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Updated 12:15 p.m. Dec. 20
In a statement to Community Impact, Matthew Stoma thanked voters and his team on his victory in the Dec. 14 runoff election.
"I feel that I have been given a mandate by the voters of Lone State College System District 1, Cy-Fair, to actively represent and pursue their best interests, like a tax cut, higher homestead exemptions, and lower tuition and fees. These are my priority goals set in my new six-year term," Stoma said.
Posted 2:17 p.m. Dec. 19
The Lone Star College System board of trustees will hold a meeting Dec. 20 to canvas the results from the Dec. 14 board runoff elections for the District 1 position. Unofficial results show incumbent Michael (Mike) Stoma with 494 votes, or 63.58% of votes cast, while Shashanka P. Ashili received 283 votes.
How we got here
The LSCS board of trustee positions for districts 1 and 2 were mistakenly placed on all Harris County ballots within the system’s boundaries after LSCS staff made an error when submitting the ballots, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Challenger Daniel "Danny" Meza now holds the District 2 position and was sworn in Nov. 21 even though LSCS is still awaiting a ruling from the Southern District of Texas court to verify the results of the Nov. 5 election and to determine whether a new election would need to be held.
The breakdown
According to a section of the LSCS website devoted to the Nov. 5 election results, the votes cast—excluding the unverified votes—for the District 1 position were:
The canvassing meeting will be held at the Lone Star College-University Park, Commons Grand Hall located at 20515 Hwy. 249, Houston, and will be conducted in person and via Zoom.
