Election set for Mansfield ISD school board

By Amanda Rogers

Mansfield Record

The slate is set for the May 3 Mansfield ISD school board elections, but candidates have almost two more weeks to file for Mansfield City Council.

Filing closed Feb. 14 for the three Mansfield ISD trustee positions and for Mansfield mayor and Place 2 post.

Candidates have until March 3 to apply for the council’s Place 5 seat. The council called a special election for the position, which will be vacated by Julie Short, who is running for mayor. The successful candidate will serve the final two years of Short’s term at Place 5.

So far, that race has drawn four candidates: Eric Rozak, Melisa Perez, Todd Simmons and Lance Hood.

Short is facing incumbent Michael Evans for mayor.

Incumbent Tamara Bounds and Lori Williams are in contention for the Place 2 position.

On the Mansfield ISD school board, Places 3, 4 and 5 will be on the ballot.

School board secretary Craig Tipping will face challenger Jason Thomas for Place 3.

Board president Keziah Valdes Farrar has filed to run again for Place 4 and will face Ana-Alicia Horn.

For Place 5, incumbent Bianca Benavides Anderson, Dustin McDonald and Jesse Cannon II have filed to run.

Tipping, Farrar and Anderson were all elected in 2022.

All positions are for three-year terms, except the Place 5 race, which will be for the final two years of Short’s term.

Early voting will run April 22-29 with the general and special election May 3.