Dennis Cedillo
TX · Channelview ISD Board of Trustees, Position 7
Dennis Cedillo is a local business owner in finance, an Army veteran, and a Channelview High School graduate. He backs better school quality with careful spending, and more openness and community input.
Where Dennis Cedillo stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 oppose
Voted to adopt the 2026-27 school budget and seconded a 2026 tax rate of $0.9611 per $100 of value, a 2.05% increase. Both passed 7-0.
August 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Moved to call a school building bond election for November 3, 2026, and seconded the call for a voter-approved tax rate election. Both passed 7-0.
August 13, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted for the 2026-27 employee pay plan, which included a 1.5% one-time retention bonus. It passed 6-0.
May 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Moved to approve a Harris County agreement for constable deputies to provide law enforcement services to the district. It passed 7-0.
August 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Moved to create an early childhood education coordinator job, paid for by shifting money from a vacant librarian position. It passed 6-0.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted for the 2026-27 employee pay plan, which included a 1.5% one-time retention bonus. It passed 6-0.
May 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Seconded and voted for expanding Channelview ISD's Pre-K program to include three-year-olds. The board approved it 5-0.
February 17, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Voted with the board to decline adopting a daily prayer and Bible-reading period under Senate Bill 11 (Texas Education Code 25.0823). The board kept its existing policy on voluntary religious expression.
February 17, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Served as vice president of the Channelview ISD school board, according to a January 2024 district profile. He won the Position 7 seat in November 2022.
January 8, 2024
Source: cvisd.org
Past race Dennis Cedillo ran in:
- Channelview ISD Board of Trustees Position 7 · November 3, 2026 · Channelview Independent School District, Texas · incumbent