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Debra Drake Ambroise has an associate's degree in management from Lamar University. 

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Debra is retired. She previously worked as a customer service manager at King, Liberty, TCI, and Time Warner Cable Companies. 

Debra Drake Ambroise's campaign for Texas State Board of Education Member, District 7, Democratic Primary is her first entry into politics.

Debra previously served as a Port Arthur Independent School District board member. 

As of April 1, 2026, Debra Drake Ambroise did not have a website or any information online.

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Values compassion, accountability, and ethics for board members.

- Values compassion, accountability, and ethics for board members.

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Tiffany Perkinz has a master's degree in English. She is a mother of six.

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Tiffany is an educator who currently owns and operates a tutoring and teaching business.

Tiffany Perkinz's campaign for Texas State Board of Education Member, District 7, Democratic Primary is her first entry into politics.

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Supports students having access to "honest history, inclusive literature, and evidence-based science."

Wants teachers to be able to teach their subjects "without fear of censorship based on political agendas."

- Supports students having access to "honest history, inclusive literature, and evidence-based science."
- Wants teachers to be able to teach their subjects "without fear of censorship based on political agendas."

As of April 1, 2026, Tiffany Perkinz’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes teachers lack support and protection, leading to high attrition rates, and advocates for professional respect, clear standards, and freedom from political censorship in education.

Believes teachers are leaving the profession because they no longer feel "supported or protected."

Supports teachers as content-area experts.

Thinks that across Texas, "political extremism is being used to rewrite curriculum, weaken standards, and intimidate educators."

- Believes teachers are leaving the profession because they no longer feel "supported or protected."
- Supports teachers as content-area experts.
- Thinks that across Texas, "political extremism is being used to rewrite curriculum, weaken standards, and intimidate educators."

- Opposes defunding public schools.
- Against school choice vouchers.

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- Members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) set statewide education policy, including approving graduation requirements, selecting textbooks and instructional materials, overseeing the state’s Permanent School Fund, and approving or vetoing charter school applications. 
- Board members participate in rule-making, review and adopt academic standards, and offer final approval on educator certification and other statewide education regulations. 
- SBOE members are elected from geographically defined “education districts.” Under normal circumstances, they serve staggered four-year terms.
- Serving on the board does not pay a salary, but members may be reimbursed for expenses incurred while doing board business.

Member of the board that governs the state's education system. 

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