Clay Hertenberger
TX · Santa Fe ISD Board of Trustees, Position 4
Santa Fe ISD trustee since 2018, longtime Santa Fe resident, and owner of IPC Industries, a Santa Fe industrial services company; he is a former Santa Fe Little League president. He has said he wants stronger academics, fiscal responsibility, and safe campuses.
Where Clay Hertenberger stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Education Quality (4 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 3 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 3 oppose
Voted yes to adopt the district's 2026-27 general fund, nutrition and debt service budgets. It passed 6-0.
June 15, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted yes to opt the district out of the state rule requiring 3-point seat belts on school buses (Senate Bill 546). The board cited budget limits. The motion passed 6-0.
March 23, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted yes on a one-time midyear incentive payment for district staff. The motion passed 5-1.
October 20, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Publicly backed the board's call for a November 2025 school bond and tax-rate election. He said the district had faced three years of cuts because the state was not paying its half.
August 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: galvnews.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted yes on a contract of up to $154,980 to remodel the security entrance at Kubacak Elementary. It passed 7-0.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Voted yes to adopt the district's 2026-27 general fund, nutrition and debt service budgets. It passed 6-0.
June 15, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Made the motion to defer enrollment fees for parents of Collegiate High School students, starting with students enrolling in 2026-27. It passed 7-0.
January 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted yes on a one-time midyear incentive payment for district staff. The motion passed 5-1.
October 20, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Publicly backed the board's call for a November 2025 school bond and tax-rate election. He said the district had faced three years of cuts because the state was not paying its half.
August 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: galvnews.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Voted yes to adopt a 2026 property tax rate of $1.0723 per $100 of value, about a 2.24% rate increase. It passed 7-0.
August 17, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Seconded and voted for a resolution creating a capital projects fund and moving $1,000,000 into it from the general operating fund. It passed 6-0.
June 15, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted yes on a resolution with the Santa Fe Ten Memorial Foundation to place and build a Santa Fe Ten memorial. It passed 7-0.
May 18, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Voted yes on a 20% increase in student fees for the 2026-27 school year. The motion passed 6-1.
January 20, 2026
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Completed all required school board training hours on October 31, 2025. The board had reported at its October 20, 2025 meeting that he was behind on those hours.
October 31, 2025
Source: meetings.boardbook.org
Past race Clay Hertenberger ran in:
- Santa Fe ISD Board of Trustees, Position 4 · November 3, 2026 · Santa Fe Independent School District, Texas · incumbent