Linda Martin, longtime mayor of Euless, has decided against seeking reelection this spring, but she\u2019s put in a word with the voters for the current council.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have a tremendous council,\u201d Martin said at the end of the council\u2019s Jan. 15 town hall meeting<\/a>, where she announced she had decided not to seek reelection in May. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked together all these years, and we haven\u2019t had a disagreement one.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd if we do,\u201d she continued, \u201cwe go in the back room, we get over it, and we come out of that room, laughing and enjoying each other\u2019s company. We truly love working together, and you\u2019re very fortunate that these folks have chosen to run again, because you\u2019ve got a ready-made experienced council right here.\u201d<\/p>\n After Martin\u2019s announcement, Mayor Pro Tem Tim Stinneford <\/a>announced he planned to seek election as mayor.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had the pleasure of serving under two incredible mayors,\u201d Martin and her predecessor Mary Lib Saleh<\/a>, said Stinneford, who filed his paperwork the next day<\/a> to seek Martin\u2019s seat in the May 2 election.<\/p>\n Stinneford, the only candidate in the mayoral race so far, joked that he was talked into running for City Council by Martin\u2019s late husband, Don, who undersold the position as taking up little time.<\/p>\n \u201cWe all get along; this council is incredible,\u201d said Stinneford, adding his goals as mayor would be to maintain progress and \u201cnot drive it in the ditch.\u201d<\/p>\n Besides mayor, Euless\u2019 Council Place 2 and Place 4 seats are up for election May 2. Candidate filing opened Jan. 14 and closes at 5 p.m. Feb. 13.<\/p>\n Place 2 council member Jeremy Tompkins has filed to seek reelection<\/a>. Place 4 council member Perry Bynum has also filed to seek reelection and has drawn an opponent<\/a>, Lee Ann Folau. Under city charter, Stinneford\u2019s seat<\/a> would be filled by a special election after it becomes vacant.<\/p>\n Martin was elected to the council in 2004 and as mayor in 2014. In her announcement that she would step down, she said the death of her husband, Don<\/a>, last year had prompted deep reflection.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve come to realize that this is a time in my life when I need to focus on myself and on healing,\u201d she said in a statement read by City Manager Chris Barker.<\/p>\n Martin said she would continue to live in Euless and remain active in the community.<\/p>\n Martin was elected to the City Council in 2004 and as mayor in 2014. She worked 35 years for American Airlines and then became active in Euless.<\/p>\n She is a member of the Euless Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association and was a charter member of the Citizens Fire Academy. In 2021, she received the Clyde Mooney Award from the HEB Chamber of Commerce, the chamber\u2019s highest honor.<\/p>\n In 2024, the Northeast Leadership Forum gave her its 2023 Distinguished Leader Award. Martin also is chair of the Euless Development Corp.<\/a>, a board member of the HEB Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, and a member of the Northeast Leadership Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/638427377330130000.jpeg\")
Tim Stinneford, mayor pro tem of Euless, has filed to seek the mayoral seat. (Courtesy photo | City of Euless)<\/p>\n