2025 Board of Trustee General Elections

El Paso Copunty Election Early Voting and Election Day locations and hours:

Applications for Place on the Ballot

Important Election Dates

Trustee Positions on 2025 Ballot 

  • Single member Trustee (SMD) 

  • District 1 Riverside Area 

  • District 3 Parkland Area

  • District 5 Hanks Area

  • District 7 Del Valle Area

Candidate Eligibility Requirements/Requisitos que debe cumplir el candidato

Qualifications/Eligibility—Texas Election Code Section Title 9 Sec. 141.001 & Texas Education Code Sec. 11.061

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

  • A United States citizen;

  • A qualified registered voter in the district;

  • At least 18 years of age;

  • Have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

  • Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

  • A resident of the district for six months and a resident of the state for 12 months before the filing deadline; and

  • Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

  • Trustees must retain all qualifications while in office.

The Texas Education Code Imposes an Additional Requirement:

  • 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 43.021 regarding solicitation of prostitution. 

    • Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066. 

May 2025 Election Candidate Packet:

Filing Instructions and Forms that must be turned in by the deadline listed are:

TIP: Applications packets and all forms may be printed using the links above or picked up at the Office of the Superintendent with Monica Mathewson or Priscilla Reynolds at Ysleta ISD 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925, beginning January 15, 2025. 

Return applications in person or by mail to: Ysleta ISD, Attention, Monica Mathewson, 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925

Or By E-mail: mmathewson@yisd.net

Or Fax: 915-591-4144

The first day to file for Placement in the General Election Ballot is Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. (108th day before the Election)

The last day to file for Placement in the General Election Ballot is Friday, February 14, 2025, at 5:00 pm. (78th day before the Election)

DECLARATION OF WRITE-IN CANDIDACY DEADLINE:

The deadline is the 74th day before Election Day, February 18, 2025, at 5:00 pm. TX Elec. Code Sec. 144.006, 146.054

DEADLINE TO WITHDRAW FROM THE ELECTION:

You may not withdraw from the election after 5 pm on the 71st day before election day, February 21, 2025. TX Elec. Code Sec. 145.092 (f) 

Ysleta ISD Drawing for Place on the Ballot and the Ysleta ISD Candidate Orientation 

Monday, February 24, 2025, for Filed Trustee Candidates. 5:15 PM-6:30 PM, Ysleta ISD Rio Grande Room, 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925

OTHER CANDIDATE RESOURCES FILING REQUIREMENTS AND STATE RESOURCES

For information and publications with details about filing requirements, campaign laws, and regulations, including campaign finance and advertising, see the following links to several state agencies that can assist you:

Texas Association of School Boards (TASB ) Resources for Board Candidates

Short Video on "What does a School Board do?"

TASB Election information of applicant requirements and Eligibility:

Please click here.

For additional information about school board service, e-mail Email Board Dev or call 800.580.8272, ext. 2453.

TASB Legal Services has not yet published the Deadlines for the May 3, 2025, School District Trustee Elections. The memo provides important dates and deadlines applicable to school districts conducting elections.

TASB recommends if candidates have questions about the election process, feel free to contact TASB’s resources for school board candidates

The Secretary of State Elections Division has posted the official deadlines relevant to the current election here Candidate Information.

Resources and Helpful Phone Numbers

Office of Secretary of State
Elections Division
P.O. Box 12060
Austin, TX  78711-2060
(800) 252-8683

Texas Ethics Commission
201 East 14th St., 10th Floor
P.O. Box 12070
Austin, TX 78711-2070
(512) 463-5800
1-800/325-8506
FAX: (512) 463-5777
Disclosure Filing FAX: (512) 463-8808

Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
PO Box 400
Austin, Texas 78767-0400
(512 )467-0222

~ Please contact the City of El Paso for information regarding campaign signage at 915-546-2154 or visit .

~  For local assistance, on YISD Governance Policies having to do with the Board of Trustees, their authority, and status, visit School Board, Board Policy Manual, Section B Local Governance.

Register to Vote

El Paso County Elections Office Information

Ysleta ISD contracts with El Paso County Elections Office to conduct elections. Polling places will be posted as soon as determined by El Paso Elections Office in the link below.

Contact:
Monica Mathewson
Sr. Executive Assistant
Office of the Superintendent
Email Monica Mathewson
915-434-0032 Office
915-531-4144 Fax

Location and Mailing Address
Ysleta Independent School District
Office of the Superintendent
9600 Sims Dr.
El Paso TX 79925

Board of Trustees With Terms

Carlos Bustillos Area 1
Term Expires May 2025

Connie Woodruff Area 2
Term Expires May 2027

Shane Haggerty Area 3
Term Expires May 2025

Mike Dwyer
Area 4
Term Expires May 2027

Cruz A. Ochoa Area 5
Term Expires May 2025

Chris Hernandez Area 6
Term Expires May 2027

Kathryn R. Lucero Area 7
Term Expires May 2025

Posted Board Meetings Agenda & Minutes

To view the monthly  Board Agenda & Minutes or the Archives click here.