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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

School Board Trustee Place 6

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

College Station ISD
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Michelle GallagherMichelle GallagherNonpartisan
Kim EgeKim EgeNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Michelle Gallagher
Kim Ege
Current role
Business owner, Peachy Keen Home Staging & Styling
College Station ISD trustee, Place 6; board president
Background
  • Educator for 21 years, 18 of them in College Station ISD, teaching grades K-6 (per a candidate questionnaire)
  • Roles: dual language teacher, general education teacher, gifted and talented specialist (per her district questionnaire)
  • Parent of a College Station High School graduate, Class of 2026
  • BBA and MS in accounting, Texas A&M (per campaign)
  • Former accountant, public energy company (per campaign)
  • Former 7th grade math teacher, two Title 1 schools (per campaign)
  • Occupation: stay at home mom/volunteer (per the district candidate page)
Experience
Not found
  • Third year (first term) on the board (per campaign)
  • Board president; earlier vice president (per campaign)
  • Served four years on the CSISD Education Foundation board (per campaign)
  • Served as president and treasurer of the citywide PTO (per campaign)
  • District committees: long range planning, bond, community-based accountability (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "Educators should have a seat at the boardroom table."
  • "Protect the classroom first- smaller class sizes and direct support for students"
  • "Teacher compensation and staff retention"
  • "My budget priorities begin with protecting the classrooms"
  • "CSISD's top needs are increased state funding for public schools"
  • "being able to recruit and retain the best teachers and staff"
  • "As a trustee, I believe all the work we do as a district should first and foremost be motivated by doing what is best for students."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My budget priorities begin with protecting the classrooms"
  • 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: Campaign site: "we need everyone to advocate for increased state funding of public schools that accounts for things like inflation and funds us on enrollment and not attendance"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Michelle Gallagher

Michelle Gallagher

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Michelle Gallagher
Current role
Business owner, Peachy Keen Home Staging & Styling
Background
  • Educator for 21 years, 18 of them in College Station ISD, teaching grades K-6 (per a candidate questionnaire)
  • Roles: dual language teacher, general education teacher, gifted and talented specialist (per her district questionnaire)
  • Parent of a College Station High School graduate, Class of 2026
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • "Educators should have a seat at the boardroom table."
  • "Protect the classroom first- smaller class sizes and direct support for students"
  • "Teacher compensation and staff retention"
  • "My budget priorities begin with protecting the classrooms"
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My budget priorities begin with protecting the classrooms"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Kim Ege

Kim Ege

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Kim Ege
Current role
College Station ISD trustee, Place 6; board president
Background
  • BBA and MS in accounting, Texas A&M (per campaign)
  • Former accountant, public energy company (per campaign)
  • Former 7th grade math teacher, two Title 1 schools (per campaign)
  • Occupation: stay at home mom/volunteer (per the district candidate page)
Experience
  • Third year (first term) on the board (per campaign)
  • Board president; earlier vice president (per campaign)
  • Served four years on the CSISD Education Foundation board (per campaign)
  • Served as president and treasurer of the citywide PTO (per campaign)
  • District committees: long range planning, bond, community-based accountability (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • "CSISD's top needs are increased state funding for public schools"
  • "being able to recruit and retain the best teachers and staff"
  • "As a trustee, I believe all the work we do as a district should first and foremost be motivated by doing what is best for students."
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "we need everyone to advocate for increased state funding of public schools that accounts for things like inflation and funds us on enrollment and not attendance"
  • Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
kimege.com