Interested in Running for Office?

Candidate filin g deadline near for May 2 election

By Mary Alys Cherry

Interested in running for mayor or a seat on your city council or school board in the May 2 election? If so, better hurry, as all applications are due in your city secretary’s office or the school district headquarters by 5 p.m. Friday Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.

Several Bay Area mayors will be up for re-election -- including Mayors Donna Rogers of Webster, Mark Denman of Nassau Bay, Julie Masters of Dickinson and Tom Reid of Pearland – and a dozen or so city councilors. League City holds its city elections in November and Pasadena holds its elections only in odd number years. No Seabrook seats are up for election

Two seats on the Clear Creek School Board are up for election and two on the Dickinson School Board. CCISD candidate information packets can be picked up at the CCISD Education Support Center, 2425 E. Main St. in League City. Would be candidates may also request one by emailing Jenabrown@ ccisd.net or calling her at 281-284- 0181.

In Dickinson ISD, completed candidate forms must be filed in the Education Support Center, 2218 FM 517 E in Dickinson – also by Friday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m.

Following are the city council seats up for election and the person currently holding the seat: CLEAR CREEK ISD District 2 – Win Weber District 3 – Arturo Sanchez DEER PARK ISD Place 6 -- Jason Morris Place 7 -- Brenda Cochran DICKINSON ISD District 1 – Mike Mackey District 2 – Veanna Veasey DICKINSON Mayor -- Julie Masters Pos. 1 -- Charles Suderman Pos. 3 -- Walter Wilson Pos. 5 -- Louis Decker EL LAGO Pos. 2 -- Jeff Machalak Pos. 4 -- Kris Kuehnel Pos. 5 -- Ann Vernon FRIENDSWOOD Pos. 2 – Sally Branson Pos. 5 – John H. Scott KEMAH Pos. 1 – Teresa Vazquez Evans Pos. 3 – Kyle Burks Pos. 5 -- Isaac Saldana NASSAU BAY Mayor – Mark Denman Pos. 2 -- Ashley Graves Pos. 4 -- Bryce Klug Pos. 6 -- Matt Pryor PEARLAND Mayor – Tom Reid Pos. 3 -- Gary Moore Pos. 7 -- Woody Owens WEBSTER Mayor – Donna Rogers Pos. 6 -- Martin Graves

City Councilman Dave Martin is Houston’s new mayor pro tem. After being nominated by Mayor Sylvester Turner, he was then elected on a vote by City Council, as members took office Jan. 3.

In assuming the new post, Martin wanted to make it clear that in his final term on City Council he “will continue to be a staunch advocate for District E residents … while serving as the chairman for the city›s Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, and adding the new role of mayor pro tem to his responsibilities.” Mayor pro tem is a leadership role that encompasses serving as acting mayor for the City of Houston when Mayor Turner is unavailable. In this new role, Councilman Martin said he “looks forward to providing unique insight to city issues including budget, flood risk reduction, and infrastructure.” He also hopes to show the City of Houston that even though Mayor Turner and he do not always agree, they have the ability to work through their differences and collaborate to achieve great projects. Martin expressed his gratitude to his colleagues for providing him with this opportunity and said he looks forward to working together during his last term.

District K Councilwoman Martha Castex Tatum was elected the city’s new vice mayor pro tem. Dave Martin is elected Houston mayor pro te m