Eight candidates have filed to run for a spot on the Frisco ISD board of trustees.

The candidate filing period for the upcoming board of trustees election closed Feb. 14. The election will be held May 3, with early voting from April 22-29.

The last day to register to vote is April 3.

Up for election

Three seats are up for grabs—Places 1, 2 and 3. The positions are currently held by Gopal Ponangi, Marvin Lowe and Stephanie Elad, respectively.


The candidates for Place 1 are:
  • Muni Janagarajan
  • Amit Kalra
  • Suresh Manduva
The candidates for Place 2 are:
  • Renee Sample
  • Ange Yao
  • Melanie Barrios Jones
The candidates for Place 3 are:
  • Stephanie Elad, incumbent
  • Stuart Shulman
Board members are elected at-large to three-year terms and represent the entire FISD community, according to the district. The district does not hold run-off elections and the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.