Focus on Elections

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May 6th Election

Fort Bend ISD, City of Stafford and Stafford MSD

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Many cities and school districts in Fort Bend have candidates on the ballot for the upcoming May 6th election, including Fort Bend ISD, the City of Stafford and Stafford MSD. Early voting begins April 24th at multiple locations throughout the county and runs through May 2nd.

Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees

Nine candidates have filed to serve as School Board Trustees for Fort Bend ISD’s places 1, 4 and 5. The Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven members who are elected for three–year terms.

Below is a listing of the candidates by place. Incumbents are noted by asterisks.

Place 1

Angela “Angie” Hanan*

Oscar Saenz Jr.

Place 4

Cheryl Buford

Shirley Rose-Gilliam*

Place 5

Rolando DeMeza

Allison Drew

Angel Hicks

Sonya Jones

Denetta Williams*

City of Stafford

The 2023 candidates for the City of Stafford include both City positions and Stafford MSD Board of Trustee positions.

General Election

Candidates in the General Election for Mayor include current City Council Position #6 Ken Mathew, current City Council Position #4 and Mayor Pro Tem Don Jones, current City Council Position #2 Wen Guerra and incumbent Mayor Cecil Willis.  Vying for City Council Position #5 are incumbent Xavier Herrera and Jason Mejorado.  Two new candidates are running for City Council Position #6: Tim Wood and Mathew Vairamon.

Special Election

Two City Council positions are running in the Special Election.  For City Council Position #2, Artur “AJ” Honore and Virginia Rosas, and for City Council Position #4, Christopher Caldwell is running unopposed.

Stafford MSD Board of Trustees

Three candidates have filed to serve as School Board Trustees for Stafford MSD’s positions 6 and 7.  Below is a listing of the candidates by place. Incumbents are noted by asterisks.

Position 6

Edward Rector

Adam Sanchez

Position 7

Jacqueline Jean-Baptiste*