Richardson City Council
Place 4
Place 6
Richardson ISD
Single-Member District 1
At-Large Place 7
Plano ISD board of trustees
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 6
Candidate Q&A's: Get to know the candidates for various elections on the Richardson ballot
Registered voters in Richardson can cast ballots in races for City Council and the board of trustees for both of the city's school districts May 1. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
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Several elections will appear on the ballot slated to go before Richardson residents on May 1. The following links direct readers to Q&A's for races that are contested. This list is not comprehensive.
Richardson City Council
Place 4
Place 6
Richardson ISD
Single-Member District 1
At-Large Place 7
Plano ISD board of trustees
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 6
Richardson City Council
Place 4
Place 6
Richardson ISD
Single-Member District 1
At-Large Place 7
Plano ISD board of trustees
Place 1
Place 2
Place 3
Place 6
By Olivia Lueckemeyer
Olivia Lueckemeyer graduated in 2013 from Loyola University New Orleans with a degree in journalism. She joined Community Impact Newspaper in October 2016 as reporter for the Southwest Austin edition before her promotion to editor in March 2017. In July 2018 she returned home to the Dallas area and became editor of the Richardson edition.
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