls for stronger environmental protections and increased development and use of renewable energy.

- Calls for stronger environmental protections and increased development and use of renewable energy.

Supports fair voting rights without egregious gerrymandering.

Advocates for making in-person and mail-in voting more accessible.

- Advocates for making in-person and mail-in voting more accessible.

As a "preacher's kid," I grew up in small towns in the Midwest prior to coming to Texas to attend the doctoral psychology program at Baylor University.

Current Occupation: Psychologist

Education: Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Baylor University 1989, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology William Jewell College 1982

Meet the Candidates: State House District 63 - Cross Timbers Gazette

Denise Wooten

H. Denise Wooten, 63

Town of Residence: Flower Mound

Through Baylor connections, I met my husband, who is a small-business owner (CPA) in Flower Mound. We have two married daughters, and two grandchildren.

Denise Wooten grew up in small towns in the Midwest before coming to Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from William Jewell College and a Doctor of Psychology from Baylor University. She lives in Flower Mound, is married, and has two married daughters and two grandchildren.

I am firmly committed to leading our state toward practical policies that enhance the lives of ordinary Texans. As a clinical psychologist with a successful 30+ years of full time practice and as an adjunct professor at NCTC for 7 years, I have worked with regular people everyday.

H. Denise Wooten, 63

Town of Residence: Flower Mound

Current Occupation: Psychologist

Education: Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Baylor University 1989, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology William Jewell College 1982

Denise currently works as a clinical psychologist. She has also worked as an adjunct professor at NCTC.

What motived you to run for this position and why are you the best choice? As a psychologist serving the local community for over three decades, my heart and soul are devoted to human services. That is why I took the leap and ran for office as a Democrat, in TX House District 63, for the 2022 election. I was angry that so many people’s lives have been negatively affected by policies in Texas.

Denise ran as a Democrat for Texas House District 63 in 2022.

Supports reducing the property-tax burden on the middle class.

- Supports reducing the property-tax burden on the middle class.

Gun Violence

Let's keep our communities and children safe. Children should not be terrified in their own school. I will fight to increase the age that assault rifles can be purchased and for the ban of high-capacity magazines. I will also fight for increasing gun safety measures to keep our communities safe.

Wooten for Texas — Key Issues We Face

Plans to raise the purchase age for assault rifles, ban high-capacity magazines, and increase gun-safety measures.

- Plans to raise the purchase age for assault rifles, ban high-capacity magazines, and increase gun-safety measures.

Advocates for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, and affordable childcare, housing, and human services.

Supports women's healthcare and reproductive rights, including the right to decide what to do with their own bodies.

- Advocates for affordable healthcare, including mental-health treatment, and affordable childcare, housing, and human services.
- Supports women's healthcare and reproductive rights, including the right to decide what to do with their own bodies.

Supports public education for every student and opposes school vouchers that she says reduce educational opportunity.

- Supports public education for every student and opposes school vouchers that she says reduce educational opportunity.

Climate Change

Texas is the #1 emitter of CO2 in the nation. We want a healthy environment, but to achieve this, we must properly address our lack of environmental protections. We also need to increase our development and usage of renewable energy sources. I will support policies that will get us on the right track for current and future generations.

Calls for addressing Texas' lack of environmental protections.

Supports increasing the development and use of renewable energy sources.

- Calls for addressing Texas' lack of environmental protections.
- Supports increasing the development and use of renewable energy sources.

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

Denise Wooten has a bachelor 27s degree in psychology from William Jewell College and a Doctor of Psychology from Baylor University. She has lived in Denton County for 28 years, raising her children and serving local residents in her clinical and developmental psychology practice. She has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years. She and her husband have two married daughters and two grandchildren.

Denise is a clinical psychologist and an adjunct professor at North Central Texas College. She has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years. 

Denise previously ran for Texas House District 63 in 2022 but did not win.

Supports protecting and funding public education, expanding healthcare access, increasing equality of opportunity, reducing the property tax burden on the middle class, advancing fair voting rights, and promoting individual rights for marginalized groups.

Supports increasing the age for purchasing assault rifles, banning high-capacity magazines, and implementing gun safety measures to enhance community safety.

Supports women's healthcare and reproductive rights, emphasizing their right to make decisions about their own bodies.

Opposes school vouchers, stating they would reduce funding for public schools and negatively impact opportunities for all Texas students.

Supports a healthy environment by addressing the lack of environmental protections and increasing the development and usage of renewable energy sources.

Supports making voting more accessible through in-person and mail-in options to strengthen democracy.

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