Member, State Board of Education, District 8

Audrey G. Young is a Republican who has represented District 8 on the State Board of Education since January 2021 and chairs its Committee on Instruction². She has worked more than 30 years in public schools as a speech therapist, reading specialist, administrator and special education director, and served six years on the Apple Springs ISD board²³. Her official biography lists a 2025 Charter Champion Award among her honors².

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo single answer fitsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • In a November 2022 preliminary vote, voted against adding opposition to all private school vouchers to the board's legislative priorities; it passed 8 to 3. (2022-11-16) source
  • Explained that the board should instead ask the Legislature to review the public education budget, and questioned a state voucher-style special education program for diverting public school money. (2022-11-16) source
  • Two days later voted for the final board recommendation urging the Legislature to reject vouchers in all forms; it passed 11 to 2. (2022-11-18) source
  • In February 2023 the board voted 8 to 5 along party lines to drop its opposition to vouchers and take no official position; ATPE reported that only one Republican member was absent and the chair did not vote, which places her with the Republican majority. (2023-02-02) source
• Curriculum and booksNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says she joined other Republican board members to reject science and health standards and textbooks that it says sought liberal indoctrination of students. (2026) source
  • Her campaign says her six years as a local school trustee gave her a deep appreciation for local control of Texas public schools. (2026) source

No public position found on: Religion in schools, DEI programs.