With the filing date closed as of last Friday, Feb. 14, there’s a clearer picture of which elections will take place on Saturday, May 3.

In Farmersville, Russ Chandler has filed for re-election to Place 2 and Tonya Fox has filed for Place 5 on city council. Both are running unopposed.

In addition, 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 is held by David Coleman.

Kelly, Pickett, Gray and Coleman have each filed for re-election and are running unopposed.

Collin College

In the Collin College trustee election two current members of the college board have decided not to run in the general election.

Place 4 Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano, elected in 2019, did not file for re-election and longtime Trustee Stacy Anne Arias withdrew from the race.

Arias was elected in 2004 from Place 5 when she lived in Plano, serving until 2016 when she moved to Melissa. She was then elected to Place 6 in 2019.

Her departure leaves Justin Adcock unopposed for Place 6. Gomel’s Place 4 seat is being sought by Staci L. Weaver and Tamara Thomas.

Adcock is a business owner; Weaver is superintendent of a private school and Thomas is a chiropractor.

Trustee Raj Menon, elected in 2019, does not have a challenger for his Place 5 seat. He was appointed to the board in 2016 and elected to a two-year term in 2017. An entrepreneur and consultant, Menon serves as treasurer of the board.

Those elected will serve six-year terms on the nine-member board.

Other members of the board are Chair Andrew Hardin, Place 9; Vice Chair Jay Saad, Place 2; Secretary Jim Orr, Place 7; Cathie Alexander in Place 3; Trustee J. Robert Collins in Place 8; and Place 1 Trustee Megan Wallace.

The college is the only public college in Collin County and began in 1985 by offering classes at high schools. In addition to the iCollin Virtual Campus, the college district now has locations in Allen, Celina, Farmersville, Frisco, McKinney, Plano and Wylie.

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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