Board Elections
Candidate Information & Reports
Upcoming Election
Saturday, May 3, 2025
The following three Trustee positions will be up for re-election on the May 3, 2025, ballot:
District 1 - Currently held by Kathy Bell
District 6 - Currently held by Margaret Pruett
District 7 - Currently held by Mike Mercer
The Victoria ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members, elected by single-member districts for three-year terms.
First Day to File for a Place on the May 3, 2025, General Election Ballot
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Last Day to File for a Place on the May 3, 2025, General Election Ballot
Friday, February 14, 2025
Current state law requires a candidate for trustee of an independent school district to be a qualified voter by the time required by Election Code Section 141.001.
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board member, a person must:
Be a United States citizen.
Be 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.
Have 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.
Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.
Have 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.
For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made.
Be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described at item 5, above.
For additional election information, please contact Sheila Garcia by phone at 361.788.9202 or by email at sheila.garcia@visd.net
Victoria Independent School District
Administration Building
102 Profit Drive
PO Box 1759
Victoria, Texas 77901
Fax: (361) 788-9643
Email: sheila.garcia@visd.net