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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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School Trustees

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Princeton ISD
Vote for 2Researched · fact-checked4-way race
Charlotte WilsonNonpartisan
Ricky GillespieNonpartisan
Cyndi DarlandNonpartisan Incumbent
Starla SharpeNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Charlotte Wilson
Ricky Gillespie
Cyndi Darland
Starla Sharpe
Current role
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Princeton ISD trustee
Princeton ISD trustee
Background
  • Former Princeton teacher (per The Princeton Herald, Oct. 2025)
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  • Works in finance (per The Princeton Herald, Oct. 2022)
  • Served on the district's Long Range Planning committee (2018–19)
  • Princeton resident since 2013 (per The Princeton Herald, June 2021)
Experience
  • Ran for Princeton ISD board (November 2025); finished fifth of seven candidates
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  • Served as board president; succeeded in that post by Carlos Cuellar in December 2025
  • Elected to Princeton ISD board (2020); re-elected (November 2023)
  • Board vice president (named December 2025)
  • Elected to a three-year term (November 2023), first of four candidates
  • Elected in November 2021 special election (unexpired term)
  • Appointed to Princeton ISD board (June 2021)
Top priorities
  • On school vouchers, at a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: a trustee "should never support something that takes away from its student population"
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  • At a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: "The school voucher program was a bad idea"
  • On reading proficiency, at the same Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "They can't learn if they can't read"
  • On school vouchers, at a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: "I'm not for the vouchers"
  • On special education, at the same Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "Compliance is the minimum. Serving our kids effectively is our goal"
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: At an October 2025 forum, during her earlier run for the board: "We can't fund the schools we're building, and we lack representation in Austin."
  • Vouchers / school choice: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum, said a public school trustee "should never support something that takes away from its student population"
  • 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: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "The school voucher program was a bad idea"
  • 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: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "I'm not for the vouchers."
Endorsements
None found in our research
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None found in our research
Campaign website
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Charlotte Wilson

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Charlotte Wilson
Current role
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Background
  • Former Princeton teacher (per The Princeton Herald, Oct. 2025)
Experience
  • Ran for Princeton ISD board (November 2025); finished fifth of seven candidates
Top priorities
  • On school vouchers, at a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: a trustee "should never support something that takes away from its student population"
Tidbits
  • Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
  • Library books: No public statement found
  • School funding and bonds: At an October 2025 forum, during her earlier run for the board: "We can't fund the schools we're building, and we lack representation in Austin."
  • Vouchers / school choice: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum, said a public school trustee "should never support something that takes away from its student population"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Ricky Gillespie

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Ricky Gillespie
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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Cyndi Darland

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Cyndi Darland
Current role
Princeton ISD trustee
Background
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Experience
  • Served as board president; succeeded in that post by Carlos Cuellar in December 2025
  • Elected to Princeton ISD board (2020); re-elected (November 2023)
Top priorities
  • At a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: "The school voucher program was a bad idea"
  • On reading proficiency, at the same Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "They can't learn if they can't read"
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: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "The school voucher program was a bad idea"
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Starla Sharpe

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Starla Sharpe
Current role
Princeton ISD trustee
Background
  • Works in finance (per The Princeton Herald, Oct. 2022)
  • Served on the district's Long Range Planning committee (2018–19)
  • Princeton resident since 2013 (per The Princeton Herald, June 2021)
Experience
  • Board vice president (named December 2025)
  • Elected to a three-year term (November 2023), first of four candidates
  • Elected in November 2021 special election (unexpired term)
  • Appointed to Princeton ISD board (June 2021)
Top priorities
  • On school vouchers, at a Sept. 26, 2026 candidate forum: "I'm not for the vouchers"
  • On special education, at the same Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "Compliance is the minimum. Serving our kids effectively is our goal"
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: At a Sept. 26, 2026 forum: "I'm not for the vouchers."
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
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