Become a PTSA Member (Hágase Miembro del PTSA)

Over the years, LASA PTSA has organized and hosted candidate forums for individuals running for seats on the Austin Independent School District School Board. These forums are fantastic opportunities for members of the LASA community and the general public to hear directly from candidates about their vision for our district, and for LASA students to be directly involved in crafting and asking questions of potential board members. There are nine seats on the AISD School Board, and five are up for election on November 3rd, 2026. Early voting begins October 19th to October 30. You can vote at any polling loction in Travis County.

Candidates are listed below. LASA PTSA hopes to hold our 2026 Candidate Forum in the library (1012 Arthur Stiles Road) in October, date TBD.

Not sure of who represents you or what trustee district you live in? Click HERE to find out.

TRUSTEE DISTRICT 1

Candace Hunter (current trustee)

Cheryl Bradley

TRUSTEE DISTRICT 4

Edward Bradfield

Tricia Mitchell Kim

Jessica Neufeld

TRUSTEE DISTRICT 6

Sarah Dille

Marie Lebron

Alex San Martin

TRUSTEE DISTRICT 7

Jimmy Counihan

Laurie Solis

TRUSTEE AT-LARGE POSITION 9

Kirk Becker

Pamela Mathai

Cynthia Soliz

The LASA PTSA AISD Trustee Candidate Forum is hosted by the Liberal Arts and Science Academy Parent, Teacher, and Student Association. Please contact the LASA PTSA with any questions by sending an email to trusteeforum@lasaptsa.org. A parent volunteer will work to respond in a timely manner.

The LASA PTSA AISD Trustee Candidate Forum is a non-partisan event, free and open to the public. No campaign materials may be used/shown during the event itself and no expression of support or opposition may be displayed by members of the audience.

2022 Candidate Forum

Candidates were asked to provide a written response to these questions,

Click on picture to the left to see the 2022 candidate responses.

Five of the nine seat on the Austin Independent School Board are up for general election on November 8, 2022. All Candidates were invited and asked to respond in written form to the following:

Brief Bio

Q1 As a school board members, how would you respond to the efforts of special interest groups who advocate the censor of existing curriculum perceived by them to be in conflict with their personal beliefs? We ask candidates to address this generally and specifically as it relates to advanced coursework such as AP, Dual Credit and IB?

Q2 What role do you believe school choice and special programming has within Austin ISD?

Q3 As a school board member how do you balance the needs of serving the community in your elected district and supporting the needs of a district as a whole.

2020 Candidate Forum

AISD School Board Candidate Forum 2020 (2).png

2018 Candidate Forum

AISD candidate forum flyer 2018.pdf

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2022 Candidate Forum

Candidates were asked to provide a written response to these questions,

Click on picture to the left to see the 2022 candidate responses.

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