CANDIDATES
2020 Voter Guide
Get to know the candidates running in the general election
Incumbent Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 5
COMPILED BY ANNA LOTZ
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 6
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 7
LEE MCLEOD
MATT SCHIEL
URSULA GASSAWAY
Occupation: owner of insurance agency Experience: former youth minister, TISD parent, TISD Vision 2020 committee member, TISD Leadership, trustee since 2017
Occupation: commercial appraiser for Waller County Appraisal District Experience: elected in November 2016; grandfather and great- grandfather were on school board www.facebook.com/matt4tisd
Occupation: stay-at-home mom Experience: parent of sixth grader, 20-plus years in oil and gas, volunteer, Sunday school teacher www.facebook.com/ugassaway
www.facebook.com/ mcleodforschoolboard
JUSTIN UNSER
Occupation: global synthetics alliance and revenue manager at ExxonMobil Experience: trustee 2019, Leadership Tomball, Texas Association of School Board Assembly delegate www.justinunser.com
ANNISA WHITE
LONNELL GRAHAM
Occupation: senior environmental analyst Experience: PTO board o cer and active PTO member; experience as a project manager that includes budgeting, goal-setting and strategic planning awcandidate@gmail.com
Occupation: yoga instructor Experience: grew up in the public school system, worked as a substitute teacher and paraprofessional www.facebook.com/ lonnellgrahamfortomballisd
JOSEPH FERGUSON
Occupation: education professor, Texas State Guard lieutenant colonel Experience: teacher, assistant principal, college professor, U.S. Army veteran www.votejoseph.com
CORRECTION: In the September 2020 edition, the name of Lonnell Graham was not included. He should have appeared as the opponent in the Position 5 race. Ursula Gassaway is a candidate for Position 6, not Position 5.
Answers may have been edited for length. Read full Q&A’s at communityimpact.com/vote .
POL. AD PAID FOR BY THE DOTSON CAMPAIGN FOR THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITION 2
• US Marine Vietnam Veteran • A Woodlands resident for 30 years and married to Elsa for 46 years • BS degree in Criminal Justice from U of H, and an MLA from HBU • Exec. Asst. Chief – HPD, Chief of Police, Chattanooga, TN, and Houston ISD PD
• Crossroads B. C. of The Woodlands, since 2005 serves as a Deacon and leader • Charter member of St. Paul B.C./Impact Church of The Woodlands in 1986 • Created the Law Enforcement Management Plan for the W. C. A. • Served on many boards in The Woodlands, Montgomery County and Houston
WHY SHOULD YOU ELECT JIMMIE DOTSON TO THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS – POSITION #2?
• I am the first to bring law enforcement experience to the Board • I am opposed to incorporation for The Woodlands • I have effective executive skills I have used in three police departments
Vote for and Support: Jimmie Dotson Campaign at www.JimmieDotson.com EARLY VOTING: October 13-October 30th ELECTION DAY: November 3rd
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