Trustee, Position 1 - Texas Ballot Compare

Lacey Derrington

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Lacey Derrington
Current role: Safety specialist (self-described in Community Impact candidate Q&A)
Background: Self-described wife, Tomball ISD mom, safety specialist, early childhood educator, and youth and family minister
Mother of three Tomball ISD students
Experience: Not found
Top priorities: Bring "transparency, fiscal responsibility, great teachers, and safe campuses to every child in this District"
"Protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead" amid rapid growth
"Proactive transparency — posting budget, curriculum, and safety information before parents must ask"
Cut "burdensome non-instructional paperwork" and back "consistent discipline policies" for teachers
Competitive teacher pay "funded by trimming bureaucracy, not new taxes"
For special education: "protect and grow that classroom-level funding, ensure full IDEA compliance"
Tidbits: Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A, says the district should "give teachers a genuine voice in curriculum and policy decisions"
Library books: No public statement found
School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A, calls for "protecting classroom funding from administrative overhead"
Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements: Montgomery County Republican Party (shared endorsement)
Campaign website: Not found

Nonpartisan Incumbent

On ballot as: Patrick Beecher
Current role: Tomball ISD trustee, Position 1 (appointed January 2026 to the vacant seat after Tina Salem resigned); Operations Manager, Terracon Consultants Houston office
Background: B.S. and Master of Engineering, Texas A&M
Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas
Lives in the Tomball ISD community (since 2013) with wife Vicki
Two children
Experience: 27+ years with Terracon
Past president, ASCE Houston Branch and Texas Section
President, Lutherhill Ministries board
Top priorities: "Continuously strive for improvement in rigorous curriculum and high-quality instruction"
"Greater advocacy is needed to support quality public education" as funding lags mandates and inflation
"Maintaining and continuously evolving CTE programs to align with workforce needs"
Set "clear expectations and accountability to our Superintendent regarding curriculum and instruction"
Tidbits: Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Continuously strive for improvement in rigorous curriculum and high-quality instruction."
Library books: No public statement found
School funding and bonds: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Public school funding has not kept up with state mandates and inflation. Greater advocacy is needed to support quality public education."
Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
Endorsements: Montgomery County Republican Party (shared endorsement)
Campaign website: Not found