Austin ISD
Board of Trustees, District 4
Edward M. Bradfield
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Edward M. Bradfield
- Current role
- Special education advocate and brand manager
- Background
- Anderson High School graduate
- Austin native raised in Allandale
- Lives in District 4 with his children, two of whom attend Austin ISD schools (per campaign)
- Experience
- Lamar Middle School PTA president (per campaign)
- Elected to that post three times (per campaign)
- Organizer of Dobie and Lamar middle school families after the district proposed closing Dobie (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "Pay teachers more. Balance the budget. Increase enrollment."
- "Set measurable student goals and act when they are missed."
- "I will fight a state takeover of this district"
- "I want Burnet and Webb kept open, and Linder and Pecan Springs addressed immediately"
- "Tie superintendent compensation and contracts to measurable results, not calendars."
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: Community Impact Q&A (Aug. 2026), on budget priorities: "keep a librarian on every campus"
- School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "I want a balanced budget with no deficit." Also wants to "address recapture in the wake of HB3"
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- edward4aisd.com
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