The Ellis County Press: City, school board candidates file

City, school board candidates file
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Editor on 03/12/2008 01:01:00


The Ellis County Press
ELLIS COUNTY - One spring election down, one more to go. Scores of city and
school board candidates rushed to the March 10 deadline to file for their
respective seats.
Below is a chart listing incumbents (marked with an "I" in front of their name)
and at-large or place positions up for election.
Monday, March 17 is the deadline for write-in candidates to file. Candidates'
ages and occupations are listed when available.
Alma City Council
Candidate list not available
Avalon ISD
Candidate list not available
Ennis City & ISD
Candidate lists not available
Ferris City Council Mayor
I-Jim Parks Jr.
Scott Born
Place 1
I-Rick Barrett
Sheila Hatfield
Place 4
I-Gary Ross
Lori Perkins
Ferris ISD
Candidate list not available
Garrett City Council Mayor
I-Flo Smith
Place 1
I-Russell Lee
Place 2
I-Matt Newsom
Place 3
I-Linda Arthur
Place 4
I-Jami Rogers
Place 5
I-Steve Featherston
Italy City Council
At-large
Mayor
I-Frank Jackson
Council
I-Greg Richards
I-Dennis Perkins Jr.
I-John Droll
Italy ISD - At-large TBA
Tommy Morrison
Charles Hyles
Paula Brooks
Russ Lewis
Paul Cockerahn
Maypearl City Council
Two at-large
I-John Wayne Pruitt
I-Bob McBelway
Medford "Buster" Marion
Maypearl ISD
Two at-large
I-Charles E. Swain Jr.
I-Tricia Ikard
Mack McAlester
Clint Bittick
Milford City Council
Two at-large
Mayor
John Knight
William Powell
Council
I-Roseanne Lockhart
I-Ty Evans
P.J. Lebel
Lora Sue Lawhoss
Milford ISD
Two at-large
Janice Wadley
I-Dr. Gary Wimbish
Midlothian City Council
Mayor
I-Boyce Whatley
Place 1
I-Dusty Fryer
Ricky Long
Place 2
Freda Wash
Bob Johnson
Bill Houston
Midlothian ISD
Place 6
I-Cindy Williams
K.C. Bernard
Place 7
I-Wayne Shuffield
Palmer City Council
Three at-large
I-Mike Greenlee
I-Jeff Vick
Shannon Conger
Linda Harper
Greg Penny
Tony Roybal Jr.
Palmer ISD - Two at-large
I-Christen Vick, homemaker
Gary Barnes, sales
Lupe S. Butler, office manager
Ranee M. Sparkman, stay-at-home mother
Gregg Wolfe, sales
Red Oak ISD
Place 3
I-John Anderson
Elaine Holladay
Place 4
I-Barbara Vogler
Steven Prowell
Place 5
I-Henry Lozano
Brandi Prowell
Waxahachie City Council
Three at-large
Candidate list not available
Waxahachie ISD
Two at-large
I-Max Simpson
Lorinda Yeats
Velmea Wisdom
Certain cities did not have candidate lists as of press time, despite repeated
attempts to obtain them.