San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | October 2022

2022

VOTER GUIDE GUIDE

Candidates and information for general elections

COMPILED BY ERIC WEILBACHER

DATES TO KNOW Oct. 24 First day of early voting

WHERE TO VOTE

Nov. 8 Election Day Nov. 8 Last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 9 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)

Voters in Hays County can vote at any early voting location in their county and at any voting center on election day instead of only their precinct location. Early voting locations can be found on the county’s elections website, www.hayscountytx.com/departments/elections/current-year-elections

Oct. 28 Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Nov. 4 Last day of early voting

SOURCE: HAYS COUNTY ELECTIONSCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Only candidates in contested elections are included.

SAMPLE BALLOT

R Republican

D Democrat

L Libertarian

G Green

I Independent

STATE Governor *Incumbent

Railroad commissioner R Wayne Christian* D Luke Warford L Jaime Andres Diez G Hunter Crow Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 R Debra Lehrmann* D Erin Nowell L Thomas Edward Oxford Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 R Rebeca Huddle* D Amanda Reichek Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9 R Evan Young* D Julia Maldonado Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 R Scott Walker* D Dana Human Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 R Jesse McClure* D Robert Johnson State Board of Education, District 5 D Rebecca Bell-Metereau* R Perla Hopkins

Texas Senate, District 21 D Judith Zarini* R Julie Dahlberg L Arthur DiBianca Texas Senate, District 25 R Donna Campbell* D Robert Walsh Texas Senate, District 45 D Erin Zwiener* R Michelle M. Lopez Texas Senate, District 73 R Carrie Isaac D Justin Calhoun FEDERAL U.S. House of Representatives, District 15 R Monica De La Cruz D Michelle Vallejo L Ross Lynn Leone, Jr. U.S. House of Representatives, District 21 R Chip Roy* D Claudia Zapata U.S. House of Representatives, District 35 R Dan McQueen D Greg Casar

County Commissioner Precinct 4 R Walt Smith* I Susan Cook SAN MARCOS Mayor Jane Hughson* John Thomaides City Council Place 1 Maxeld Baker* Matthew Mendoza City Council Place 2 Saul Gonzales* Atom Von Arndt KYLE City Council Place 1 Bear Heiser Nick Madsen Marc McKinney Marina Tupikov Neal Breen Amanda Stark City Council Place 3 Robert Rizo* Miguel A. Zuniga

LOCAL Hays County judge D Ruben Becerra* R Mark Jones County Court at Law No. 1 R Robert Updegrove* D Jimmy Alan Hall County Court at Law No. 2 R Chris Johnson* D Paul Hill County Court at Law No. 3 R Dan O’Brien* D Elaine S. Brown District Clerk

R Greg Abbott* D Beto O’Rourke L Mark Tippetts G Delilah Barrios Lieutenant governor

R Dan Patrick* D Mike Collier L Shanna Steele Attorney general R Ken Paxton* D Rochelle Mercedes Garza L Mark Ash Comptroller of public accounts R Glenn Hegar* D Janet T. Dudding L V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza Commissioner of the General Land Oce R Dawn Buckingham D Jay Kleberg G Alfred Molison Commissioner of agriculture

R Beverly Crumley* D Avery Anderson County Clerk D Elaine Cárdenas* R Linda Duran County Treasurer

R Britney Bolton Richey* D Daphne Sanchez Tenorio County Commissioner Precinct 2 D Michelle Gutierrez Cohen R Mike Gonzalez

R Sid Miller* D Susan Hays

PROPOSITIONS

VOTER TURNOUT Hays County Turnout Registered voters November 2012 51,476

Proposition A A total of $294.4 million to provide funding for transportation projects in order to decrease congestion and improve overall safety and mobility in Kyle. There are 8 roadway projects totaling 10.3 total miles of new location, reconstruction, and widening projects for the

city’s transportation network. These projects will create more connections between the east and west sides of Kyle, and construct key segments of the Vybe trail system. Taxes are projected to increase $0.0917 cents per $100 evaluation, according to the city.

78,543

34,711

82,137

November 2014

61,960

92,403

November 2016

62,174

99,101

November 2018

87,942

115,876

November 2020

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