Don Ryan (Texas)

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Don Ryan
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Prior offices
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 6
Successor: Scott Henry

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 2, 2021

Education

High school

Cy-Fair High School

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist

Don Ryan was a member of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees in Texas, representing Position 6. Ryan assumed office in 2000. Ryan left office on November 9, 2021.

Ryan ran for re-election to the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees to represent Position 6 in Texas. Ryan lost in the general election on November 2, 2021.

Biography[edit]

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Ryan's career experience includes working as the owner of Cy-Fair Insurance Group, an insurance agency. He is married to Julie, and the pair have three children, all of whom went through the Cy-Fair School District.[1]

Elections[edit]

2021[edit]

See also: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)

General election
General election for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 6

Scott Henry defeated incumbent Don Ryan, Ryan Irving, and Chris Harrison in the general election for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 6 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Scott Henry (Nonpartisan)
 
49.0
 
17,032

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Don Ryan (Nonpartisan)
 
23.7
 
8,234

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Ryan Irving (Nonpartisan)
 
16.8
 
5,848

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Chris Harrison (Nonpartisan)
 
10.4
 
3,610

Total votes: 34,724
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2017[edit]

See also: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District elections (2017)

Three of seven seats on the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District board of trustees in Texas were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. All three incumbents filed for re-election. Position 5 incumbent John Ogletree Jr. and Position 7 incumbent Bob Covey were unopposed in their re-election bids. Incumbent Don Ryan defeated challenger Natalie Blasingame for the Position 6 seat.[2][3]

Results[edit]

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District,
Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Don Ryan Incumbent 61.62% 7,578
Natalie Blasingame 38.38% 4,720
Total Votes 12,298
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017

2013[edit]

See also: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District elections (2013)

Results[edit]

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6, 4-year term, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDon Ryan Incumbent 85.5% 17,258
     Nonpartisan Shaik Ahmed 14.5% 2,927
Total Votes 20,185
Source: Harris County, Texas, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Endorsements[edit]

Ryan was not endorsed in this campaign.

Funding[edit]

Ryan reported no contributions or expenditures to the Texas Ethics Commission.[4]

2010[edit]

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6, 3-year term, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngDon Ryan 43.3% 29,073
     Nonpartisan Brad West 24.7% 16,590
Total Votes 67,127
Source: Cumulative Report, 2010 General and Special Elections Live," accessed October 8, 2013

Campaign themes[edit]

2021[edit]

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Don Ryan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2010[edit]

Ryan described his reasons for running on the district's website in 2010:[1]

In your opinion, what critical challenges face the district, and what are possible solutions to address those issues? Equity in school finance continues to be a major challenge for CFISD. As previously stated, we have cut $70 million from our budget and also eliminated over 900 positions over the last 5 years. Future cuts will definitely have an adverse effect on our students, and if the quality of our schools deteriorates our home values will do likewise. Our school system is overly regulated at the State and Federal level, and we should continue to work with our Legislature to get local control. All un-funded and under-funded mandates from these government entities should be eliminated. CFISD is focusing on career readiness for our students instead of just graduation, and that will benefit all students. CFISD needs to use current technology to embrace the Digital Learning Environment that will allow our students access to course work 24/7. Our challenges are numerous, but our opportunities for success are endless. [5]

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