Leander ISD
Board of Trustees, Place 2
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Perla Muñoz Hopkins
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Three master's degrees: teaching, adult education and Spanish (per candidate)
- Former Leander ISD teacher; U.S. Air Force veteran (per campaign)
- Taught PreK-12, public schools in Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas (per candidate)
- Taught PreK-12, Department of Defense, Germany (per candidate)
- Parent of three Leander ISD graduates (per her candidate bio)
- Experience
- Ran for lieutenant governor (March 3, 2026 Republican primary); lost
- Ran for Texas House District 19 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost
- Top priorities
- "Academics: Foundational Reform, Best Practices & Students First"
- "Terminate LISD Police Dept" and "continue partnerships with LISD Corridor Police, Constables, Sheriffs, SROs, LISD Marshalls"
- "Parental Rights: TEC Chapter 26, Parents are Partners in Education."
- "Guaranteed annual raises and incentives for Personnel to meet/exceed the national average and cost-of-living in Greater Austin."
- "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: Candidate bio on the district's election page lists "Quality Instructional Materials and Curriculum aligned with TEKS" among her priorities
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Candidate bio on the district's election page: "We must Reduce the Budget and Provide Tax Relief to LISD Families."
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Latino Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
- Moms for Liberty Williamson County, TX (listed by campaign)
- Austin Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- perlahopkins.com
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