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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Trustee Position 5

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Sheldon ISD
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked4-way race
Pamela Smith RobinsonPamela Smith RobinsonNonpartisan
Kevin GainesKevin GainesNonpartisan
Bethel NwachukwuBethel NwachukwuNonpartisan
Kristin Williams-WhiteKristin Williams-WhiteNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Pamela Smith Robinson
Kevin Gaines
Bethel Nwachukwu
Kristin Williams-White
Current role
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Senior manager, Aetna Medicare (per Sheldon ISD's candidate bio)
Investor; retired educator and professor (per Sheldon ISD's candidate bio)
Sheldon ISD trustee, Position 5 (elected 2022; board secretary)
Background
  • Former cafeteria cook, old C.E. King High School (district candidate bio)
  • 45-year resident of Sheldon ISD (district candidate bio)
  • Parent of three C.E. King High School graduates (district candidate bio)
  • Sunday school teacher, Bethany Baptist Church, more than a decade (district candidate bio)
  • U.S. Navy veteran (district candidate bio)
  • Sheldon ISD community member for 23 years (district candidate bio)
  • Parent of two daughters who attended Sheldon ISD from pre-K through 12th grade and graduated from C.E. King High School
  • Deacon and drummer at his church (district candidate bio)
  • Bachelor's and master's degrees in business education, University of Houston (district candidate bio)
  • Ph.D. in special education (district candidate bio)
  • Sheldon community member for more than 25 years (district candidate bio)
  • Owner, NOLALUV LLC
  • Licensed dental assistant and public notary
  • Parent of four, including two C.E. King High School graduates and two current C.E. King students (district candidate bio)
Experience
  • Former cheerleading coach and former girls basketball coach, Sheldon little league
  • Past secretary, Athletic Booster Club
  • President, C.E. King High School Band Boosters
  • Watch D.O.G. volunteer, Monahan Elementary
  • Sheldon Little League softball coach
  • Co-chairman, BRAVE CRG
  • Board member, local HOA
  • Completed Sheldon ISD's Parent Ambassador Academy
  • Former Sheldon ISD bus driver
  • Former Sheldon ISD administrative assistant, Michael R. Null Middle School
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
  • 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: 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
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
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Pamela Smith Robinson

Pamela Smith Robinson

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Pamela Smith Robinson
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Former cafeteria cook, old C.E. King High School (district candidate bio)
  • 45-year resident of Sheldon ISD (district candidate bio)
  • Parent of three C.E. King High School graduates (district candidate bio)
  • Sunday school teacher, Bethany Baptist Church, more than a decade (district candidate bio)
Experience
  • Former cheerleading coach and former girls basketball coach, Sheldon little league
  • Past secretary, Athletic Booster Club
Top priorities
Not found
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
Not found
Kevin Gaines

Kevin Gaines

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Kevin Gaines
Current role
Senior manager, Aetna Medicare (per Sheldon ISD's candidate bio)
Background
  • U.S. Navy veteran (district candidate bio)
  • Sheldon ISD community member for 23 years (district candidate bio)
  • Parent of two daughters who attended Sheldon ISD from pre-K through 12th grade and graduated from C.E. King High School
  • Deacon and drummer at his church (district candidate bio)
Experience
  • President, C.E. King High School Band Boosters
  • Watch D.O.G. volunteer, Monahan Elementary
  • Sheldon Little League softball coach
  • Co-chairman, BRAVE CRG
Top priorities
Not found
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
Not found
Bethel Nwachukwu

Bethel Nwachukwu

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Bethel Nwachukwu
Current role
Investor; retired educator and professor (per Sheldon ISD's candidate bio)
Background
  • Bachelor's and master's degrees in business education, University of Houston (district candidate bio)
  • Ph.D. in special education (district candidate bio)
  • Sheldon community member for more than 25 years (district candidate bio)
Experience
  • Board member, local HOA
  • Completed Sheldon ISD's Parent Ambassador Academy
Top priorities
Not found
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
Not found
Kristin Williams-White

Kristin Williams-White

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
Kristin Williams-White
Current role
Sheldon ISD trustee, Position 5 (elected 2022; board secretary)
Background
  • Owner, NOLALUV LLC
  • Licensed dental assistant and public notary
  • Parent of four, including two C.E. King High School graduates and two current C.E. King students (district candidate bio)
Experience
  • Former Sheldon ISD bus driver
  • Former Sheldon ISD administrative assistant, Michael R. Null Middle School
Top priorities
Not found
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
Not found