Campaign finance reports show campaign donations and expenditures.
Two city council races—one in Colleyville and one in Southlake—are attracting the highest amount of campaign contributions among nine races on the ballot, according to the most recent reports filed this month.
City council and school board candidates running in the May 4 elections were required to submit campaign finance reports April 4. These reports show how much candidates have received in political contributions as well as how much they have spent during the first few months of their campaigns.
The reports generally cover money received and spent between Jan. 1 and March 26, though some candidates have included funds beyond those dates. The next set of reports is due by April 26.
Voters will weigh in on nine contested races for city council and school board seats in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake. Early voting continues through April 30. Election day is May 4. Here is how much each candidate has raised so far.
Colleyville City Council
Mayor
Mark Skinner has raised $9,090 so far in contributions. His opponent, incumbent Richard Newton, has raised $5,275.
Place 1
Incumbent Tammy Nakamura has raised $7,890. Her opponent, Jon Bullock, has raised $3,480.
Place 2
Incumbent Bobby Lindamood has raised $13,970 in political contributions. His opponent, Vanessa Steinkamp, closely trailed with about $12,765 raised so far.
Grapevine City Council
Place 3
Lemoine Wright has raised about $10,094. His opponent, Leon Leal, reported no political contributions as of April 4, according to campaign finance reports.
Southlake City Council
Place 3
Incumbent Chad Patton has raised $13,250. His opponent, Inna Dietrich, closely followed with about $12,179 raised in political contributions.
Place 4
MaryGrace Thoennes has raised $4,450. Her opponent, Ronell Smith, has raised about $3,301.
Carroll ISD School Board
Place 7
Kandice Kapinos has raised the most money in this race with $4,852. Incumbent David Almand has raised $825.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD School Board
Place 3
Incumbent Louie Sullins raised the most money in this race with $2,800. His challenger, Tommy Snyder, raised about $1,015.
Place 4
Incumbent Lisa Pardo has raised $3,000. Her opponent, Mike McCoy, reported no political contributions as of April 4, according to campaign finance reports.
Below are the campaign finance reports detailing contributions and expenditures for each candidate.
Miranda joined Community Impact as an editor in August 2017 with the Grapevine-Colleyville-Southlake edition. In 2019 she transitioned to editor for the McKinney edition. She began covering Frisco as well in 2020 and was promoted to managing editor in 2024. Prior to CI, Miranda served as managing editor for The Prosper Press, The Anna-Melissa Tribune and The Van Alstyne Leader; and before that, she reported and did design for The Herald Democrat, a daily newspaper in Grayson County. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Oklahoma Christian University in 2014.
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