Former Canutillo ISD Superintendent Pedro Galaviz, incumbent Cindy Andrade Carrillo and former trustee Blanca Trout won full-term seats on the district's board of trustees Tuesday, El Paso Matters reported. Retired district employee Patsy Mendoza, 70, won an unexpired term with 96% of the vote over write-in candidate Brandi Stevenson.
Nine candidates ran for four of seven at-large seats. The board is unpaid and nonpartisan. It adopts the annual budget, sets the tax rate and establishes district policies. Trustees also hire, evaluate and can fire the superintendent. The district's current budget is about $65.7 million. Voters approved $387 million in bond projects in 2024.
Galaviz, 59, received 21% of the vote. He retired in December 2025, citing what he called the "political climate around education and the management of the school board." He said he would like to "lead with data." Andrade Carrillo, 44, received 17% and said her top goal is raising the district's rating from a C to an A. Trout, 64, received about 16% and said she would focus on policies for special education and students with mental health needs.