Bluegrass

Local election filing deadline Feb. 14

by | Feb 6, 2025 | Area news, Latest

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

Two council seats are up in this election, Place 2 currently held by Russ Chandler, and Place 5, recently vacated by Lance Hudson. No applications have been filed as of Feb. 4.

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.

Both Kelly 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.

For more stories about the Farmersville community see the next print, or digital edition of The Farmersville Times. Subscribe today and support local journalism.

Collin FP Summer/Fall 2026 registration

0 Comments

FISD Grad

Related News

Tax rate timeline moves forward

Tax rate timeline moves forward

Residents of Farmersville can expect the city’s annual property tax rate and budget process to move into its final stages this month as city officials prepare to review and consider the proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year. Several required steps in the...

read more
Council puts ordinance on hold

Council puts ordinance on hold

Farmersville City Council voted Monday to postpone action on a proposed zoning amendment for convenience stores with fueling stations, while also beginning discussions on the city’s fiscal year 2026-27 budget and potential property tax rate ahead of budget adoption....

read more
Rotary governor focuses on membership growth 

Rotary governor focuses on membership growth 

Rotary District Governor Mike Callahan speaks to Farmersville Rotarians at last week’s meeting. John Kanelis/The Farmersville Times Mike Callahan began his talk to the Farmersville Rotary Club with a simple admonition. “Rotary takes ordinary men and women,” said the...

read more
Shop and save during sales tax holiday

Shop and save during sales tax holiday

Texans can save money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks — selling for less than $100 — during the Tax-Free weekend, a yearly event begun in 1999, the state comptroller’s office says.  Qualifying items can be purchased...

read more
Average home values rise in city, drop in FISD

Average home values rise in city, drop in FISD

Growth is spreading in Collin County, increasing overall property values, while average home values are down slightly, says Brian Swanson, deputy chief appraiser-business operations and compliance of Collin Central Appraisal District (CCAD). “The overall value of the...

read more
Saving lives one mile at a time

Saving lives one mile at a time

Day in, day out for nearly a decade, volunteer drivers with Families to Freedom have shown up at hospitals, police stations and carefully arranged meeting spots to transport people escaping abuse. Sometimes the passenger is a woman carrying little more than a purse...

read more
Subscribe 300x250 - Love