Houston voters deal another political blow to HISD Superintendent Mike Miles

HOUSTON, Texas — Last night, Houston voters elected two new trustees to the Houston Independent School District board in another electoral defeat for state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles. Though seats on the Board of Managers are currently state-appointed, elections are still held for five Board of Trustees positions, which will regain control of the district when the state takeover ends.

Voters last had the opportunity to weigh in on the direction of HISD and Miles’s tenure in 2024, when roughly 58% voters rejected the district’s $4.4 billion bond proposal in an election that largely became a referendum on Miles’s leadership.

“Houston voters have again rebuked Mike Miles and his failed leadership of Houston ISD,” said Zeph Capo, president of Texas AFT. “When local control is restored to Houston ISD, our new trustees will make sure that power is vested in the hands of parents, educators, and public education champions — not more of Mike Miles’s lackeys.”

Educator-endorsed candidates elected tonight include incumbent trustee Myrna Guidry (District 9) and newcomer Felicity Peyreyra (District 1); both ran uncontested and did not appear on the ballot. They will be joined by educator-endorsed Maria Benzon (District 5) and Michael McDonough (District 6).


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