The candidates listed in this guide will be on the May 6 local election ballot in the communities defined by Community Impact Newspaper’s Sugar Land/Missouri City coverage area. Only contested races are listed.



Sugar Land City Council 


District 4



Local election guideSean Burnett


Top priorities




  • Public safety

  • City planning

  • Economic development


713-202-2866
www.electseanburnett.com
[email protected]



Local election guideQaisar Q. Imam


Top priorities




  • Our families' safety

  • Watch impact on school quality

  • No high-density housing


281-467-9545
www.qforsugarland.com
[email protected]



SLM-2017-04-election-09Carol McCutcheon


Top priorities




  • Keep Sugar Land suburban

  • Keep Sugar Land safe

  • Keep Sugar Land superior


832-451-2917
www.carolforsugarland.com
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Fort Bend ISD


Position 1



Local election guideJason Burdine*


Top priorities




  • Recruit and retain highly qualified teachers

  • Continue to demonstrate fiscal and resource responsibility

  • Promote safe and secure schools


713-855-7175
www.jasonburdine.com
[email protected]



Local election guideL. Angelo DeCamps


Top priorities




  • Hold administration accountable for the programs the district maintains they offer the students and parents

  • Support our teachers and try to minimize the amount of red tape they are required to cut through

  • Full transparency in the decisions FBISD makes


713-702-7369
[email protected]






Position 4



Rodrigo Carreon


Top priorities


Candidate did not reply


832-443-0771
[email protected]



Local election guideShirley Rose-Gilliam


Top priorities




  • Accountability to voters

  • Belief in all students

  • Character education for students


281-799-5065
www.vote4shirleyrose.com
[email protected]



Local election guideKristin Tassin*


Top priorities




  • Advocating for local control and flexibility through the District of Innovation plan

  • Create policy supporting innovative instructional programs and classroom teachers

  • Building partnerships within our community and broadening engagement


281-630-2885
www.kristintassin.com
[email protected]






Position 5



Local election guideLorena Dueñas 


Top priorities




  • Holding district administrators accountable to reduce the bureaucracy that burdens teachers

  • Lowering student-teacher ratios

  • Increasing individualized/personalized learning for students


281-851-6796
[email protected]



Local election guideKP George*


Top priorities




  • Continue synergy between the board and the superintendent to excel FBISD's accomplishments and growth

  • Pay more attention and resources toward special needs and gifted/talented students  and their education

  • Creating more opportunity in the area of career and technical education


281-630-2885
www.kristintassin.com
[email protected]


*Incumbent