Austin ISD
Board of Trustees, At-Large Position 9
Pamela Mathai
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Pamela Mathai
- Current role
- Former public school teacher
- Background
- Master's in education, University of Texas (per candidate survey)
- Former teacher, Texas public schools in Houston, Dallas and Austin (15 years; per campaign)
- Schools included the Ann Richards School and Navarro High School (per campaign)
- Parent of an Austin ISD student
- Experience
- Was an Education Austin union member who helped organize teachers (per candidate survey)
- Top priorities
- "I will work to protect AISD from state takeover"
- "safeguard the learning experience of students by protecting the autonomy of teachers and independence of our district"
- "prioritizing funding schools based on need and by protecting pay for classified and non-classified staff"
- "advocate for an increased basic allotment for students to match the national average and fight against vouchers"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Ballotpedia survey (2026): "The one-size-fits-all, AI created curriculum we've seen in TEA controlled districts amounts to a deprofessionalization of teaching"
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A (Aug. 2026): "we must continue to advocate for an increased basic allotment for students to match the national average"
- Vouchers / school choice: Ballotpedia survey (2026): "We must also continue to fight against vouchers, tax credits, and other programs that redirect public tax dollars to private schools."
- Endorsements
- Austin Central Labor Council
- U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Judge Andy Brown (listed by campaign)
- Alison Alter, former Austin City Council member, District 10 (listed by campaign)
- Allison Bush, Democratic nominee for State Board of Education District 5 (listed by campaign)
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- Andrew Gonzalez, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Arati Singh, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Fernando de Urioste, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Commissioner George Morales (listed by campaign)
- LaRessa Quintana, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Lynn Boswell, Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Council Member Mike Siegel (listed by campaign)
- Montserrat Garibay, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 49 (listed by campaign)
- Noelita Lugo, former Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Paul Saldaña, former Austin ISD trustee (listed by campaign)
- Pooja Sethi, Democratic nominee for Texas House District 47 (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Council Member Ryan Alter (listed by campaign)
- Sean Hassan, Austin Community College trustee (listed by campaign)
- Travis County Constable Stacy Suits (listed by campaign)
- Stephanie Gharakhanian, Austin Community College trustee (listed by campaign)
- Steve Jackobs, Austin Community College trustee (listed by campaign)
- State Rep. Vikki Goodwin (listed by campaign)
- Austin City Council Member Zo Qadri (listed by campaign)
- Alice Yi, co-founder of Asian Texans for Justice (listed by campaign)
- Amber Goodwin, candidate for Austin City Council District 1 (listed by campaign)
- Carrie Griffith, Our Schools Our Democracy executive director (listed by campaign)
- Minda Anderson, Austin ISD librarian (listed by campaign)
- Robert Norris, founder of Grandparents for Public Schools (listed by campaign)
- Selena Xie, candidate for Austin City Council District 8 (listed by campaign)
- Asian American Democrats of Texas (listed by campaign)
- Austin Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Education Austin (listed by campaign)
- Circle C Area Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Liberal Austin Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Tejano Democrats (listed by campaign)
- University Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- pamelaforaisd.com
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