Meet George Vachris

Candidate for
State Board of Education

2017 – 2021 & 2023 – 2025: Republican Chairman, Precinct 885, Harris County, Texas

2023 – 2025: Testified before State Legislature and State Board of Education

2022: Candidate Texas State Senate District 15

2013-2022 Teacher of Mathematics, Physical Science, Engineering (6-12) in Houston ISD

2012 – 2017: Republican Chairman, Precinct 72, Harris County, Texas

Certified Texas Election Judge,

Frequent attendee at numerous political club meetings, Republican Party events, tea party meetings, fund raisers etc. in Harris County and other counties.

Block walks for several candidates (Abbott, Blanco, Crenshaw, Cruz, Daniels, Peña, Olmos, Fierro, Carmona, Morales, Pineda, Ramirez, Romney, and Trump) in many precincts in Deer Park, Houston, Pasadena, South Houston, West University Place, Unincorporated Harris County)

Contributor to numerous committees, PACS, candidates (RNC, NRSC, NRCC, TX-GOP, HCRP, NRA-PVF, TSRA-PAC, Abbott, Blanco, Cruz (both), Trump, Bahorich, Cain, Davis, Daniel, Fierro, Harless, Gonzales, Huffman, Hull, Knox, Mealer, Morales, Olmos, Peck, Pena, Pineda, Ramirez, Stanart, Sullivan, Swanson, Zakes, Hull, Salas, Truong, Ramos, Oliverson, Ray, Scofield, Jetton, Huberty, LaRotta, numerous judges, De la Cruz, Flores, Hunt, Gonzalez, McCaul, Babin, Champion, Brady, Crenshaw, Van Dyne, Collins, Pfluger, Cornyn, other Senators and congressional candidates in other States, etc.

2016 – 2017 Service on Vacancy Committee

2014 – 2021 & 2024 – 2025: Service on Candidates Committee

2012 – 2018: Service on Outreach/Engagement Committee

2024: Delegate Republican National Convention

2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024: Delegate TX State Republican Convention (Credentials Committee 2014, Platform Committee 2024)

2012, 2014, 2016: Delegate, Texas SD 6 Convention

2018, 2020, 2022, 2024: Delegate, Texas SD 15 Convention

2011: Moved from Connecticut to Texas to find work

2010, 2008, 2005, 2001, 1999, 1998: Polling Place Moderator, Waterford Connecticut (Equivalent to Election Judge in Texas) [Candidacy Conflict of Interest prohibited service in other years]

2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1998: Delegate, Connecticut Republican State Convention, gave televised nominating speech for State Treasurer Candidate at 2010 convention

2009 – 2011: Member Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 20th SD

2009 – 2011: Elected to Waterford Town Board of Finance (resigned after ½ term served)

2007: Candidate Waterford Board of Finance (lost by 15 votes!)

2006 – 2011: Chairman Waterford Republican Town Committee, brought Party to majority control of all elected Town Boards in 2011 election. I included local TEA Party members onto the Town Committee, and welcomed them as candidates for office.

2006: Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 38 (lost)

2003 – 2007: Elected to Waterford Town Board of Finance

2002: Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 38 (lost)

2001 – 2003 Elected Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 3 (general legislative body)

2000 – Candidate Connecticut State Senate, District 20 (lost)

1999 – Member Waterford Charter Revision Commission

1999 – Candidate, Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 1 (lost)

1998 – 2011, Justice of the Peace (This is NOT equivalent to the Texas office – basically the office conferred the power to marry, depose, witness, notarize, and before the CT Constitutional Amendment abolishing the office of Sheriff – the duty to serve on the posse, if called). Waterford had over 100 Justices of the Peace.

1997 – 2003, Member Waterford Harbor Management Commission, Chairman 1998 -2003

1997 – Candidate, Waterford Representative Town Meeting, District 1 (lost)

1996 – 2011 Member, Waterford Republican Town Committee – participated in mailings, door-knocking, block walking, sign placement, advertizing, legal notices, meetings (party and public), campaign worker for candidates, etc.

1994 – Member West Haven, CT Republican Caucus

1970s – 1980s Republican Club of the Willistons (Nassau Co., NY), occasional participation in political activities such as block walking, attending fund raisers, and helping some candidates.

Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas and Connecticut

Former certified teacher of mathematics, physical sciences, engineering (6 – 12) in Texas

Teacher, Texas – formerly employed by Houston ISD for 9 years at a Title 1 High School

M.S. Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of New Haven

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of New Haven

B.A. History, Stony Brook University, attended Brooklyn Law School (one year at night)

Environmental Management Certificate, Rensselaer at Hartford

Member: AIChE, ASTM, ASME, NFPA, NRA, SFPE, TSRA

Formerly employed as engineer by: Mustang Engineering, United Technologies – UTC Power, General Dynamics Electric Boat (with DOD-DOE security clearance).

Numerous jobs in various fields: machinist (milling machines, grinders, CNC mills, saws, sheet metal shears, lathes, stamping presses, etc.), teamster, environmental compliance technician, laboratory

assistant (chemical lab & computer lab), salesperson, purchasing, shipping and packing, material handler, grocery clerk, cashier, etc. – worked through night undergraduate engineering school.

Former Volunteer Firefighter and EMT (East Williston, NY)

Church Member – participated in short term mission trip to Honduras – formerly taught ESL classes

Travelled to several nations in the Western Hemisphere.

Knowledge of Spanish, German, French (reading), various computer languages