Important dates:
- Early voting: April 30–May 8
- Last day for ballot by mail: May 4
- Election day: May 12
- Primary day: May 29
Local elections for Carroll ISD, Westlake Town Council and Colleyville City Council were canceled after incumbents who filed drew no opposition.
Grapevine: Mayor
Anne Marie Kearney, No contact info. provided, Resident for: 13 years, Day job: Former Grapevine city employee
Top priorities:
- Give the voters a choice at the poll
- Put term limits in place by providing new ideas and new experiences
- Help improve voter turnout
William D. Tate (incumbent), 8l7-48l-259l (o), https://[email protected], Resident for: 69 years, Day job: Self-employed attorney
Top priorities:
- Focus on economic development, attracting clean industries, family-oriented businesses
- Ensure efficient city government and continue conservative management of taxpayers dollars
- Provide new programs for citizens to increase conservation activities and improve the environment, especially air quality
Grapevine: Place 1
C. Shane Wilbanks (incumbent), [email protected], Resident for: 47 years, Day job: Retired, former human resources executive
Top priorities:
- Establish a new combined facility for police and fire headquarters
- Provide improved park amenities and hike and bike trails, and expand our Senior Activities Center and Community Activities Center
- Seek out quality economic generators to provide revenues to the city
Grapevine: Place 2
Sharron Spencer (incumbent), 817-488-6168 (h), mailto:[email protected], Resident for: 37 years, Day job: Retired, former American Airlines employee
Top priorities:
- Decrease our ad valorem tax rate via conservative budget practices
- Maintain and nurture our downtown historic district and focus on new amenities throughout the city
- Support tourism efforts and community events that bring thousands of out-of-town visitors to Grapevine each year
Colleyville: Place 5
Tom Hart (incumbent), 817-975-3671 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 25 years, Day job: AT&T Senior Technical Support Fraud Systems and Access Management
Top priorities:
- Completion of Hwy. 26 improvements
- Economic development
- Infrastructure improvements
Colleyville: Place 6
Mike Taylor (incumbent), 817-366-5557 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 28 years, Day job: Edward Jones Investments financial adviser
Top priorities:
- Protect our conservative fiscal culture, cash reserves and low tax rate
- Support our economic development focus for businesses
- See Colleyville Boulevard reconstruction and construction of John McCain/Pleasant Run and Cheek Sparger/Jackson roundabouts to completion within budget
Grapevine–Colleyville ISD: Place 1
Kimberley Barber Davis, 817-999-5465 (c), [email protected], www.kbd4gcisd.com , Resident for: 3 years, Day job: Nonprofit marketing and corporate social responsibility consultant
Top priorities:
- Continue to attract families to GCISD
- Eliminate a one-size-fits-all approach in favor of technology and individualized learning
- Work with legislators to regain greater local control of our tax dollars, streamline spending and conservatively manage our fund balance
Julia Guzman-Henderson, 817-668-5644 (c), [email protected], www.juliaforschools.com, Resident for: 6 years, Day job: Attorney
Top priorities:
- Contribute diverse perspective and skills to the board
- Assist GCISD in achieving excellence
- Give back to public schools and help schools thrive
Rick Hinckley, 817-919-9045 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 2 years, Day job: IT manager at a media company and licensed Texas Realtor
Top priorities:
- Champion detracking initiatives within the district, affording each student the ongoing equal opportunity to academic and social success
- Appropriately vet every dollar spent
- Increase transparency in government
Grapevine–Colleyville ISD: Place 2
Gary Harrison-Ducros, 817-714-2162 (c), [email protected], www.electgaryhd.com , Resident for: 9 years, Day job: Vice president of labor relations, Frito-Lay North America
Top priorities:
- Excellence in academic and social development
- Fiscal responsibility
- Inclusion and transparency in decision making
Michael McCoy, 817-821-4789 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 9 years, Day job: Self-employed in real estate and owner of small construction company
Top priorities:
- Ensure that we have the very best in teachers, educational facilities and administration
- Represent the teachers in GCISD
- Assist in finding ways to balance the budget and support opportunities to cut waste
Becky St. John(incumbent), 817-416-3997 (h), [email protected], Resident for: 11 years, Day job: Program assistant at Creative Learning Center, First United Methodist Church Grapevine
Top priorities:
- Improve the school finance system
- Continue to make education a priority for GCISD students, demanding high standards
- Support business partnerships, involvement in civic organizations and municipal relationships
Southlake: Mayor
John Terrell (incumbent), 817-253-8355 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 15 years, Day job: Vice president of commercial development, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Top priorities:
- Continued conservative financial stewardship into the future
- Address traffic concerns and improve mobility through road improvements and constructing and connecting city's sidewalks
- Encourage citizens to participate in developing multi-purpose center
Southlake: Place 2
Carolyn Morris(incumbent), 817-488-6650 (h), [email protected], www.carolynmorris.org , Resident for: 17 years, Day job: Retired, former teacher, principal, diagnostician and central office administrator
Top priorities:
- Represent Southlake's families to ensure their quality of life and the protection of property values
- Foster the residential, recreational and business development of Southlake into the premier city of North Texas
- Responsible financial management of the city
Greg Standerfer, 817-481-4411 (o), [email protected], Resident for: 19 years, Day job: Attorney
Top priorities:
- Respect for taxpayer priorities, rather than pet projects of City Council members and special interest groups
- Work with quality gas drilling companies to safely drill, primarily for CISD's benefit of $40 million in Robin Hood-exempt revenues
- Make economic issues a priority to reduce where possible the tax burden to taxpayers
Westlake: Mayor
Laura Wheat (incumbent), 214-552-0552 (c), [email protected], Resident for: 6 years, Day job: Nonprofit volunteer
Top priorities:
- Work with the Town Council and board of trustees, as well as concerned stakeholders, to complete an update of the town's comprehensive plan
- Complete a master plan for Westlake Academy
- Work with town staff to raise development interest in Westlake
Westlake: Councilmember
Clif Cox (incumbent), 817-337-9903 (h), [email protected], Resident for: 4 years, Day job: Colon and rectal surgeon
Top priorities:
- To develop Westlake Academy into one of the pre-eminent educational institutions in the state
- Manage the infrastructure growth such that a high priority is given to maintaining a high quality, attractive and livable town
- Encourage appropriate business growth along the highway corridor, in existing office parks and with further large-campus development
Carroll ISD: Place 4
Read Ballew (incumbent), [email protected], Resident for: 14 years, Day job: Retired, former engineer
Top priorities:
- Protect our tradition of excellence for our students in all areas of academic, artistic and athletic development
- Develop a sustainable financial platform
- Continue to make CISD the best place for educational professionals
Carroll ISD: Place 5
Erin Shoupp (incumbent), 817-371-0949 (h), [email protected], Resident for: 12 years, Day job: Retired, former finance professional
Top priorities:
- Ensure that Carroll ISD retains our commitment to excellence in academics, arts and athletics and continues to provide our students with an outstanding education
- Work to represent the best interests of our taxpayers through sound fiscal management and efficient, effective budget strategies
