LaRessa Quintana has won the race against Sarah Ivory for the Austin ISD board of trustee District 2 position. Quinatana won over 60% of the vote at 12,498 votes, with Ivory holding 39% of the vote at 8,023 votes. Quintana will replace outgoing District 2 trustee Ofelia Zapata.
The At-Large Position 8 race will head to a runoff election between Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer. De Urioste led the race with over 32% of the vote at 65,186 votes, while Stringer held over 25% of the vote at 52,118 votes. De Urioste and Stringer led the six-candidate race against Amy Moore, Dylan “Sky” MacAdams, Nathaniel Hellman and Nick Franke. The elected candidate will replace outgoing trustee Noelita Lugo.
Trustee District 3 Kevin Foster and Trustee District 5 Lynn Boswell ran uncontested and will win re-election.
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What LaRessa Quintana is saying
Securing the win for District 2, Quintana said she is eager to represent the District 2 community.
“I'm excited to be a true representative for District 2 and a champion who really understands what our families are going through and the process of good policy making,” she said.
Quintana seeks to increase community engagement to share knowledge about various school programs, like AP classes and college applications services and improve retention.
“When I was growing up, my aunt didn't know anything about AP classes or SATs or how to apply to college or anything like that,” she said. “That's why I find it really important to be in constant communication with our families and parents, because of those small things that we might take for granted of having that knowledge. It’s making sure everybody has what they need, which might look very different on the west side than on the east side when it comes to just those things that we would consider small.”
Quinatana said AISD District 2 residents can expect her to be an involved community advocate.
“They can expect me to be present and vocal about the east side and getting our fair share of resources and tools, and not only our fair share, but an equitable amount,” she said “We still have a long way to go.”
Updated 7:30 a.m. Nov. 6
LaRessa Quintana won against Sarah Ivory for the Austin ISD Board of Trustee District 2 position. Quintana won over 60% of the vote at 12,498 votes, with Ivory holding 39% of the vote at 8,023 votes.
The Trustee At-Large Position 8 will go to a runoff between Fernando Lucas de Urioste and Lindsey Stringer. De Urioste led the race with over 32% of the vote at 65,186 votes and Stringer holding over 25% of the vote at 52,118 votes. De Urioste and Stringer led the six-candidate race against Amy Moore, Dylan “Sky” MacAdams, Nathaniel Hellman and Nick Franke.
Trustee District 3 Kevin Foster and Trustee District 5 Lynn Boswell are uncontested and will win re-election.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Updated 11:27 p.m. Nov. 5
As of 10:54 p.m. Nov. 5, LaRessa Quintana continues to be in the lead for the District 2 seat on the Austin ISD Board of Trustees with over 60% of the votes. Sarah Ivory holds nearly 40% of the votes.
For the at-large position, Fernando Lucas de Urioste holds over 33% of votes, with Lindsey Stringer close behind with over 25%; Amy Moore with over 23%; Dylan "Sky" MacAdams with over 8%; Nathaniel Hellman with over 5% and Nick Franke with over 3%.
Not all Travis County Election Day votes have been counted as of 10:54 p.m. Nov. 5.
Posted 10:33 p.m. Nov. 5
LaRessa Quintana is currently leading Sarah Ivory in the race for Austin ISD Board of Trustee District 2. Quintana currently holds over 60% of the early vote with 9,685 votes. Ivory currently holds 6,397 early votes.
The Trustee At-Large Position 8 will likely go to Fernando Lucas de Urioste as he holds over 33% of the early vote. De Urioste leads five other candidates, Amy Moore, Dylan “Sky” MacAdams, Lindsey Stringer, Nathaniel Hellman and Nick Franke for the position.
Trustee District 3 Kevin Foster and Trustee District 5 Lynn Boswell are uncontested and will win re-election.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
About the Trustee District 2 candidates
LaRessa Quintana is running on a platform to combat the AISD budget deficit and increasing community engagement to improve enrollment. Quintana has experience in government and community advocacy and is an AISD graduate.
Sarah Ivory is running on a platform to expand special education services, increase staff compensation and combat the budget deficit. Ivory has previous experience as a public school teacher, behavioral specialist and is an AISD parent.
About the Trustee At-Large Position 8 candidates
Amy Moore’s platform focuses on balancing the budget, focusing on middle schools and increasing community engagement. Moore has previous experience as a former seventh grade math teacher, a 15-year AISD non-profit partner, 20-year parent volunteer and is a former AISD parent.
Dylan “Sky” MacAdams is running to address enrollment, increasing AISD media outreach and guaranteeing lunches to students. MacAdams is chairman of The Coalition Austin and has experience in community organizing.
Fernando Lucas de Urioste’s platform focuses on addressing student and staff retention rates, improving the budget deficit and school funding, particularly at the state level. De Urioste has previous experience of nine years teaching in AISD, 10 years at Education Advocacy and is vice president of Texas Organization of Parents, Attorneys and Advocates.
Lindsey Stringer’s platform seeks to address school funding, enrollment, community engagement, student achievement and staff compensation. Stringer is an AISD graduate, parent and volunteer and holds 19 years of public education experience.
Nathaniel Hellman seeks to address issues regarding unhoused students and staff, school funding and increasing access to advanced technology. Hellman has experience as an Austin Community College District Police Officer, member of the ACC American Federation of Teachers And is a Texas real estate agent.
Community Impact was not able to reach candidate Nick Franke.
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Learn more about the candidates from previous reporting from Community Impact.
