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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Board of Trustees, District at Large

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Canutillo ISD
Vote for 3Researched · fact-checked7-way race
Cindy Andrade CarrilloNonpartisan
Breanne BarnesBreanne BarnesNonpartisan Incumbent
Sergio MartinezSergio MartinezNonpartisan
Guadalupe MontañezNonpartisan
Blanca TroutNonpartisan
Ryan EscamillaNonpartisan
Dr. Pedro GalavizNonpartisan
On ballot as
Cindy Andrade Carrillo
Breanne Barnes
Sergio Martinez
Guadalupe Montañez
Blanca Trout
Ryan Escamilla
Dr. Pedro Galaviz
Current role
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Trustee, Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees (elected November 2022; four-year term to November 2026)
Canutillo ISD trustee and board president (appointed November 2024 to a vacant seat; term ends November 2026)
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Background
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  • Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Former public-school teacher, more than 11 years in the classroom (per her district biography)
  • Now works in sales and design services (per her district biography)
  • Lives in the Enchanted Hills subdivision of the district
  • Architect (per El Paso Matters, 2024)
  • Took part in designing El Paso County schools, including Canutillo High School (per El Paso Matters, 2024)
  • Worked for Tigua Inc., a consulting firm founded by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (as of 2024) (per El Paso Matters)
  • Longtime Canutillo volunteer and parent (per the district)
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Experience
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  • Appointed by trustees in November 2024 to the seat left vacant when Blanca Trout, after being elected, chose not to serve
  • Ran for the Canutillo ISD board (November 2024); finished right behind Blanca Trout, who won a seat (per the district)
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  • Elected again to the Canutillo ISD board (Nov. 5, 2024); chose not to serve, citing personal reasons; trustees appointed a replacement
  • Canutillo ISD trustee (first elected 2016; two terms; resigned October 2024, citing personal reasons)
  • Ran for El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 4, as a Republican (2022); lost to Sergio Coronado
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  • Canutillo ISD superintendent (May 2013–July 31, 2025) (per the district)
  • Superintendent Emeritus, from then through the end of 2025 (per the district)
  • Retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2025, accepted by the board in May 2025
Top priorities
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  • District biography: wishes to prioritize "the rebuilding of district rapport and trust with the community by providing more opportunities for engagement."
  • District biography: "strives to guarantee every student is given opportunities to excel and grow not only academically, but also in extracurricular activities."
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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 2022 campaign interview with El Paso Matters: "A kid is always their parents' before they are the schools and I think sometimes that's being overlooked and parental rights need to be acknowledged"
  • 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: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters: "If we expect good facilities for kids, we're gonna end up paying more taxes"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters, on allowing religion in school curriculum: "If this is something that is going to help us emotionally, then definitely"
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In 2024, as a trustee, on the board's tax rate vote: "We adopted the tax rate because it is necessary, not because we want to harm our taxpayers or the owners of houses"
  • Vouchers / school choice: In a 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters, on voucher programs: "I'm pretty sure that we are going to be safeguarded as public schools and that we are still going to have our funding"
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: In May 2025, as superintendent, to El Paso Matters: "The current political climate, the state of Texas, with Governor Abbott and vouchers, how's that going to affect schools? We're already struggling with budgets."
Endorsements
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Campaign website
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Cindy Andrade Carrillo

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Cindy Andrade Carrillo
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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
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Breanne Barnes

Breanne Barnes

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Breanne Barnes
Current role
Trustee, Canutillo ISD Board of Trustees (elected November 2022; four-year term to November 2026)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, University of Texas at El Paso
  • Former public-school teacher, more than 11 years in the classroom (per her district biography)
  • Now works in sales and design services (per her district biography)
  • Lives in the Enchanted Hills subdivision of the district
Experience
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Top priorities
  • District biography: wishes to prioritize "the rebuilding of district rapport and trust with the community by providing more opportunities for engagement."
  • District biography: "strives to guarantee every student is given opportunities to excel and grow not only academically, but also in extracurricular activities."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a 2022 campaign interview with El Paso Matters: "A kid is always their parents' before they are the schools and I think sometimes that's being overlooked and parental rights need to be acknowledged"
  • 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
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Sergio Martinez

Sergio Martinez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Sergio Martinez
Current role
Canutillo ISD trustee and board president (appointed November 2024 to a vacant seat; term ends November 2026)
Background
  • Architect (per El Paso Matters, 2024)
  • Took part in designing El Paso County schools, including Canutillo High School (per El Paso Matters, 2024)
  • Worked for Tigua Inc., a consulting firm founded by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo (as of 2024) (per El Paso Matters)
  • Longtime Canutillo volunteer and parent (per the district)
Experience
  • Appointed by trustees in November 2024 to the seat left vacant when Blanca Trout, after being elected, chose not to serve
  • Ran for the Canutillo ISD board (November 2024); finished right behind Blanca Trout, who won a seat (per the district)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters: "If we expect good facilities for kids, we're gonna end up paying more taxes"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Guadalupe Montañez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Guadalupe Montañez
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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
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Blanca Trout

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Blanca Trout
Current role
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Background
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Experience
  • Elected again to the Canutillo ISD board (Nov. 5, 2024); chose not to serve, citing personal reasons; trustees appointed a replacement
  • Canutillo ISD trustee (first elected 2016; two terms; resigned October 2024, citing personal reasons)
  • Ran for El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 4, as a Republican (2022); lost to Sergio Coronado
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: In a 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters, on allowing religion in school curriculum: "If this is something that is going to help us emotionally, then definitely"
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In 2024, as a trustee, on the board's tax rate vote: "We adopted the tax rate because it is necessary, not because we want to harm our taxpayers or the owners of houses"
  • Vouchers / school choice: In a 2024 campaign interview with El Paso Matters, on voucher programs: "I'm pretty sure that we are going to be safeguarded as public schools and that we are still going to have our funding"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Ryan Escamilla

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Ryan Escamilla
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • 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
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Dr. Pedro Galaviz

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Dr. Pedro Galaviz
Current role
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Background
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Experience
  • Canutillo ISD superintendent (May 2013–July 31, 2025) (per the district)
  • Superintendent Emeritus, from then through the end of 2025 (per the district)
  • Retirement, effective Dec. 31, 2025, accepted by the board in May 2025
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: No public statement found
  • Vouchers / school choice: In May 2025, as superintendent, to El Paso Matters: "The current political climate, the state of Texas, with Governor Abbott and vouchers, how's that going to affect schools? We're already struggling with budgets."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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