SECTIONS
By Amanda Rogers
Mansfield will go to the polls in May to elect a mayor, a council member and three Mansfield ISD trustees.
Candidates can file for the May 3 elections from Jan. 15-Feb. 14.
Current Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans was elected to Place 1 in December 2020, and re-elected without opposition in 2022. Evans has been the pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church for more than 30 years.
Council member Tamera Bounds, who works as a physical therapy/rehabilitation director, was elected to Place 2 in 2020, and re-elected in 2022.
On the Mansfield ISD school board, Places 3, 4 and 5 will be on the ballot.
School board secretary Craig Tipping (Place 3), board president Keziah Valdes Farrar (Place 4) and Bianca Benavides Anderson (Place 5) were all elected in 2022.
Candidates for the Mansfield ISD school board can pick up a packet at the school administration building, 605 E. Broad St. School board candidates must be at least 18 years old, have been a resident of the district for 12 months before filing and be a registered voter in the district.
Candidates for the Mansfield City Council can obtain a packet at City Hall, 1200 E. Broad St., or by contacting the City Secretary at 817-276-4203. Council candidates must be a city resident for at least 12 months before the election and be a qualified Texas voter.
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