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Katherine Chan Goodwin
Katherine Chan Goodwin is a member of the Plano Independent School District in Texas, representing Place 7. She assumed office on May 16, 2023. Her current term ends in 2027.
Chan Goodwin ran for election to the Plano Independent School District to represent Place 7 in Texas. She won in the general election on May 6, 2023.
Chan Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Katherine Chan Goodwin was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1983 and a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in 2014. Her career experience includes working as a consultant.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Plano Independent School District, Texas, elections (2023)
General election
General election for Plano Independent School District school board Place 7
Katherine Chan Goodwin defeated incumbent Cody Weaver and Simon Salinas in the general election for Plano Independent School District school board Place 7 on May 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Katherine Chan Goodwin (Nonpartisan)  | 47.4 | 11,195 |
 | Cody Weaver (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 9,568 | |
 | Simon Salinas (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 2,860 | |
| Total votes: 23,623 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nancy Schilreff (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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2019
See also: Plano Independent School District, Texas, elections (2019)
General election
General election for Plano Independent School District school board Place 4
Heather Wang defeated Katherine Chan Goodwin and Lisa Kolodny in the general election for Plano Independent School District school board Place 4 on May 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Wang (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 11,619 |
| Katherine Chan Goodwin (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 6,024 | |
 | Lisa Kolodny (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 4,481 | |
| Total votes: 22,124 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katherine Chan Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Chan Goodwin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Katherine Chan Goodwin has the experience keep Plano schools great. She has an SMU MA, is a graduate of Leadership Plano, a PTA Life member, Treasurer for Barron Elementary PTA and ArtCentre of Plano, has served on Plano isd’s Diversity Committee, and the Council of PTA’s Antiracism Committee.
- Katherine Goodwin will ensure educational excellence and equity by working to close the opportunity and achievement gaps for ALL our students, whomever they are, wherever they come from.
- Plano ISD must help students and parents to feel their children are physically and emotionally safe at school—lifted by the comfort of feeling they belong.
- We must honor our educators by paying them what they deserve, protecting their ability to teach the truth and rebuilding trust.
Finance. As someone with a quarter century of experience being a Treasurer for multiple PTAs and non-profits, I am deeply concerned with Plano ISD's $¾ billion budget, its almost $40 million deficit, and ensuring that recapture payments to the state don't force our schools to make painful cuts to services.
Keep Plano #1
Plano Area Democrats
Collin County Democratic Party
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Katherine Chan Goodwin did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 6, 2023
