Patrick McGill
Place 6
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- lowPublic Service+9 pts
Place 6, Trustee (former Vice President) with Harleton ISD Board of Trustees.
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- · Conflict-of-interest items (family employment, vendor ties, disclosure questions) are scored under transparency, not faith and family alignment.
- · Extended-family ecosystem connections (sibling, cousin, in-law, etc.) cap at low severity unless evidence shows failure to disclose under TX Local Government Code Ch. 171 or failure to recuse on a relevant vote.
- · Household conflicts (spouse / partner / dependent on payroll) keep their recorded severity because the financial nexus is direct.
- · Hard overrides only apply to documented child-safety, parent-rights, or sex-based privacy violations with FACT or DOCUMENTED_INFERENCE labels.
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Good record
- Serves Place 6 on the Harleton ISD board.
- Place 6, Trustee (former Vice President) with Harleton ISD Board of Trustees.
Voter questions
No negative public-record item has surfaced in this dossier.
Open gaps
- Pull News-Journal quotes from 2018 Coleman superintendent saga
- Details of 2024 race against Shaun Borden (vote totals, issues)
- Identify current occupation and employer
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What the record says now
Patrick McGill is the longest-serving current member of the Harleton ISD Board of Trustees, holding Place 6 since November 2016. He formerly served as Board Vice President.
McGill has been reelected twice: in 2020 and most recently in November 2024, when he defeated challenger Shaun Borden. His current term runs through 2028, and he is NOT on the November 2026 ballot.
McGill was quoted in the Longview News-Journal during the 2018 Coleman superintendent saga, indicating he was an active voice on the board during that period of district turmoil. The details of his statements and the full context of the Coleman situation require further research.
No negative public-record items have surfaced in open-source review as of this research date.
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How this score is weighted
child safety
50
parental rights
50
student privacy
50
curriculum and books
50
transparency
50
fiscal stewardship
50
public service
59
faith and family alignment
50
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