Pierson elected to sixth term on Katy City Council after defeating Jurovic

Incumbent Katy City Council Member Steve Pierson was declared the unofficial winner of the at-large seat on City Council on May 7, defeating challenger Steve Jurovic.

The race between Pierson and Jurovic was the only contested race on the ballot for the council. Pierson finished with 323 votes, or 82 percent of the votes. Jurovic received 73 votes, or 18 percent of the votes.

“It feels wonderful. I am blessed by the results,” Pierson said. “In the next two years, I have no idea how much [Katy] will grow. In the past two years, Katy has grown exponentially. I’ll be ready for anything that comes our way.”

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Pierson said his top priorities are to stay focused on the current issues facing the city, to support Mayor Fabol Hughes and also make sure the city has the necessary public safety personnel and policies in place.

Pierson will be serving his sixth two-year term on the council. He served as one of two Ward B City Council members from 2002-08.

Jurovic was unable to be reached for comment.

Two other City Council members were also up for re-election but ran unopposed.

Chuck Brawner was declared the unofficial winner for the Ward A seat, and Durran Dowdle was declared the unofficial winner for the Ward B seat.

A fourth council seat was filled March 14 when J. Gary Jones was appointed by a unanimous vote of the City Council to serve the remainder of the term vacated when Council Member William Lawton died last June.

The city’s home rule charter allows for a candidate, who was appointed to fill a vacancy, to be reappointed to fill out the term if he or she is not opposed in the general election. Jones had no opponents.