Ballots set for May 6 municipal, school board elections

By George Slaughter, News Editor
Posted 3/2/23

Area voters will have plenty of choices to make in the upcoming May 6 general election. Here is an overview of who has filed for what office in Katy, Brookshire and Pattison.

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Ballots set for May 6 municipal, school board elections

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Area voters will have plenty of choices to make in the upcoming May 6 general election. Here is an overview of who has filed for what office in Katy, Brookshire and Pattison.

City of Katy

At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Katy City Council voted to declare incumbent Council Member-at-Large Chris Harris and Ward B Council Member Rory Robertson elected, as neither drew an opponent. Harris is a public safety consultant. Robertson is a financial advisor.

The third council member who is up for election, Janet Corte, a retired IT manager, drew an opponent in Cara Bonin, a contractor.

Harris and Corte are the longest-serving council members. Both were first elected to two-year terms in 2018 and re-elected to three-year terms in 2020 after Katy voters changed the city charter. Harris and Robertson will take office for their final terms in May, as will the winner of the Corte-Bonin race.

Harris and Robertson will be serving their final term under term limits, as will Corte if re-elected.

Katy ISD

Positions 3, 4 and 5 are on the ballot. Position 3 incumbent Ashley Vann, a longtime volunteer and board member, and Position 4 incumbent Leah Wilson, who is retired from the U.S. Air Force, are not seeking re-election. Position 5 incumbent Greg Schulte is seeking re-election.

Three candidates have filed for the position 3 seat. They are Bruce Bradford, a mortgage loan originator; Shana Peterson, who is retired, and Amy Thieme, a realtor.

Three candidates have filed for the position 4 seat. They are Erica Brettell, a stay-at-home mother; Morgan Calhoun, a stay-at-home mother, and Cicely Taylor, an education administrator.

In addition to Schulte, an engineer and business owner, two other candidates have filed for the position 5 seat. They are Mary Ellen Cuzela, a Katy ISD substitute teacher, and Shawn Miller, a professor.

City of Brookshire

The Brookshire city election features a rematch between former Mayor Eric Scott, who served from 2013-19, and incumbent Mayor Darrell Branch, who defeated Scott that year.

Position 1 incumbent Monique Taylor is unopposed in her re-election bid.

Position 2 incumbent Lyndon Stamps is not seeking re-election. Running for the seat are Tony McAnelly, a retired nonprofit executive, and Jimmy Sanders, a write-in candidate.

City of Pattison

The incumbents holding positions 3, 4 and 5—Robert McCallum, Seth Stokes and Randall Flowers, respectively—are not seeking re-election. Only one of the three races is contested.

For position 3, Ken Coulter, who is retired, is running unopposed.

For position 4, Wesley Sandy Buller, who is self-employed, is running unopposed.

For position 5, Daphney Kirby, who is a business owner, faces Princella Beckley Lazard, who is a bus monitor.

Royal ISD

Royal ISD trustee terms are decided in the November election. However, the district has a $144 million bond on the May ballot for voters to consider.

CORRECTION: Since this story was published, Katy ISD Pposition 5 Trustee Greg Schulte has withdrawn as a candidate.

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