\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCandidate filings have opened for seats in local government and school districts in Keller, northeast Fort Worth and Roanoke.<\/p>\n
The filing period to apply for a place on the ballot runs Jan. 14-Feb. 13 for the May 2 election.<\/p>\n
What you need to know<\/p>\n
Three Keller City Council<\/a> seats are up for election, including:<\/p>\n Keller mayorKeller City Council, Place 5Keller City Council, Place 6Keller Mayor Armin Mizani is now running for House District 98<\/a> and will not run for re-election as mayor. Chris Whatley, the current Place 5 council member, is running for re-election for his position, according to the city website<\/a>. Council member Ross McMullin, who currently holds the seat for Place 6, will be running for mayor.<\/p>\n Keller ISD<\/a> elections have been pushed to November after the board of trustees approved<\/a> moving elections to align with the November cycle. However, former Place 6 board member Charles Randklev resigned in December<\/a> to run for Keller City Council, Place 6.<\/p>\n Also of note<\/p>\n Fort Worth<\/a> residents can participate in a special election<\/a> for the District 10 seat for Fort Worth City Council.<\/p>\n Alan Blaylock, the former council member for District 10, resigned prior to the end of his term to run as the State Representative for District 93<\/a>. As of Jan. 27, Chris Jamieson and Alicia Ortiz have filed to run for the vacancy in District 10.<\/p>\n Fort Worth City Council is also considering a $845 million bond<\/a> for the May election. Council will meet Feb. 10 and the bond proposal will be on the agenda to be approved. City staff held a number of town hall meetings in the fall and winter to talk to residents about the six different portions on the bond.<\/p>\n Diving deeper<\/p>\n Three Northwest ISD<\/a> board seats are up for election, including:<\/p>\n School trustee, Place 5School trustee, Place 6School trustee, Place 7As of Jan. 27, Laura Koehler and current trustee Steve Sprowls have filed for Place 5 candidacy. Current trustee Lillian Rauch has filed for Place 6 candidacy and Jennifer Murphy has filed for place 7 candidacy, according to the district website<\/a>.<\/p>\n One more thing<\/p>\n Three Roanoke City Council<\/a> seats will be up for election, including:<\/p>\n City Council, Ward 1City Council, Ward 2City Council, Ward 3The terms for council members Holly Gray, Brian Darby and David Brundage are set to expire<\/a> in May 2026.<\/p>\n