Will McManus

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Will McManus

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Prior offices

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large

Successor: Geoff Seibel

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Personal

Religion

Christian: Catholic

Profession

Educator

Will McManus was an at-large member of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District in Texas. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on May 13, 2024.

McManus ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District in Texas. He won in the general election on May 1, 2021.

Elections

2021

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

General election

General election for Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large

Incumbent Will McManus defeated Donyé Curry and Bert Aguin in the general election for Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large on May 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Will McManus (Nonpartisan)	54.7	1,359
	Submit photo	Donyé Curry (Nonpartisan)	40.7	1,010
	Submit photo	Bert Aguin (Nonpartisan)	4.6	115

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,484
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2018

General election

General election for Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large

Will McManus defeated Michelle Cohen and Susan Gray in the general election for Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large on May 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Will McManus (Nonpartisan)	58.0	755
	Submit photo	Michelle Cohen (Nonpartisan)	22.4	291
	Submit photo	Susan Gray (Nonpartisan)	19.7	256

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,302
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2014

See also: Hays Consolidated Independent School District elections (2014)

Will McManus and fellow newcomer Letty Vasquez-Jones lost to incumbent Sandra Bryant for the at-large seat in the general election on May 10, 2014.

Results

Hays Consolidated Independent School District, At-large, 3-year term, May 10, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Sandra Bryant	48.4%	995
	Nonpartisan	Will McManus	42.4%	870
	Nonpartisan	Letty Vasquez-Jones	9.2%	189
Total Votes				2,054
Source: Hays Consolidated Independent School District, "Board of Trustees Election 2014," accessed June 24, 2015

Funding

McManus did not file a campaign finance report with the Texas Ethics Commission.

Endorsements

McManus did not receive an endorsement in this election.

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Will McManus did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

McManus stated the following about his campaign in a Q&A with Community Impact:

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What will you do to improve technology access and make access more equitable across the school district? As an IT professional, I see many opportunities for success with technology, but our district doesn’t do enough to integrate it into the lives of our students and teachers. We send mixed signals to students by telling them they need to be innovative learners but don’t bring devices from home because they are not allowed to be used in many classrooms. Additionally, teachers take an individual approach to technology because there is no unified district framework. This framework should provide structure but also allow freedom at each campus to utilize what is most suitable for their student and community population. Why should voters choose you? I have many years of effective executive leadership including managing multi-million dollar budgets and building successful teams of people committed to solving problems. As a district I don’t think we excel at either of those. We must find creative ways to involve more stakeholders in the ownership of educating our kids and not make it all about edicts from the central office. I am passionate about graduating the best kids we can. They are more than test passers but young adults ready for whatever challenges are ahead of them. As a community working together we can make this a reality. What is the most pressing issue facing the district? Well, the obvious answer is growth and it is sure to be a challenge for many years to come but just handling additional kids is something we are pretty good at. My issue is that we have become bigger but not better. Don’t let growth be the excuse that keeps us from focusing all the attention we can to what happens in the classroom. I want our children to be quality learners in a district that fosters imagination, uniqueness and success. Dragging everyone into the muddy middle is not success; it’s babysitting.

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