(Texas Scorecard) – Ahead of the May local elections, the Republican Party of Texas has endorsed candidates across the state for city councils, school boards, and mayoral seats.
In total, 42 candidates from Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Somervell, Tarrant, and Waller counties have been endorsed by the state party.
Since 2021, the RPT has worked with county parties to help elect conservatives in nominally “nonpartisan” local elections.
Local candidates must seek and earn their county party’s endorsement before being considered by the state party.
Election Day is Saturday, May 3. Early voting begins on Tuesday, April 22, and runs through Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
Below is the list of local candidates endorsed by the Republican Party of Texas:
Plano
Dr. Dash Weerasinghe: Plano ISD, Place 6
Douglas Reeves: Plano City Council, Place 2
Cody Weaver: Plano City Council, Place 4
Gary Cary: Plano City Council, Place 5
McKinney
Scott Sanford: McKinney mayor
Frisco
Burt Thakur: Frisco City Council, Place 2
Jared Elad: Frisco City Council, Place 4
Muni Janagarajan: Frisco ISD, Place 1
Melanie Barrios Jones: Frisco ISD, Place 2
Stephanie Elad: Frisco ISD, Place 3
Collin College Board of Trustees
Staci Weaver: Collin College Board of Trustees
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Kim Brady
Paul Gilmore
Dallas
Jose Cavazos: Dallas City Council, District 12
Mansfield
Lori Williams: Mansfield City Council, Place 2
Keziah Valdes Farrar: Mansfield ISD, Place 4
Melisa Dalton Perez: Mansfield City Council, Place 5
Bianca Benavides Anderson: Mansfield ISD, Place 5
Julie Short: Mansfield mayor
Grand Prairie
Carlos “Charlie” Garza: Grand Prairie City Council, District 4
Keller
Jade Holbrook Keller ISD, Place 2
Tarrant College
Cary Cheshire: Tarrant College Board of Trustees, District 7
Denton ISD
Julie Greenawalt: Denton ISD, Place 3
Little Elm
Lisa G. Norman: Little Elm Town Council, District 4
Justin
Tomas Mendoza: Justin City Council, Place 2
Argyle
Ronald Schmidt: Argyle mayor
Lewisville ISD
Ryan Echols: Lewisville ISD, Place 7
Glen Rose
Richard Bruning: Glen Rose City Council
Spring Branch ISD
Jennifer Hyland: Spring Branch ISD, Position 5
Walker Agnew Jr.: Spring Branch ISD, Position 6
Caroline H. Bennett: Spring Branch ISD, Position 7
Humble ISD
Gracie de Leon: Humble ISD, Position 1
Christine “Chris” Parker: Humble ISD, Position 3
Tracy Lynn Shannon: Humble ISD, Position 4
Pasadena
Mary Davis: Pasadena ISD, Position 1
Tammie Nielsen: Pasadena ISD, Position 2
Paola Velasco: Pasadena City Council, District G
Thomas Schoenbein: Pasadena mayor
Katy ISD
Victor Perez: Katy ISD, Position 1
Waller ISD
Cassandra Gonzalez-Posey: Waller ISD, Position 3
Clear Creek ISD
Scott Bowen: Clear Creek ISD, Position B
League City
Scott Higginbotham: League City Council, Position 3