In Pearland, there are three positions up for grabs for Pearland City Council, two of which are guaranteed to have a new face at the helm. In April, each candidate submitted answers to Community Impact Newspaper responding to various questions about their approach if they win a seat on Pearland City Council.
Q&A: Get to know who is running for Pearland City Council Position 1 ahead of May election
The race for Pearland City Council Position 1 has two candidates gunning for the seat and is the only one with an incumbent running for re-election. Incumbent Luke Orlando, who is a management consultant, is running against Joseph Koza, who is self-employed at Koza's Inc.
Q&A: Get to know who is running for Pearland City Council Position 5 ahead of May election
Pearland City Council Position 5 has four candidates vying for the seat: clinician Tiffany Fairdosi, teacher Layni Cade, commercial construction and real estate worker Rishabh Jain, and field biologist Zach Boyer. Council Member David Little, who holds the Position 5 seat, is not seeking re-election.
Q&A: Get to know who is running for Pearland City Council Position 6 ahead of May election
Position 6 for Pearland City Council is another two-candidate race between Barry Insurance Group president Jeff Barry, who has served on the Pearland ISD board of trustees since 2016, and college professor Orlando Bruzual. Council Member Trent Perez, who currently holds the Position 6 seat, has hit his term limit and is running for Pearland ISD board of trustees Position 7.
