What you need to know
Election day is Jan. 31 with early voting running Jan. 14-27. The last day to register to vote is Jan. 2.
The special election for Place 1 was called after current seat holder John Keating announced he was running for mayor, which will be elected in May.
The winning candidate will complete the remaining term of office for the vacated position, which expires in May 2027.
The gist
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.
Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot.
Ann Anderson
Occupation & Experience:
Insurance agency owner; executive background; governance expertise; fiscal stewardship; extensive community leadership; civic advocate
Candidate Website:
https://www.ann4frisco.com
Contact Information:
214-491-7618
Why are you running for office?
I am running to ensure Frisco remains safe, smart and connected as we grow. My leadership will focus on planning with purpose, supporting public safety, improving mobility and strengthening community partnerships so our city continues thriving for generations, while honoring the small-town feel we all value.
What are the biggest challenges facing the city?
Frisco faces continuing growth pressures, traffic congestion, and rising demands on infrastructure and services. Maintaining public safety staffing, preserving quality of life, and ensuring smart, responsible planning are central challenges. We must balance development with infrastructure capacity and keep neighborhoods connected and supported as the city evolves.
How do you plan to address these issues?
I will support smart traffic solutions to keep Frisco moving, invest in public safety, and guide balanced growth that aligns infrastructure with development. Strengthening regional partnerships will help coordinate transportation and utilities, and community engagement will ensure all voices are included in decisions that shape our shared future.
What would your top priorities be if you are elected?
My top priorities are protecting quality of life, ensuring infrastructure and traffic solutions keep pace with growth, supporting public safety through data-driven planning, practicing responsible budgeting, and strengthening transparency and community engagement so residents feel informed, heard and connected.
Mark Piland
Occupation & Experience:
Public safety consultant; former Frisco fire chief; led Frisco’s COVID response; managed $45M city budget
Candidate Website:
https://www.markforplace1.com
Contact Information:
972-980-8060
Why are you running for office?
I am running because Frisco needs change. Frisco leadership needs transparency and no conflicts of interest. I'm running to ensure confidence that decisions are shaped by meaningful citizen input through open public hearings and active listening. I’m running to serve you and to ensure you and your family are safe.
What are the biggest challenges facing the city?
Managing growth, density and redevelopment proactively is Frisco’s central challenge. Traffic congestion, infrastructure strain, water-supply constraints, increases in taxable value without sufficient effective tax-rate compression, public safety staffing, and multifamily concentration (apartments) must be addressed to protect neighborhoods, affordability and long-term quality of life.
How do you plan to address these issues?
Nothing gets accomplished without collaboration among council members. I believe in principled disagreement, restoring statesmanship, and regional cooperation to solve our challenges. We must partner with city staff, rely on relevant data, listen carefully to residents, and represent them in earnest, guided by their priorities rather than our own assumptions.
What would your top priorities be if you are elected?
My priorities are your family’s safety through public safety readiness, lower taxes, traffic, infrastructure solutions, responsible growth (limit apartments), transparency, and no conflicts of interest. Residents deserve clear, honest communication, thoughtful planning, leadership that balances economic success with protecting neighborhoods and long-term quality of life with people over development.
