Election Information
Trustee Elections
Candidate Eligibility
An Individual is eligible to be a candidate for a Texas School Board if the individual:
- is a United States citizen;
- is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
- has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
- has not been finally convicted of a felony;
- has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
- for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
- for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in; or
- for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
- is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
- satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.
The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:
- To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.
- A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.02(b) regarding prostitution. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.
Future Elections
|
Political Subdivision |
Elected Officer |
Term Expires |
|
Place 1 |
Teia Collier |
2028 |
|
Place 2 |
Eddie Rose |
2028 |
|
Place 3 |
Gary Bingham |
2026 |
|
Place 4 |
Greg Everett |
2026 |
|
Place 5 |
Robert Seward |
2026 |
|
Place 6 |
Elaine Hornsby |
2026 |
|
Place 7 |
Kevin Carbo |
2027 |
*Place 6 will be filled as a vacant seat in 2026 and will be up for election in 2027.
May 2026 Election
Resources
Candidate Information – May 2, 2026 School Trustee Election
Place 3
Gary Bingham
924 Tiffany
Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: 214-207-4522
Cassandra Morris
4501 Palos Verdes Drive
Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: 214-934-7789
Place 4
Greg Everett
1223 Lakeshore Drive
Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: 214-708-1264
Pamela Mitchell
3201 Fox Ridge Trail
Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: 972-742-5833
Place 5
Robert Seward
4632 Sandra Lynn
Mesquite, TX 75150
Phone: 972-896-1149
Carrie Bruce
2301 Ithaca
Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: 214-796-2842
Place 6
Dr. Susan Williams
2113 San Simeon
Mesquite, TX 75181
Phone: 214-535-0795
Required Election Postings
Campaign Finance Reports
Role of the Board
What does the board do?
- Adopts comprehensive district goals
- Adopts Board policies
- Hire and evaluate the superintendent
- Adopts a budget and sets the tax rate
- Build public support and represent the district to the public
Important points to keep in mind:
- Board members represent all citizens of a district (elected at-large; no single-member districts)
- The Board has authority only as a body, not as individuals.
- The Board does not get involved in the day-to-day operations of the district. That is the superintendent’s role to manage.
- Board members are not paid for their service.
- Board members are elected officials.
What is required of a board member?
- 3-YEAR terms (staggered)
- Monthly Board Meetings/Workshops
- One-On-One Monthly Meetings with the Superintendent
- Attendance at District Events
Required trainings for board members
- Open Meetings Act (within 90 days)
- Texas Public Information Act (within 90 days)
- District Orientation (60 days)
- Texas Education Code (3-hour session within the first year)
- Team of 8 Session
- Additional 10 hours of training (during the first year)