Shannon Dicely is from Friendswood, Texas. She lives with her husband, Paris, and their children.

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Shannon Dicely has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Drew University and a master's degree in political science from Sam Houston State University. She volunteers as a deputy voter registrar and with the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council. Shannon lives in Friendswood with her husband, Paris, and their children.

Shannon is a coordinator. She works at the Lone Star College Center for Civic Engagement.

Shannon currently works as a coordinator for the Lone Star College Center for Civic Engagement. She previously worked as a talent acquisition recruiter for the WorkPlace Group, and as an implementation specialist for GHG Corporation, a software company.

Shannon Dicely's campaign for Texas State Senator, District 11 is her first entry into politics.

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Shannon's campaign for Texas Senate District 11 is her first run for public office.

Plans to address housing costs by expanding targeted homestead exemptions, ensuring state insurance options are fully funded, and strengthening insurance rate oversight and consumer protections.

Plans to address housing costs by expanding targeted homestead exemptions to property taxes, ensuring state insurance options are fully funded, and strengthening insurance rate oversight and consumer protections.

Plans to address affordability for working families by tackling rising energy and housing costs, fully funding public schools, increasing pay and benefits for teachers and staff, and expanding affordable healthcare access.

- Plans to address housing costs by expanding targeted homestead exemptions to property taxes, ensuring state insurance options are fully funded, and strengthening insurance rate oversight and consumer protections.
- Plans to address affordability for working families by tackling rising energy and housing costs, fully funding public schools, increasing pay and benefits for teachers and staff, and expanding affordable healthcare access.
- Supports increasing the minimum wage.

Economy

As of January 22, 2026, Shannon Dicely’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Believes personal medical decisions should be made between patients and their doctors, not politicians.

Supports lowering healthcare costs by addressing insurance premiums, prescription drug prices, and surprise medical billing through transparency and consumer protections.

Supports expanding community-based and school-based mental health services, crisis response programs, and workforce incentives.

Supports improving access to prenatal and postpartum care to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.

Supports investing in medical research to improve health outcomes and expand treatment options for families in Texas.

- Supports expanding Medicaid.
- Believes personal medical decisions should be made between patients and their doctors, not politicians.
- Supports lowering healthcare costs by addressing insurance premiums, prescription drug prices, and surprise medical billing through transparency and consumer protections.
- Supports expanding community-based and school-based mental health services, crisis response programs, and workforce incentives.
- Supports improving access to prenatal and postpartum care to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.
- Supports investing in medical research to improve health outcomes and expand treatment options for families in Texas.

Healthcare

Supports increasing per-student funding and modernizing formulas to ensure districts are funded based on enrollment rather than attendance.

Supports increasing pay and improving benefits for teachers.

Supports guaranteed paid parental leave for teachers and school staff.

Supports upholding the separation of church and state in schools to ensure all students feel safe and respected.

Supports expanding career and technical education, apprenticeships, and dual-credit programs to align with local workforce needs in various industries.

Supports expanding access to affordable child care.

- Supports increasing per-student funding and modernizing formulas to ensure districts are funded based on enrollment rather than attendance.
- Supports increasing pay and improving benefits for teachers.
- Supports guaranteed paid parental leave for teachers and school staff.
- Supports upholding the separation of church and state in schools to ensure all students feel safe and respected.
- Supports expanding career and technical education, apprenticeships, and dual-credit programs to align with local workforce needs in various industries.
- Supports expanding access to affordable child care.

Education

Energy & the Environment

Supports transparency and reporting for lobbyist influence in Austin.

Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.

Plans to "[e]xpand online voter registration and mail-in ballot access."

- Supports transparency and reporting for lobbyist influence in Austin.
- Opposes gerrymandering, the practice of drawing voting districts in a way that gives one political party or candidate an advantage over others.
- Plans to "[e]xpand online voter registration and mail-in ballot access."

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- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Texas State Senate. The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas Legislature.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process.
- There are 31 Texas state senators, each representing a single district with a constituency of around 1 million.
- State senators are elected to 4-year terms and one 2-year term per decade, and there are no term limits.
- They are paid a salary of $7,200/year and a per diem of $221/day.