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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Trustee, Place 3

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Austin Community College District
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Trevor HaleNonpartisan
Nan McRavenNan McRavenNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Trevor Hale
Nan McRaven
Current role
Retired; self-described "TRS Rule of 80 Retiree"
Austin Community College District Trustee, Place 3; owner, McRaven Consulting
Background
  • Ph.D.
  • Former professor and administrator, Huston-Tillotson, Texas A&M and University of Houston-Downtown (per candidate)
  • Former scientist, Office of Naval Research (per candidate)
  • Bachelor's in government, Sam Houston State University
  • Master's in public affairs, LBJ School
  • Doctorate, University of Texas at Austin
  • Former Vice-President of Communications and Public Affairs, Motorola (per ACC biography)
  • Former Vice-President, Austin Chamber of Commerce (per ACC biography)
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  • Former Director of Personnel and Budget, Travis County (per ACC biography)
  • Former Texas State Director, The Trust for Public Land (per ACC biography)
Experience
Not found
  • ACC Board of Trustees (first elected 2002; current term ends 2026)
  • Has served as board Chair and Vice Chair
  • Teaching: ACC (adjunct) and University of Texas (per ACC biography)
Top priorities
  • "Removing/reducing barriers (e.g., logistical, monetary, etc.) for Austinites to access higher education and career training"
  • "Increasing transparency in everything ACC does"
  • "Improving ACC's communication of community impacts and opportunities."
  • "Career placement should be job one and everything else follows suit."
  • "#1 is affordability for our students and community."
  • "Maintaining a free tuition program for graduating seniors."
  • "Preparing students for good paying jobs, and promoting a culture on belonging, respect, and student success."
  • "We must prepare students not just for today's jobs but for the future."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Career placement should be job one and everything else follows suit."
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We must prepare students not just for today’s jobs but for the future."
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "ACC has one of the lowest tuition and tax rates in Texas."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Austin Central Labor Council
Campaign website
Not found
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Trevor Hale

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Trevor Hale
Current role
Retired; self-described "TRS Rule of 80 Retiree"
Background
  • Ph.D.
  • Former professor and administrator, Huston-Tillotson, Texas A&M and University of Houston-Downtown (per candidate)
  • Former scientist, Office of Naval Research (per candidate)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • "Removing/reducing barriers (e.g., logistical, monetary, etc.) for Austinites to access higher education and career training"
  • "Increasing transparency in everything ACC does"
  • "Improving ACC's communication of community impacts and opportunities."
  • "Career placement should be job one and everything else follows suit."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Career placement should be job one and everything else follows suit."
  • 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
Nan McRaven

Nan McRaven

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Nan McRaven
Current role
Austin Community College District Trustee, Place 3; owner, McRaven Consulting
Background
  • Bachelor's in government, Sam Houston State University
  • Master's in public affairs, LBJ School
  • Doctorate, University of Texas at Austin
  • Former Vice-President of Communications and Public Affairs, Motorola (per ACC biography)
  • Former Vice-President, Austin Chamber of Commerce (per ACC biography)
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  • Former Director of Personnel and Budget, Travis County (per ACC biography)
  • Former Texas State Director, The Trust for Public Land (per ACC biography)
Experience
  • ACC Board of Trustees (first elected 2002; current term ends 2026)
  • Has served as board Chair and Vice Chair
  • Teaching: ACC (adjunct) and University of Texas (per ACC biography)
Top priorities
  • "#1 is affordability for our students and community."
  • "Maintaining a free tuition program for graduating seniors."
  • "Preparing students for good paying jobs, and promoting a culture on belonging, respect, and student success."
  • "We must prepare students not just for today's jobs but for the future."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "We must prepare students not just for today’s jobs but for the future."
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "ACC has one of the lowest tuition and tax rates in Texas."
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Austin Central Labor Council
Campaign website
Not found