Eight Candidates File For Three City Council Seats

Eight candidates filed for the three San Angelo City Council seats that will be filled in the May 10 election.

The three winners will fill full two-year terms in the Single-Member Districts 1, 3 and 5 seats.

The candidates who filed prior to Friday’s 5 p.m. deadline are:

• SMD 1 – Rodney Fleming, Trinidad Aguirre Jr. and Bill Richardson
• SMD 3 – Richard C. Bastardo Sr., Johnny Silvas and Eugenio Ismael Garcia
• SMD 5 – Philip Skinner and Elizabeth Grindstaff

The order in which the candidates’ names will appear on the ballot will be determined by a drawing on March 7.

To be eligible to vote in the election, voters must live in one of the three districts and be registered to vote. April 10 is the deadline for voters to register to be eligible to vote in the May 10 election. Voter registration cards can be obtained from the Tom Green County Elections Office on the second floor of the Edd B. Keyes Building, 113 W. Beauregard Ave. Questions regarding registration should be referred to the Elections Office at 325-659-6541.

Other important City Council election dates include:

• March 11 – First day to apply for a ballot by mail.
• April 28 – First day of early voting.
• May 6 – Last day of early voting.
• To be determined – Canvassing of election results.

For more information, including links to the Elections Office website and to a single-member district map to help voters determine in which district they live, visit the City of San Angelo Elections page on the City’s website.