Posted: Sun, 9 May 2010 09:29 AM - 8,255 Readers

By: Mary Tuma

Incumbent Jason Buddin, a finance manager at Tempest Investments, beat out challenger David Lovelace, an engineer, for position four on the Lake Travis ISD board. Buddin garnered 73.53 percent of the vote over Lovelace’s 26.47 percent.

Buddin, the current vice president of the LTISD board, takes pride in his role helping manage the 2006 bond package, securing facility locations for future schools and working to improve test scores and UIL success during his term.

“I think that my past experience on the school board is definitely valuable,” he said. “I understand the budget and am able to ask the right questions.”

Position three went to Alex Alexander, Lake Hills Church pastor of family life, who ousted math and science tutor and retired electrical engineer Hamil Cooper. Alexander won by nearly double the votes, coming in at 65.92 percent to Cooper’s 34.08 percent.

Alexander will work to promote a fiscally conservative agenda and lobby the Legislature to overhaul school finance programs. With a background in learning technology, Alexander is also interested in proposing digital alternatives to textbooks.

Position five remains in the hands of incumbent, Alan Williams, who ran uncontested.

Formed in 1981, Lake Travis ISD encompasses eight campuses—Bee Cave Elementary, Lake Pointe Elementary, Lake Travis Elementary, Lakeway Elementary, Serene Hills Elementary, Hudson Bend Middle, Lake Travis Middle and Lake Travis High schools—and represents more than 6,5000 students.