Dave Jimenez

Dave Jimenez

Nonpartisan

Candidate, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large

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May 2, 2026

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Dave Jimenez is running for election for an at-large seat of the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District in Texas. Jimenez declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on May 2, 2026.^[source]

Jimenez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2026

See also: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, Texas, elections (2026)

General election

The general election will occur on May 2, 2026.

General election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Carolyn Benavides (Nonpartisan), Dave Jimenez (Nonpartisan), Cinthya Noda (Nonpartisan), and Luis Palomo (Nonpartisan) are running in the general election for Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-large on May 2, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Carolyn Benavides (Nonpartisan)
		Dave Jimenez (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Cinthya Noda (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Luis Palomo (Nonpartisan)

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2026

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Dave Jimenez and I'm running for the CFB-ISD Board of Trustees. My wife Stephanie spent 30 years in this district as a teacher, administrator, and principal at Newman Smith High School. I've lived the reality of this district at our kitchen table for three decades — the wins, the struggles, and the late nights. Professionally, I've spent 25+ years in technology consulting leadership, managing organizations with over $150 million in revenue. I know how to read a budget, ask the right questions, and hold leadership accountable for results. I'm also completing a post-graduate program in AI and Machine Learning at the University of Texas at Austin. I'm running because CFBISD deserves board members who bring professional rigor to the decisions that affect our kids, our teachers, and our taxpayers. A person who will fight for this district against the powerful interests in Austin that are systematically defunding public education.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Fiscal Accountability and Transparency. CFBISD adopted consecutive deficit budgets before closing four schools, and we must have a credible multi-year financial plan the community can see and understand. I will push for transparent financial reporting, benchmark our spending against peer districts, and ensure the $716 million bond is managed with the discipline our taxpayers deserve. Transparency isn't a just a policy, it's a discipline. Every dollar, every decision, and every trade-off should be visible to the families and taxpayers who fund this district.
• Student Outcomes First. Every decision the board makes should start with one question: does this improve outcomes for students? That's the filter. I will insist on clear, measurable goals tied to student achievement, superintendent evaluations grounded in data rather than politics, and honest conversations about what's working and what isn't. Our students deserve a district that prepares them for the next step in life, whether that's college, a career, or service in the military. That means protecting classroom instruction, expanding career and technical education, and making CFBISD a district families actively choose.
• Fighting for Public Education. The biggest threat to CFBISD isn't inside our district. It's in Austin. The state froze per-pupil funding for six years, then increased it by just $55 while simultaneously passing a billion-dollar voucher program that funnels public tax dollars to private schools with virtually no accountability. Recapture takes nearly $5 billion from local districts, and charter school growth means most of that money no longer helps underfunded traditional public schools. I will advocate loudly alongside every district in the state for the legislature to fully fund public education. Our local governance must be excellent, but we also need board members that understands and fights the forces working against us.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Public education funding. Texas ranks in the bottom ten nationally in per-pupil funding, and powerful special interests have spent decades and hundreds of millions of dollars trying to redirect public education dollars into private voucher programs. I've studied the mechanics of school finance (the basic allotment, recapture, the ESA program, the federal tax credit scholarship program) because I believe board members owe their communities a deep understanding of the forces shaping their district's future. I'm passionate improving how districts operate and how students learn, and about career and technical education as a pathway to economic mobility for students who aren't on a 4-year college track.

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