Early voting opens April 22 for the May 4 elections for positions on Sugar Land City Council and the Fort Bend ISD board of trustees. Voters can cast early ballots at any Fort Bend County polling location until April 30. Local elections include races for Sugar Land City Council districts 1, 2 and 4. District 3 candidate Stewart Jackson is unopposed.

Get to know who is running and their perspective on issues facing the city:

District 1: Mohammad “Jazz” Aijaz Steve Porter (incumbent) Read our Q&A with the candidates for District 1 District 2: Naushad Kermally Nabila Mansoor David Gornet Read our Q&A with the candidates for District 2 District 4: Carol McCutcheon (incumbent) William Ferguson Read our Q&A with the candidates for District 4

In the races for Fort Bend ISD board of trustees, learn about the candidates on the ballot:

Position 3: Jim Rice (incumbent) Sam Popuri Ashish Agrawal Afshi Charania Read our Q&A with the candidates for Position 3 Position 5: Jason A. Dobrolecki Pam D. Sutherland Lily Q. Lam Allison Drew Christian Sommer Read our Q&A with the candidates for Position 5 Position 7: Christine (Tina) Michie Rudy Sutherland Jr. Ferrel Bonner Nadine B. Skinner Monica Riley Holland Poulsen Dave Rosenthal (incumbent) Read our Q&A with the candidates for Position 7 Additional election information is available online from the Fort Bend County Elections Department at www.fortbendcotx.gov. Readers can follow election day coverage and live ballot returns May 4 at www.communityimpact.com/vote. Here is a map of early voting locations: