{"id":18,"date":"2026-02-16T22:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T22:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T15:09:02","slug":"acc-board-of-trustees-elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/acc-board-of-trustees-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Board of Trustees Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under Texas law, Austin Community College is a separate political subdivision. It is responsible for conducting elections to elect members of the ACC Board of Trustees, to levy taxes, and for annexation issues.<\/p>\n

Members of the Board of Trustees represent residents of the ACC taxing district. Trustees are elected at large for six-year terms to provide appropriate high-level guidance and leadership to ensure the College meets the needs of the communities served. The next Board of Trustees election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Places 1, 2, and 3 will be up for election.<\/p>\n

The window to apply to run for the Board of Trustees in the November 2026 election is closed. The next election will be in November 2028; Places 4, 5, and 6 will be up for election. Check this page in the summer of 2028 for information for how to apply to run.<\/p>\n

Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> to view the list of those who have applied to be on the ballot for the November 2026 election.<\/p>\n

Click HERE<\/a><\/strong> for information on how to register to vote in the November 2026 election.<\/p>\n

\n

Campaign Financial Reports<\/h2>\n

All approved candidates and members of the Board of Trustees must complete financial reporting required by Title 15 of the Texas Election Code regulating political funds and campaigns.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n
2026 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candidate\/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report<\/a><\/td>\nInstruction Guide<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candidate\/Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contributions<\/a><\/td>\nInstruction Guide<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The reports below are from current Board of Trustee members, candidates for the Board of Trustees, and political action committees who are involved in elections.<\/p>\n

\n

Sean Hassan \u2014 ACC Board of Trustees Place 4<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

January 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

Januar<\/a>y 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Manuel Gonzalez \u2014 ACC Board of Trustees Place 5<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Steve Jackobs \u2014 ACC Board of Trustees Place 6<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

January 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Stephanie Gharakhanian \u2014 ACC Board of Trustees Place 8<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

January 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

Julie Nitsch \u2014 ACC Board of Trustees Place 9<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

ACC Works \u2014 Specific-purpose Committee<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

July 2024 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

January 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

July 2026 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

Greater Lockhart for ACC \u2014 Specific-purpose Committee<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>\n

January 2025 submission<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Under Texas law, Austin Community College is a separate political subdivision. It is responsible for conducting elections to elect members of the ACC Board of Trustees, to levy taxes, and for annexation issues. Members of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":598,"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/community-and-government-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}