Private citizen

Shannon Dicely is a Democrat and first-time candidate who has lived in Senate District 11 for nearly 20 years². A breast cancer survivor and former stay-at-home parent, she has volunteered in schools and neighborhood groups and returned to school to study political science at Sam Houston State University².

Where they stand 10 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Minimum wageRaise it to around $15medium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said yes to a statewide minimum wage of at least 15 dollars an hour, phased in over time to ease the effect on small businesses. (2026-01-05) source
  • Her campaign calls for raising the minimum wage so full-time work pays a living wage. (2026) source
• Childcare and pre-KOffer free pre-K to every 4-year-old, and expand childcare aidmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for expanding access to affordable child care and funding universal pre-K. (2026) source
• HealthcareKeep the Affordable Care Act and fix what is brokenmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for expanding Medicaid to close the coverage gap and addressing premiums and drug prices through transparency and consumer protections. (2026) source
• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said she is absolutely opposed to school vouchers and efforts to privatize public education. (2026-01-05) source
• Election rulesEasier access: automatic registration and mail voting for anyonemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for repealing SB 1 (2021), which it calls a voter suppression law, and expanding online voter registration and mail-in ballot access. (2026) source
• RedistrictingIndependent commissions draw maps, with a national ban on partisan gerrymanderingmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign calls for ending gerrymandering and supporting nonpartisan redistricting. (2026) source
  • Said she admired Texas House Democrats for breaking quorum in 2025 to draw attention to the mid-decade redistricting plan. (2026-01-05) source
• Policing and crimeShift some police funding to mental health and social serviceslow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Said Texas spends too much on incarceration and not enough on prevention, and backed investing in community resources and job training with the goal of downsizing or closing prisons. (2026-01-05) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • Her health care platform says personal medical decisions should stay between patients and their doctors, not politicians. (2026) source
• Student loansNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said every Texan deserves affordable higher education without a lifetime of debt, pointing to merit-based programs like Georgia's HOPE scholarship and the former Texas B-On-Time loan. (2026-01-05) source
• Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her education platform says she will uphold the separation of church and state in classrooms. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, AI data centers, Curriculum and books, Property taxes, Housing and growth, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Paid leave, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, China policy.