With the filing period for the May 3, 2025 Farmersville city council and FISD trustee elections ending this week not all places have received an application to be on the ballots.

Russ Chandler has filed for re-election to Place 2 on Farmersville City Council. However, as of Tuesday morning Feb. 11, no applications have been received for Place 5, recently vacated by Lance Hudson.

There are four FISD trustee seats that will be filled.

Place 1 is currently held by the board’s vice president, Paul Kelly. Place 2 is held by Dale Pickett, the board’s secretary, Place 3 is held by board president Tony Gray and Place 4 his held by David Coleman.

Kelly, Pickett and Gray have filed for re-election.

Two Collin College Trustees are among four candidates who have filed for the college’s board.

Places 4, 5 and 6, each a six-year term, are up for this year’s Collin College election.

Place 5 Trustee Raj Menon of Plano and Place 6 Trustee Stacy Anne Arias of Melissa have filed for re-election.

Staci L. Weaver of Plano has filed as a candidate for Place 4 currently occupied by Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano and Justin Adcock has filed for Place 6 to challenge Arias.

Menon, who serves as treasurer on the nine-member board, was appointed in 2016, elected to a two-year term in 2017 and then won a six-year term in 2019.

Arias was elected to Place 6 in 2019 after previously serving 12 years in Place 5 before moving.

Weaver is superintendent of the Legacy Preparatory Academy in Plano and Adcock is a business owner from Plano.

The last day to file an application is Feb. 14.

The last day to register to vote or update voter registration information for the May 3 election is Apr. 3.

Starting Jan. 1, voters could request absentee ballots if needed. Early voting will be held from Apr. 22 to Apr. 29.

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