ELECTION
Candidates set for City Council, MISD, Collin College elections
LOCAL RACES TO BE DECIDED
Voters will have the chance to cast ballots in races that include McKinney City Council, McKinney ISD board of trustees and Collin College board of trustees seats.
INCUMBENT
MCKINNEY CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 Patrick Cloutier* Michael Silva DISTRICT 4 Rick Franklin AT-LARGE 2
PLACE 6
James Westerheid Stephanie O’Dell Serena Ashcroft
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
to election day, and they must physically reside in the city or district represented at the time of election and during their office term. For the at-large position on council, candi- dates can reside within any of the districts in the city. Three seats on the MISD board are also up for election. These include board positions for Place 4, Place 5 and Place 6. Candi- dates run for specific places on the board, but serve the entire district, according to the MISD website. Eight candidates have filed to run for three open positions on Collin College’s board of trustees. Places 1, 2 and 3—all elected at large for six-year terms—will be on the May 6 ballot. Three out of nine board positions are up for election. The winners of the upcoming election will serve until 2029. Election Day is May 6.
McKinney voters will decide on contested races on City Council and the boards of McKinney ISD and Collin College. City Council will have three seats up for election. These include council positions for District 2 and District 4. The third seat up for election is At-Large 2 held by incumbent Council Member Patrick Cloutier. Cloutier was elected to the position in a special election in January 2022 after former Council Member Frederick Frazier announced his candidacy for Texas House of Representatives District 61. The at-large positions is elected by all of McKinney while district posi- tions are elected by a specific portion of the city. To be eligible for candidacy, applicants must be registered voters in the city for at least one year prior
COLLIN COLLEGE PLACE 1 Fred Moses Megan Wallace PLACE 2 Jay Saad Scott Coleman Philip Timmons
Michael Jones Tom Meredith Taiwo Ajunwon
MCKINNEY ISD PLACE 4
PLACE 3
Brittany Hendrickson Amy Dankel
Stacey Donald Cathie Alexander Joe Minissale
PLACE 5
Lynn Sperry Rachel Elliott
VOTER DATES
Voter registration deadline: April 6
Apply to vote via mail deadline: April 25
Early voting April 24-May 2
Election Day May 6
*PATRICK CLOUTIER IS THE INCUMBENT FOR THE AT-LARGE 2 SEAT SOURCES: CITY OF MCKINNEY, MCKINNEY ISD, COLLIN COLLEGE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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