ELECTION RESULTS
May 7 elections result in winners, runo s There will be three new faces on the dais of Pearland City Council following the May 7 elections. Meanwhile, in Pearland ISD, one incumbent retained his seat and will be joined by two newcomers. continuing my work in the runo for Pearland City Council Position 5,” Cade said. According to Brazoria County, the early-voting period for the runo election will last from May 31-June 7 with election day June 11, which is after press time. BY SIERRA ROZEN & ANDY YANEZ
RESULTS BREAKDOWN
There were several races across Pearland and Friendswood on May 7.
Incumbent
Headed to runo RUNOFF
Winner
PEARLAND CITY COUNCIL
POSITION 1
54.56% Joseph Koza 45.44% Luke Orlando
In Friendswood, incumbent Brent Erenwert won the race for Friendswood City Council Position 6 against Meg Crowley. Erenwert won with 1,411 votes, while opponent Crowley received 866. Pearland City Council Je rey Barry secured the Pearland City Council Position 6 seat, while Joseph Koza upset incum- bent Luke Orlando for Pearland City Council Position 1. Layni Cade and Zach Boyer are heading to a runo election for Position 5. “I am honored to serve as Pearland City Council member for Position 6,” Barry said in a written statement. “I have appreciated the opportunity to serve Pearland on our school board, where I initi- ated the rst-ever capital improvement program. It is a privilege to continue serving our great city on City Council.” Barry campaigned on a platform that focused
“This is going to be a good one,” Boyer said. “My campaign team feels we have some un n- ished business.” Pearland ISD In PISD, Position 6 incumbent Lance Botkin won a fourth term by defeating challenger David Nguyen. Botkin accumulated 64.42% of the votes. “I’m a team of eight,” Botkin said. “My other school board members and our new superinten- dent, Larry Berger, are going to do great things. We are going to take this district that has been good to great. That is our goal.” Amanda Kuhn, who won Position 5, and Nanette Weimer, who won Position 7, both were in races that each included a eld of three. Neither of the positions had an incumbent running for the seat. Kuhn collected 48.27% of the vote. PISD will not hold runo elections for either position.
POSITION 5
14.91% Ti any Fairdosi 15.83% Rishabh Jain
46.14% Layni Cade 23.13% Zach Boyer
POSITION 6
30.03% Orlando Bruzual 69.97% Je rey Barry
PEARLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES
POSITION 5
20.35% Jin Yoon 48.27% Amanda Kuhn 31.39% Rich Bradley
on building and maintaining better drainage infrastructure in Pearland, improving mobility, strengthening the city’s police and re depart- ments, and revenue accountability. Meanwhile, Koza ran on a cam- paign prioritizing addressing the city’s ongoing water billing issues, neighborhood safety and partner- ing with Pearland residents. Cade and Boyer will have to wait
“The people who know me and the new people I met along this journey showed up at the polls, and I cannot be more grateful for their support. ... I am so full of Pearland pride and cannot wait to serve alongside the other board members and Mr. Berger,” Kuhn said. Weimer garnered 50.8% of the votes, edging out challengers Trent Perez, who had held o ce in
POSITION 6
“WE ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS DISTRICT THAT HAS BEEN GOOD TO GREAT. THAT IS OUR GOAL.” LANCE BOTKIN, PEARLAND ISD TRUSTEE
35.58% David Nguyen 64.42% Lance Botkin
POSITION 7
50.80% Nanette Weimer 31.66% Trent A. Perez 17.54% E. Ellen Kuo
FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL
until June 11 to know who will win the seat for Position 5 for Pearland City Council. Cade led the race with 46.14% of the votes across Brazoria, Fort Bend and Harris counties. Boyer nished with 23.13% of votes. “I am so happy that the Pearland residents came out to vote for me, and I’m looking forward to
Pearland City Council since 2016, and Ellen Kuo. “I’m honored the community has elected me to serve the district as a board member,” Weimer said. “As a lifelong educator, I look forward to working alongside the other board members and [the] district’s administration to do what’s best for our students.”
POSITION 6
61.96% Brent Erenwert 38.03% Meg Crowley 61.23%
SOURCES: HARRIS, GALVESTON, BRAZORIA, FORT BEND COUNTIES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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