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Tomball ISDHolds the seat

Patrick Beecher

Candidate for Tomball ISD trustee, Position 1 on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 ballot in Harris County.

Name on the ballot
Patrick Beecher [1]
Race
Tomball ISD trustee, Position 1
Party
None. This race is nonpartisan.
Holds this seat now
Yes
Opponents
Lacey Derrington
Early voting
Oct. 19–30, 2026 · Election day Nov. 3

The seat

Patrick Beecher holds this seat by appointment and is on the ballot. [2]

Positions 1 through 4, four-year terms. [2]

Public record

  • Appointed by the board to the vacant Position 1 seat (announced Jan. 15, 2026) after trustee Tina Salem resigned. [3]
  • Operations manager of Terracon Consultants' Houston office, where he has worked more than 27 years; licensed Texas professional engineer. [3]
  • Former president of the Houston Branch and Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. [3]

How this trustee has voted, from board minutes →

Campaign money

Linked exactly as the district posted them [2].

Trustee candidates file with the district. Tomball ISD posts each candidate's application and reports on its Board Election 2026 page.

How to vote

Early voting runs Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting locations · Your sample ballot · Harris County elections office

Sources

  1. Harris County Clerk, Nov. 3, 2026 General and Special Elections sample ballot (all races).
  2. Tomball ISD, Board Election 2026 (applications and reports).
  3. Tomball ISD, "Board of Trustees appoints new trustee for Position 1", January 15, 2026.

Checked against these sources on October 19, 2026.

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