School board

Trustee, Austin ISD Board of Trustees

District 1

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: An Austin ISD trustee sits on the school board, which sets the district's budget and tax rate, hires the superintendent and adopts policy.

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Cheryl Bradley

No party listed

Contract specialist

The gist

Proposes focused support for struggling campuses.
Proposes reviewing AISD's administrative structure.
Pledges focus on lifting all F-rated schools.

More about Cheryl

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Proposes focused support for struggling campuses.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“A laser focus on struggling campuses to ensure they have the right support and effective leadership and staff”
Proposes reviewing AISD's administrative structure.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“They should take a close look at the administrative structure.”
Pledges focus on lifting all F-rated schools.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“The focus must be lifting all F-rated schools, while ensuring no more are added.”

Candace L. Hunter

No party listed

Coordinator of program instruction, Austin Community College

The gist

Pledges to prevent or reduce state intervention in AISD.
Supports appealing or modifying any TEA agreement.
Proposes partnering with families on budget decisions.

More about Candace

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Pledges to prevent or reduce state intervention in AISD.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Right now, it’s to prevent or reduce state intervention.”
Supports appealing or modifying any TEA agreement.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“My focus is supporting the administration to appeal or modify any TEA agreement”
Proposes partnering with families on budget decisions.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 1 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“partnering with them to decide what we continue and discontinue is most important”

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