An important deadline for the May 4 election is quickly approaching.
Candidates interested in running for school board or city council must file for election by Friday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. So far, only a few have filed for expiring seats.
The Taylor Independent School District board of trustees has seats expiring, held by Anita Volek and Marilyn Tennill.
According to information provided by Taylor ISD, Tennill is the only candidate to file for the May election so far. Volek recently announced that she is not seeking re-election.
Seats for the general election for Taylor City Council are District 2, currently held by Mitch Drummond, and District 3, currently held by Mayor Brandt Rydell.
Rydell announced last month that he is not seeking re-election.
Drummond, Heather (Shelli) Cobb and Terry Burris have filed for the District 2 seat so far. Kelly Cmerek is the sole candidate currently for the District 3 seat.
Hutto
The Hutto Independent School District board of trustees expiring seats belong to Amy English and James Matlock. Both have filed for reelection.
Hutto City Council expiring seats are Place 2, currently held by Dan Thornton, and Place 5, currently held by Dana Wilcott.
Thornton has filed for re-election. Nicole Calderone has filed for Place 5.
Granger
The Granger Independent School District board of trustees has two expiring seats held by incumbents Jeanette Welles and Mark Harwell.
Welles filed for re-election. Roman Ramirez has filed for a trustee position.
There are three expiring seats for Granger City Council in the upcoming election. The three incumbents, Lori Gick, Ron Marx and Lee Weaver, have all filed for reelection.
Thrall
The Thrall Independent School District board of trustees expiring seats belong to Rodrigo Reyes, Stephanie Ochoa and Sonny Chandler. So far, the Taylor Press has learned that Reyes, Drew Neal, Mark Jarosek and Domingo Valdez have filed as candidates.
Clay Karch is the only member of Thrall City Council that has an expiring seat. He has filed for re-election.
IMPORTANT ELECTION DATES
Last day to file for candidacy: Feb. 16 Last day to register to vote: April 4 In-person early voting:
