ELECTIONS
New faces coming to council, school board The Plano ISD board of trustees will have three new faces behind the dais after the May 6 local elections. Goodwin garnered 11,189 votes, or 47.39%, topping Weaver’s 9,560 votes and Simon Salinas’ 2,860 votes. Lantz garnered 11,915 votes, or 50.52%, beating out Lydia Ortega’s 9,593 votes and Margaret Turner-Carrigan’s 2,078. BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
PLANO CITY COUNCIL
PLACE 3
53.7% Rick Horne
46.2% Colleen Aguilar-Epstein
PLACE 5
Katherine Chan Goodwin won the Place 7 race, defeating Cody Weaver, the only incumbent who ran for any of the three PISD seats on the ballot. Tarrah Lantz and Michael Cook will also join the school board, winning the races for places 4 and 5, respectively. Incumbents Heather Wang and board President David Stolle both chose not to run for re-election. “I’m so grateful for the support from the community,” Goodwin said. “I am also excited about the other trustees that were elected tonight. We have some tough challenges to face, but we’re ready to take them on.” Plano City Council Member Shelby Williams was the only incumbent in any Plano city or school board races to win re-election, and he will retain Place 5 on council. Rick Horne defeated Colleen Aguilar-Epstein in the council Place 3 election. Place 3 Council Member Rick Grady reached his term limit. “I’m grateful to be re-elected and to be of service for the people of Plano for the next four years,” Williams said.
45.9% Brett Cooper 54% Shelby Williams
Cook garnered 12,200 votes, or 51.29%. Greg Jubenville and Khalid Ishaq garnered 8,207 and 3,379 votes, respectively. Horne received 10,329 votes, or 53.78%, while Aguilar-Epstein had 8,876 votes. Williams gar- nered 10,322 votes, or 54.04%, to hold o chal- lenger Brett Cooper. Horne said he looks forward to addressing important issues, such as short-term rentals, and working to ensure Plano remains a strong place for both small and large businesses. Collin College Board of Trustees Place 2 and Place 3 will both go to a runo election on June 10. The Place 1 election was decided by less than 100 votes, as Megan Wallace received 50.07% of the votes to defeat incumbent Fred Moses. Place 2 saw Scott Coleman receive 49% of votes on May 6, while incumbent Jay Saad received 44%. Place 3 incumbent Stacey Donald received 45% of the votes followed by Cathie Alexander who received 42%.
PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PLACE 4
50.52% Tarrah Lantz 40.67% Lydia Ortega 8.81% Margaret Turner-Carrigan
PLACE 5
34.5% Greg Jubenville 51.29% Michael Cook 14.21% Khalid Ishaq
PLACE 7
47.53% Katherine Chan Goodwin 11.85% Simon Salinas 40.62% Cody Weaver
SOURCES: COLLIN COUNTY, DENTON COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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