Updated Feb. 21 at 11:30 a.m. Deborah Childress, who filed to run for Place 1, told Community Impact Newspaper Feb. 21 she has decided to withdraw her candidacy. Updated Feb. 18 at 5:15 p.m. Candidate filing for Cedar Park City Council closed Feb. 15 with seven candidates running. Deborah Childress, Tim Kelly and incumbent Stephen Thomas are running for Place 1. Hulyne Christopher and incumbent Anne Duffy are running for Place 3. Incumbent Heather Jefts and Rodney T. Robinson are running for Place 5. Bobbi Hutchinson also filed to run but told Community Impact Newspaper Feb. 17 that she has decided to withdraw her candidacy. Feb. 19 is the last day for a write-in candidate to declare candidacy, according to the Cedar Park city website. Original article posted Jan. 18 at 1:54 p.m. and updated periodically throughout candidate filing. Cedar Park City Council Places 1, 3 and 5 are up for election in May. Those are the seats of Stephen Thomas, Mayor Pro Tem Anne Duffy and Heather Jefts, all of whom are running for re-election. Election day is May 4. Residents interested in running for election may file to run Jan. 16-Feb. 15. Details on how to file can be found on the city website. The list of candidates below will be updated as more filing information becomes available. *Denotes incumbent