Patrick Beecher

Nonpartisan Incumbent

On ballot as: Patrick Beecher
Current role: Tomball ISD trustee, Position 1 (appointed January 2026 to the vacant seat after Tina Salem resigned); Operations Manager, Terracon Consultants Houston office
Background: B.S. and Master of Engineering, Texas A&M
Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas
Lives in the Tomball ISD community (since 2013) with wife Vicki
Two children
Experience: 27+ years with Terracon
Past president, ASCE Houston Branch and Texas Section
President, Lutherhill Ministries board
Top priorities: "Continuously strive for improvement in rigorous curriculum and high-quality instruction"
"Greater advocacy is needed to support quality public education" as funding lags mandates and inflation
"Maintaining and continuously evolving CTE programs to align with workforce needs"
Set "clear expectations and accountability to our Superintendent regarding curriculum and instruction"
Tidbits: Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Continuously strive for improvement in rigorous curriculum and high-quality instruction."
Library books: No public statement found
School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Public school funding has not kept up with state mandates and inflation. Greater advocacy is needed to support quality public education."
Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements: Montgomery County Republican Party (shared endorsement)
Campaign website: Not found

Trustee, Position 1