Place 1, 3 and 5 seats are up for election. Council members are elected at large and serve three-year terms. The deadline to file for the May 7 election was Feb. 18.
Place 1 Council Member Kathryn Pantalion-Parker and Place 5 Council Member Chris Czernek are running for re-election. Place 3 Council Member Jason Shaw is not seeking re-election.
Incumbent Pantalion-Parker and candidate Trey Schisser are running in the Place 1 race.
The Place 3 race has four candidates running for the vacant seat, including David McDonald, Steve Hanes, Roslyn Littles and Juan Alanis.
Place 5 incumbent Czernek will run against former Council Member Annette Sponseller and candidate Bill Louden.
Below are the candidates who will be on the May ballot.
* denotes incumbent
Place 1
- Kathryn Pantalion-Parker*
- Trey Schisser
Place 3
- David McDonald
- Steve Hanes
- Roslyn Littles
- Juan Alanis
Place 5
- Chris Czernek*
- Annette Sponseller
- Bill Louden
Early voting will run April 25-May 3. Election day is May 7. The last day to register to vote is April 7.
Leander voters will also consider 13 city charter amendments; whether to continue with or withdraw from Capital Metro; and the related sales tax reallocation.
Here are five May election dates to know:
- April 7: last day to register to vote
- April 25: first day of early voting
- April 26: last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
- May 3: last day of early voting
- May 7: election day
