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The deadline to file as a candidate for the upcoming May 6 city council elections was Feb. 17. Here are the candidates who filed for the open positions in the Pearland and Friendswood city councils.
City of Pearland:
Mayor:
“I want to continue to do as much work as I can to help our city and make it better than it is today,” Cole said. “I get three more years to do that.”
Council Member and developer Alex Kamkar is facing a challenge from local business owner Jai Daggett. Long-serving Council Member Woody Owens is not running for re-election in May, paving the way for a contest between Antonio Johnson, a former Pearland Economic Development Corp. board member, and local business owner Rushi Patel.
City of Friendswood:
City Council Position 2:
Position 5 incumbent John Scott is not running for re-election. The two candidates vying for the open seat are Joseph Matranga, the former vice president of a Houston-based oil and gas company, and Adam Hill, the president of Friendswood-based construction company Sterling Builders.
