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BY AUBREY HOWELL
The Katy area has nine new members across two City Councils and one school board. The new members come after a May election that saw three Katy City Council members term out, three Katy ISD board members who did not seek reelection and three Fulshear City Council members who did not seek reelection. All Fulshear City Council places, including the The study showed the city’s current districts had a standard deviation between the largest and smallest district at 153.22%—signi cantly above the court-interpreted requirement of 10%, attorney Sydney Falk said. Meanwhile, Katy City Council and Katy ISD board of trustees held routine elections. Meet your new Katy-area City Councils and school board mayor’s seat, were up for election after the City Council approved a new district map in September, Community Impact reported. However, only three City Council races were contested. The call for redistricting came after a study conducted by law rm Bickersta Heath Delgado Acosta LLP showed the city has nearly doubled its population since the 2020 census.
Meet the representatives
Katy City Council Members are elected for three-year terms and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
Katy ISD board of trustees Members are elected for three-year terms and are not subject to term limits.
Fulshear City Council Members are elected for two-year terms and are not subject to term limits.
Johnston Dietz, Ward A First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
James Cross, Position 1 First elected: May 2025 Term expires: May 2028
Sarah B. Johnson, District 1 First elected: August 2021 Term expires: May 2028
Paula Taylor, Ward A First elected: February 2026 Term expires: May 2027
Lance Redmon, Position 2 First elected: May 2019 Term expires: May 2028
Abhi Utturkar, District 2*** First elected: May 2023 Term expires: May 2028
Michael Meihls, Ward B First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
Cicely Taylor, Position 3 First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
Omar Peña, District 3 First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2027
Gina Hicks, Ward B* First elected: May 2021 Term expires: May 2027
Jim Davidson, Position 4 First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
Richard Russell, District 4 First elected: May 2025 Term expires: May 2028
Paul Follis, At-Large First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
Nathan Shipley, Position 5 First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2029
Randy Connor, District 5 First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2027
Rebecca Fox, Position 6** First elected: 2004 Term expires: May 2027
Camron K. Miller, At-Large First elected: June 2025 Term expires: May 2028
*GINA HICKS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RUN FOR RE ELECTION DUE TO TERM LIMITS. **REBECCA FOX SERVED ON KATY ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM 2004 2019 AND WAS ELECTED AGAIN IN 2021. ***ABHI UTTURKAR PREVIOUSLY SERVED DISTRICT 5 BEFORE REZONING.
Dawn Champagne, Position 7 First elected: May 2018 Term expires: May 2027
Kimberly Bow, At-Large First elected: May 2026 Term expires: May 2027
SOURCE: CITIES OF FULSHEAR AND KATY, KATY ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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