Adriana Tamez
As I said last time, HCC Trustee races are a lot more important than you’d think from the amount of attention they get. Aside from the Dave Wilson problem, it’s an office with a six-year term, no resign-to-run requirement, and the power to raise your taxes. Are we paying attention now? Dr. Adriana Tamez is running for her first full term in office, having won in 2013 to fill out the unexpired term in District 3 of now-former State Rep. Mary Ann Perez. Dr. Tamez has had multiple roles in education in her career – teacher, principal, the HISD Central Region Superintendent, among others – and now serves as an education consultant. Here’s what we talked about:
(Note: This interview took place after the most recent contretemps involving Dave Wilson.)
You can see all of my interviews as well as finance reports and other information on candidates on my 2015 Election page.
Adriana is the best person for the job. She has done an great job and she is respected in the Community.