The candidate filing deadline for the November general election closed Aug. 19, and numerous applicants filed for positions in the Sugar Land and Missouri City areas.
In addition to presidential, federal and statewide candidates, voters will have a chance to weigh in on county-level positions on the ballot Nov. 5.
The details
Community Impact compiled a list of contested races on the ballot. According to the Texas Secretary of State office’s website as well as the cities of Sugar Land and Missouri City, local elected positions and the individuals who filed are as follows:
Federal elections
U.S. House, District 7- Lizzie Fletcher* (Democrat)
- Caroline Kane (Republican)
- Marquette Greene-Scott (Democrat)
- Troy Nehls* (Republican)
State elections
Texas House, District 27- Ibifrisolam Max-Alalibo (Republican)
- Ronald Reynolds* (Democrat)
- Gary Gates* (Republican)
- Marty Rocha (Democrat)
- Suleman Lalani* (Democrat)
- Lea Simmons (Republican)
- Kathy Cheng (Democrat)
- Joan Huffman* (Republican)
Local elections
Fort Bend County tax assessor-collector- Jaison Joseph (Republican)
- Carmen P. Turner* (Democrat)
- Eric Fagan* (Democrat)
- Marshall Slot (Republican)
- Andy Meyers* (Republican)
- Taral Patel (Democrat)
- Robert Hartfield (Republican)
- Daryl L. Smith Sr.* (Democrat)
- Ali Sheikhani (Republican)
- Nabil Shike* (Democrat)
- Prop A provides $144.5 million for public safety
- Prop B provides $118 million for streets, sidewalks and mobility
- Prop C provides $35 million for drainage projects
- Prop D provides $40.5 million for municipal projects
- Prop E provides $12 million for a new animal shelter
