Candace Valenzuela
Democratic · TX
Candace Valenzuela is a former educator and Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD trustee who was a regional administrator at the U.S. housing department from 2022 to 2025. She wants more affordable housing and road and infrastructure spending that keeps pace with growth.
Where Candace Valenzuela stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Housing Affordability (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Spoke at the announcement of a $5.7 million federal grant to remove lead paint hazards from Fort Worth homes. She said existing homes must be kept safe to ease the housing shortage.
November 20, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: fortworthreport.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Announced a $5 million federal grant to Fort Worth to remove barriers to building and preserving affordable housing.
July 2, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: fortworthreport.org
Announced a $14,572,376 housing grant and 47 housing vouchers for San Antonio. The funding supported services for people experiencing homelessness.
April 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: tpr.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Announced a $14,572,376 housing grant and 47 housing vouchers for San Antonio. The funding supported services for people experiencing homelessness.
April 17, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: tpr.org
Called for fast action on Native American homelessness while joining a federal homelessness council visit to Oklahoma as a regional housing official.
August 31, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: usich.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Joined 12 other parents and residents in suing Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD after it closed four schools. The suit claimed trustees discussed the closures in private, breaking open meetings law, and broke nepotism law.
June 27, 2025
Source: cbsnews.com
Spoke in support of three weeks of paid parental leave for DeSoto city employees before the city adopted it. She was then a Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board trustee.
September 26, 2019
Source: northdallasgazette.com
Publicly supported reforming Dallas County Schools instead of dissolving its school bus service. She cited replacement costs for Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD.
November 2, 2017
Source: northdallasgazette.com
Past race Candace Valenzuela ran in:
- Denton County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2 · November 3, 2026 · Denton County, Texas