I am Dr. Tricia Braxton, candidate for State Board of Education District 1, and I ask that you join me in protecting education. I have called Nevada my home for 21 years. As an educator dedicated to student success, I am driven to engage students and teachers to help find sustainable solutions to improve education in Nevada. I understand why investing in our children, youth, and educators is vital to the success of our community. I have a first-hand understanding of the complexities and disparities between conventional public, charter, private, and faith-based schools. The positive results of my work are due to intentional partnership-building and solution-based collaborations.

My career experience is vast! Before moving west to raise my family, I lived in New York and served my community as a New York City police officer. I come from a law enforcement family who instilled in me a solid work ethic. My law enforcement experience informed me how much system factors, such as the economy, housing, and access to quality health care, affect education and vice versa. 

So it was that I moved to Henderson. What was an unfamiliar place quickly became home as my family grew, and I chose to switch careers to become a 1st and 3rd-grade teacher. I explored additional education career options, and for the past eleven years, I have worked diligently to provide community-based education supporting pre K-12 classrooms within Clark County.