San Angelo Police Chief Contest Becomes 4-Way Race

Frank Carter III filed his candidacy for San Angelo police chief on Wednesday, the fourth candidate to do so in the May 7 election.

The District 1, 3 and 5 City Council seats will also be on the ballot. The filing period continues through Feb. 19. The elected police chief will serve a four-year term. The winning City Council candidates will serve three-year terms.

Those who have previously filed are:

• Police chief – Jeff Davis, Mike Hernandez and Tim Vasquez.
• District 1 – Trinidad Aguirre Jr. and Bill Richardson.
• District 3 – Daniel Cardenas and Harry Thomas.
• District 5 – R.A. Cantrell, Matthew Lane Carter, Elizabeth Grindstaff and Martin William Guinn.

Candidates file the necessary paperwork in the City Clerk’s office in Room 210 on the second floor of City Hall, 72 W. College Ave. The office is open from 8 a.m.-noon and from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

Candidate packets containing applications, information and forms about the process for those considering running for City Council are available in the City Clerk’s office or at cosatx.us/May2016. Questions can be addressed to City Clerk Bryan Kendrick at 325-657-4405 or at [email protected].

Voters and potential candidates can access a map of the City Council districts at cosatx.us/council. Determining which district one lives in can be determined by clicking the GIS map viewer on the same page.

Voters must be registered to vote by April 7 to be eligible to cast a ballot in the May 7 election. Voter registration information can be found at votetomgreencounty.org.