School board

Trustee, Austin ISD Board of Trustees

District 4

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
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.

Candidates Compare by issue

Edward M. Bradfield

No party listed

Special education advocate and brand manager

The gist

Supports higher teacher pay and a balanced budget.
Proposes tying superintendent pay to measurable results.
Proposes cutting central-office positions before student services.
Supports keeping a librarian on every campus.

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Supports higher teacher pay and a balanced budget.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Pay teachers more. Balance the budget.”
Proposes tying superintendent pay to measurable results.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Tie superintendent compensation and contracts to measurable results, not calendars.”
Proposes cutting central-office positions before student services.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Cut executive-level and central-office positions before student services.”
Supports keeping a librarian on every campus.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Pay teachers competitively, keep a librarian on every campus, and protect special education and direct campus support.”

Tricia Mitchell Kim

No party listed

Mental health care administrator

The gist

Pledges to retain local control of the district.
Proposes scaling back AISD's operating budget.
Proposes a baseline academic standard on every campus.

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Pledges to retain local control of the district.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“My top priorities are to retain local control of our district”
Proposes scaling back AISD's operating budget.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“scale back our operating budget to match our current constraints”
Proposes a baseline academic standard on every campus.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“I will work toward a baseline academic standard on every single campus.”

Jessica Neufeld

No party listed

Lawyer

The gist

Proposes improving district transparency and accountability mechanisms.
Opposes vouchers, charter expansion and state takeovers.

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Proposes improving district transparency and accountability mechanisms.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“Improve mechanisms for district transparency and accountability.”
Opposes vouchers, charter expansion and state takeovers.
Q&A: Meet the candidates for Austin ISD District 4 ahead of Nov. 3 election
Candidate questionnaire · Community Impact · communityimpact.com
“The biggest challenge is the concerted effort to dismantle Texas public education through underfunding, vouchers, charter school expansion and state takeovers.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 3 issues covered in this race.