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Robert Sitton

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Robert Sitton
Image of Robert Sitton
Prior offices
Humble Independent School District, Position 1
Successor: Oscar Silva

Education

High school

Humble High School

Bachelor's

Sam Houston State University

Personal
Profession
Partner at Edward Jones

Robert Sitton was a member of the Humble Independent School District in Texas, representing Position 1. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on June 10, 2025.

Sitton ran for re-election to the Humble Independent School District to represent Position 1 in Texas. He won in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Biography

Sitton's professional experience includes working as a partner at Edward Jones, an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, and as a teacher and coach in the Aldine Independent School District for eight years. He graduated from Sam Houston State University in 1988 and attended Humble High School.[1]

Elections

2021

See also: Humble Independent School District, Texas, elections (2021)

General election

General election for Humble Independent School District, Position 1

Incumbent Robert Sitton defeated Rebecca Tribo, William Epperson, and Edgar Clayton in the general election for Humble Independent School District, Position 1 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Sitton
Robert Sitton (Nonpartisan)
 
62.4
 
5,994
Rebecca Tribo (Nonpartisan)
 
27.0
 
2,598
William Epperson (Nonpartisan)
 
6.9
 
660
Edgar Clayton (Nonpartisan)
 
3.7
 
357

Total votes: 9,609
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2017

See also: Humble Independent School District elections (2017)

Four of the seven seats on the Humble Independent School District school board were up for by-district general election on May 6, 2017. A total of 15 candidates filed for the seats. Position 1 incumbent Robert Sitton filed for re-election and defeated challengers Rolando Cruz and Robert Rehak. In Position 3, incumbent Angela Conrad was victorious over Christopher Herron. Deborah Yocham also filed to run for the seat, but her name did not appear on the ballot. Position 4 saw incumbent Charles Cunningham defeat newcomer Abigail Whitmire. Position 5 saw the most competition after the seat's incumbent did not file for re-election. Seven candidates filed for the open spot on the board; Martina Dixon emerged victorious over Lohit Datta-Barua, Shawn Biazar, Jonathan Prevot, Robert Panzarella, Edgar Clayton, and Clifford Crossett.[2]

Results

Humble Independent School District,
Position 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Sitton Incumbent 57.91% 2,975
Robert Rehak 38.52% 1,979
Rolando Cruz 3.56% 183
Total Votes 5,137
Source: Harris County Clerk, "Cumulative Report-Official," accessed May 31, 2017

Funding

No school board candidate in this race had filed a campaign finance report with the Harris County Department of Education as of April 17, 2017.[3]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. The Tribune, "Robert Sitton," February 21, 2017
  2. The Tribune, "Fifteen candidates file for Humble ISD Board," February 18, 2017
  3. Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Winford Adams, Public Information & Policy Manager for the Harris County Department of Education," April 17, 2017