Bianca Seward/Houston Public Media

When Lesley Guilmart's cellphone rang Wednesday afternoon, she almost didn't answer the unknown number.

"I’ve been getting interesting calls from folks since last week’s win," said Guilmart, who on Nov. 4 was elected to the Cy-Fair ISD Board of Trustees. "And so I was like, ‘Oh, why not? Let me answer this.' "

None of the calls were as interesting as Wednesday's. On the other line was former Vice President Kamala Harris. Sign up for the Hello, Houston! daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.

"I was stunned and said, ‘I'm sorry, madam vice president?' " Guilmart said.

Harris called to congratulate Guilmart on her election to the school board , according to Guilmart. She, alongside Kendra Camarena and

See Full Page