Corpus Christi ISD
Board of Trustees, District 4
Samuel Aundrá Fryer
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Samuel Aundrá Fryer
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Bachelor's in computer science, Clemson University (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- Master of Divinity, Amridge University (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- Retired U.S. Army colonel
- Commissioned officer, 30 years, 23 of them overseas (per campaign)
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland (per Ballotpedia)
- Experience
- Ran for CCISD at-large seat (November 2024); finished seventh of seven candidates with 6.2% of the vote
- Precinct 129 chair, Nueces County Republican Party (per campaign)
- Vice president, Terra Mar Property Owners Association (per campaign)
- Service on the Nueces County Sheriff's Training Advisory Board (per campaign)
- Service on the city's Crime Control and Prevention District (per campaign)
- Former Metro Ministries board member, seven years (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Families First: "Protect parent’s rights to decide how their children are educated"
- Financial Trust: "Manage public funds with transparency to educate our future generations"
- Informed Citizens: "Develop citizens who seek Truth and love our nation’s founding values"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey, called for "full disclosure to parents of all curricula and related material used and their sources"
- Library books: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey: "school libraries must be free from sexually explicit, graphic, filthy, and vulgar books and material"
- School funding and bonds: In a 2026 Ballotpedia survey: "The Board of Trustees must ensure zero-based budgeting to reduce debt and prioritize improving student education, skill and trade development, teacher salaries"
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Gene Seaman, former Texas State Representative 1997-2005 (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- citizensforfryer.info
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