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Four candidates are running for Hutto City Council Place 1 for the May 2 election.
What you need to know
Candidates were asked to keep responses within 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents.
Answers may have been edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.
Election day is Saturday, May 2, with early voting starting April 20 and running through April 28. The last day to register to vote is April 2.
Additional election information is available at www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/2026-may-uniform-election.shtml.
Meet the candidates
Director of Sales, 10 years of new construction housing and development experience.
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
Responsible growth, infrastructure planning, and protecting residents. Hutto is growing quickly, and we must ensure roads, water, public safety, and services keep pace. My focus is planning ahead, not reacting, while protecting quality of life and avoiding unnecessary tax burden on homeowners.
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
My background in housing and development gives me firsthand experience in how growth impacts infrastructure, utilities, and taxpayers. I understand the planning decisions cities face and bring a practical, real-world perspective focused on long-term outcomes, not short-term reactions.
What do you see as the greatest challenge facing Hutto, and how will you address it?
Managing rapid growth is Hutto’s biggest challenge. If not planned properly, it strains roads, water, and services. I will focus on long-term planning, coordination with Hutto ISD, developers, and infrastructure partners, and disciplined decision-making to ensure growth strengthens the community rather than overwhelms it.
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
I’m committed to listening, being accountable, and making thoughtful decisions that serve the long-term interests of Hutto. Residents will have a voice, and I will approach every decision with transparency and a focus on doing what’s right for the community.
Technical Customer Success Manager, multilingual global program management and operation leadership.
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
My top priorities will be: Infrastructure First, ensuring that roads, utilities, and public services meet the needs of our growing community. Public Safety Always, supporting police, fire, and EMS so they can continue protecting our residents. Responsible Growth, balancing development with quality of life. Fiscal Discipline and Transparent Leadership in ...
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
I believe my background as a psychologist, pastor, chaplain, and community advisor—along with years helping families navigate complex systems—uniquely qualifies me to listen, serve, and advocate for residents.
What do you see as the greatest challenge facing Hutto, and how will you address it?
Hutto’s greatest challenge is rapid growth that strains infrastructure and public safety. I will focus on long-term planning, balanced development, and transparent decision-making.
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
What I want residents to know about me is simple: I am here to serve, not to be served.
What will be your top priorities if you are elected?
Build strong relationships with Hutto ISD; invest in public works such as road and sidewalks, waterlines, and senior assisted facilities; attract businesses to invest in Hutto to help create opportunities for Hutto residents; work with Hutto Chamber of Commerce to bolster our local economy and sustain our community owned businesses.
What uniquely qualifies you for this position?
I have a BBA in Economics from Texas State University, worked in Central Texas in both tech firms and within the consumer retail environment and since 2018 have been involved in local political organizing; phone banking, block walking, candidate and policies canvassing and 2020 US census.
What do you see as the greatest challenge facing Hutto, and how will you address it?
Infrastructure, ISD, and business relationships. All have one deceptively simple solution: forward thinking leadership willing to take the blame but sharing the successes. We need City-Council leadership willing to think beyond their political future and is willing to be accountable to the stakeholders and not just looking to find someone ...
What is something you want Hutto residents to know about you?
I am always willing to have an honest conversation, if you are willing to hear me out and give me a chance to listen, I am always available to grab a cup of coffee, slice of pie, or a big glass of sweet tea. Let’s break bread and eat through ...
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