Heather Simmen
TX · College Station ISD Board of Trustees, Place 7
Vice president of the College Station ISD Board of Trustees and co-owner of Pride Cleaners for 32 years. Priorities include competitive teacher pay and growing career and technical education.
Where Heather Simmen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Made the motion for the 2025-26 staff pay plan (Plan F). It gave raises to staff off the teacher scale and state-required raises to teachers. It passed 6-0.
June 17, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: web.csisd.org
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Made the motion for the 2025-26 staff pay plan (Plan F). It gave raises to staff off the teacher scale and state-required raises to teachers. It passed 6-0.
June 17, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: web.csisd.org
Track record — General
General · 17 records
Voted yes on Plan C, the 2026-27 staff pay plan. It passed 5-2.
May 19, 2026
Source: web.csisd.org
Voted yes on new board operating rules, which passed 4-3. They covered pulling items from the consent agenda and trustee visits to campuses.
February 17, 2026
Source: web.csisd.org
Seconded and voted not to adopt a daily prayer and Bible reading period at every campus under state law SB 11. It passed 7-0.
February 17, 2026
Source: web.csisd.org
Seconded and voted yes on a policy change letting the district accept students from outside the district. It passed 5-2.
November 18, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Made the motion on the building method for a new district central office. Staff estimated the construction budget at $25.4 million. It passed 7-0.
November 18, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Was elected board vice president in a 7-0 vote.
November 18, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Made the motion to adopt new elementary school attendance boundaries starting in 2026-27. It passed 7-0.
September 16, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Voted for a new library materials policy under state law SB 13. The board chose not to form a library advisory committee. It passed 7-0.
August 19, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Made the motion to keep the district's own complaint (grievance) rules instead of new state rules from SB 12. It passed 7-0.
August 19, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Seconded and voted for a district cell phone policy required by state law. It passed 7-0.
August 7, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Voted to adopt the 2025-26 school district budget. Meal prices did not go up. It passed 6-0.
June 17, 2025
Source: web.csisd.org
Was elected board secretary in a 6-0 vote on a slate of officers.
November 19, 2024
Source: web.csisd.org
Seconded and voted for a $0.9729 property tax rate for 2024-25. The minutes call it about a 2.8% rate increase. It passed 7-0.
August 20, 2024
Source: web.csisd.org
Voted for a school board resolution on chaplains, which passed 7-0. It let chaplains apply for district jobs and volunteer roles.
February 20, 2024
Source: kbtx.com
Made the motion for a board resolution backing a fair and clear state school rating (accountability) system. It passed 7-0.
February 20, 2024
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Seconded and voted for calling a May 4, 2024 school bond election. The motion passed 5-0.
February 7, 2024
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Won the College Station ISD school board Place 7 seat, beating incumbent Geralyn Nolan. She got 4,934 votes (55.97%) to Nolan's 3,881.
November 7, 2023
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Past race Heather Simmen ran in:
- College Station ISD Board of Trustees, At-Large Place 7 · November 3, 2026 · College Station Independent School District, Texas · incumbent