Four candidates have filed applications for Frisco City Council seats in the May 6 election. The candidate filing deadline is Feb. 17.

Three seats, which include City Council places 5 and 6 and the mayor, are up for election. These spots are council positions for Place 5, held by Council Member Laura Rummel, who is running for re-election against Anwer Azam, and Place 6, held by Council Member Brian Livingston, who is running uncontested, as of Feb. 8. The third seat up for election is mayor, currently held by Mayor Jeff Cheney, who is running uncontested, according to Frisco’s general election page.

Cheney, who has been in office since May 2017, will be at his term limit if he takes office again, per his final mayoral bid announcement on Facebook. Before serving as mayor, Cheney acted as a City Council member from 2007 to 2016.

Individuals seeking a council seat have until Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. to file for candidacy.

The last day to register to vote in the election is April 6. Early voting for the May 6 election will run from April 24 to May 2. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 25.


More information on the voting process is available from the Collin County Elections Department.