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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Trustee, District 5

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Midland ISD
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked3-way race
La'Toya MayberryLa'Toya MayberryNonpartisan
Nickolas Joel JassoNonpartisan
Karl BoroskiNonpartisan
On ballot as
La'Toya Mayberry
Nickolas Joel Jasso
Karl Boroski
Current role
Owner, Toya's Precious Jewels Academy (child care); pastor, Community Worship Center
Territory Sales Manager, Guidant Measurement (per campaign)
Executive director, Rope Youth (Midland nonprofit)
Background
  • Midland High School graduate
  • 17 years in early childhood education (per KOSA and campaign)
  • Pastor, Community Worship Center (13 years), with her husband
  • Midland native
  • Monahans High School graduate (per campaign)
  • Attended The University of Texas Permian Basin (per campaign)
  • Career "spans technical field service, analytical instrumentation, and regional sales leadership" (per campaign)
  • Raised in Monahans
  • Son has attended Midland ISD schools in District 5 since kindergarten (per candidate, to KOSA)
  • Executive director, Rope Youth, Midland-based nonprofit (15 years; per KOSA, September 2026)
Experience
  • Member, Texas Workforce Board (second term); its first childcare representative (per KOSA and campaign)
  • Commissioner, Midland Housing Authority
  • Midland Chamber of Commerce Board member (recently elected)
  • Testimony for Senate Bill 462 (childcare scholarships for childcare workers), Texas House and Senate committees (2025)
Not found
Not found
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "Running to give parents a voice, improve student outcomes and retain experienced teachers."
  • Campaign site: "wants more children to enter kindergarten ready to learn and continue meeting grade-level expectations"
  • To KOSA: "We have to find a way to retain the teachers we have and make their work environment better."
  • Campaign site: wants the district "to communicate more clearly with parents and taxpayers about where money is being spent"
  • Campaign site lists five priorities, beginning with "Classroom outcomes & student readiness"
  • Campaign site: "Supporting & retaining teachers"
  • Campaign site: "Fiscal responsibility"
  • Campaign site: "Safe, focused learning environments"
  • Campaign site: "Real options for struggling learners"
  • To KOSA: "Get kids in the school, feed these kids, and then mentor these kids and make sure they have somebody in their life."
  • To KOSA: "I'll be accessible. I'll go to schools, I'll find out what the problem is, and I'll make this a full-time effort."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Campaign site: wants the district "to communicate more clearly with parents and taxpayers about where money is being spent, why decisions are made and how those decisions affect students"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: Campaign site: parents should "have a say in what their own child can check out"; "I'm not interested in banning books just because somebody disagrees with an opinion"
  • School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "I will demand clear value, transparent budgets, and responsible stewardship so resources are directed toward classrooms and student outcomes."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
mayberryformisd.com
jassofor5.com
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La'Toya Mayberry

La'Toya Mayberry

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
La'Toya Mayberry
Current role
Owner, Toya's Precious Jewels Academy (child care); pastor, Community Worship Center
Background
  • Midland High School graduate
  • 17 years in early childhood education (per KOSA and campaign)
  • Pastor, Community Worship Center (13 years), with her husband
  • Midland native
Experience
  • Member, Texas Workforce Board (second term); its first childcare representative (per KOSA and campaign)
  • Commissioner, Midland Housing Authority
  • Midland Chamber of Commerce Board member (recently elected)
  • Testimony for Senate Bill 462 (childcare scholarships for childcare workers), Texas House and Senate committees (2025)
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "Running to give parents a voice, improve student outcomes and retain experienced teachers."
  • Campaign site: "wants more children to enter kindergarten ready to learn and continue meeting grade-level expectations"
  • To KOSA: "We have to find a way to retain the teachers we have and make their work environment better."
  • Campaign site: wants the district "to communicate more clearly with parents and taxpayers about where money is being spent"
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Campaign site: wants the district "to communicate more clearly with parents and taxpayers about where money is being spent, why decisions are made and how those decisions affect students"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
mayberryformisd.com

Nickolas Joel Jasso

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Nickolas Joel Jasso
Current role
Territory Sales Manager, Guidant Measurement (per campaign)
Background
  • Monahans High School graduate (per campaign)
  • Attended The University of Texas Permian Basin (per campaign)
  • Career "spans technical field service, analytical instrumentation, and regional sales leadership" (per campaign)
  • Raised in Monahans
  • Son has attended Midland ISD schools in District 5 since kindergarten (per candidate, to KOSA)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • Campaign site lists five priorities, beginning with "Classroom outcomes & student readiness"
  • Campaign site: "Supporting & retaining teachers"
  • Campaign site: "Fiscal responsibility"
  • Campaign site: "Safe, focused learning environments"
  • Campaign site: "Real options for struggling learners"
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: Campaign site: parents should "have a say in what their own child can check out"; "I'm not interested in banning books just because somebody disagrees with an opinion"
  • School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "I will demand clear value, transparent budgets, and responsible stewardship so resources are directed toward classrooms and student outcomes."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
jassofor5.com

Karl Boroski

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Karl Boroski
Current role
Executive director, Rope Youth (Midland nonprofit)
Background
  • Executive director, Rope Youth, Midland-based nonprofit (15 years; per KOSA, September 2026)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • To KOSA: "Get kids in the school, feed these kids, and then mentor these kids and make sure they have somebody in their life."
  • To KOSA: "I'll be accessible. I'll go to schools, I'll find out what the problem is, and I'll make this a full-time effort."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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