Bill Pilkington[/caption]Incumbent Bill Pilkington was re-elected to his second term to serve as Position 3 on the Klein ISD board of trustees on Nov. 3. With 55 of 62 precincts reporting, Pilkington received 5,003 votes, or 42.23 percent, according to unofficial results.
A CPA for Bentley, Bratcher and Associates, Pilkington thanked his supporters and said he is excited about serving for another term. He said the most significant issue facing the board over the next few years will be the selection of the next superintendent as Superintendent Jim Cain will be retiring at the end of the 2015-16 school year.
"We’ve started with the search firms, looking for those, and then we’ll start working on [candidates]—defining what we’re going to be looking for," Pilkington said. "[We] obviously [want] somebody who is going to take what Dr. Cain has been doing and just expand on it. We’ve never slowed down, and we’re always going to try to do better."
Voters approved a $498 million bond referendum in May, which he said will be another significant undertaking for the board in the next several years as it manages the bond money and funds new schools and infrastructure.
"Thank you to all the citizens of Klein. I appreciate them honoring me and letting me do this for another three years. I’m looking forward to it."
- Bill Pilkington, Klein ISD board member
"We want to make sure that we’re spending the money wisely," Pilkington said. "We have a great board, and I know we will. But we always want to make sure the public knows that we’re looking out for them."
Pilkington said growth and changes throughout the district will continue to be challenges as KISD faces student growth, the construction for new schools and the implementation of new technologies. However, the incumbent said he looks forward to the challenge.
"Thank you to all the citizens of Klein," he said. "I appreciate them honoring me and letting me do this for another three years. I’m looking forward to it."
Pilkington's opponents, Chester Arthur Hicks, Jamie Fuselier and Lannie Milon Jr. garnered 23.56 percent, 23.58 percent and 10.63 percent of the votes, respectively. Fuselier serves as senior manager of credit and finance for Targa Resources while Chester Arthur Hicks is retired from the Campbell Soup Co. and Lannie Milon Jr. serves as the performance and continuous improvement manager for Houston ISD.
Positions 4 and 5 were also up for re-election, but incumbents Steve Szymczak and Ronnie Anderson ran unopposed in those races, respectively. Szymczak received 11,113 votes, while Anderson received 11,301 votes.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. For more information on KISD or the board of trustees, visit www.kleinisd.net.
Posted Nov 3. at 7:35 p.m.
According to unofficial early voting results Nov. 3 and with zero of 62 precincts reporting, incumbent Bill Pilkington has received 2,367 early and absentee votes, or 43.54 percent of the vote, in his bid for reelection to Position 3 on the Klein ISD board of trustees.
Opponents Chester Arthur Hicks, Jamie Fuselier and Lannie Milon Jr. garnered 25.83 percent, 20.2 percent and 10.43 percent of the early and absentee votes, respectively.
Pilkington is a CPA for Bentley, Bratcher and Associates. Fuselier serves as senior manager of credit and finance for Targa Resources while Hicks is retired from the Campbell Soup Co. and Milon is the performance and continuous improvement manager for Houston ISD.
Positions 4 and 5 were also up for re-election, but incumbents Steve Szymczak and Ronnie Anderson ran unopposed in those races, respectively. Szymczak received 5,136 early and absentee votes, while Anderson saw support from 5,207 early and absentee voters.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. For more information on KISD or the board of trustees, visit www.kleinisd.net.
