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LIBERTY-DAYTON CANDIDATE FILING 02/19/2010

THE CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD FOR THE MAY 8^TH CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS BEGAN FEBRUARY 6^TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MARCH 8^TH AT SCHOOL AND MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES. WE HAVE REPORTED THERE ARE TWO CANDIDATES NOW IN THE LIBERTY MAYOR’S RACE- INCUMBENT CARL PICKETT AND LONGTIME COUNCIL MEMBER DENNIS BEASLEY. TWO OTHER COUNCIL INCUMBENTS- FRANK JORDAN AND MIKE MCCARTY – HAVE ALSO FILED THE PAPERWORK TO RUN FOR NEW TERMS. THE THIRD LIBERTY COUNCIL MEMBER WITH AN EXPIRING TERM IS LOUIS POTETZ. SO FAR, HE HAS NOT FILED TO RUN AGAIN. IN DAYTON, THREE COUNCIL POSITIONS WILL BE ON THE MAY 8^TH BALLOT. THOSE SPOTS ARE NOW HELD BY FELIX SKARPA, BILL GAY AND RICKEY BROWN. TO DATE, NEITHER THEY NOR ANYONE ELSE HAS FILED TO RUN FOR THE DAYTON CITY COUNCIL. TWO DAYTON SCHOOL TRUSTEES ALSO HAVE EXPIRING TERMS. BOTH POSITION #1 INCUMBENT LUKE CHACHERE AND POSITION #2 INCUMBENT BARRETT STEPHENSON HAVE ALREADY FILED TO RUN AGAIN. THEY HAVE NO OPPOSITION SO FAR. THE SITUATION IS THE SAME IN THE LIBERTY SCHOOL BOARD RACE. TWO INCUMBENTS WITH EXPIRING TERMS ARE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. JUNE JACKSON AND LLOYD PIERCE HAVE NO OPPONENTS YET. ONE IMPORTANT NOTE IN THE LIBERTY SCHOOL TRUSTEE RACE. WE HAVE REPORTED LISD TRUSTEES RECENTLY VOTED TO SWITCH FROM AT-LARGE VOTING TO POSITION VOTING IN SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS. IN THE PAST, THOSE CANDIDATES WITH THE MOST VOTES WERE ELECTED TO THE AVAILABLE SCHOOL BOARD POSITIONS. ACCORDING TO ASSISTANT LIBERTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RANDY GUNTER, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS NOT YET APPROVED ALLOWING LIBERTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO RUN BY POSITION. MR. GUNTER SAID THAT APPROVAL COULD COME ANY DAY AND IF IT COMES IN TIME, THEN THE MAY 8^TH LIBERTY SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION –IF THE INCUMBENTS DRAW OPPOSITION - WOULD BE THE FIRST IN THE LISD IN WHICH CANDIDATES RUN BY POSITION. TWO SEATS ARE ALSO UP FOR RE-ELECTION ON THE LIBERTY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. INCUMBENTS SISSY DRAKE AND CHARLES KAEMMERLING HAVE NOT YET DECLARED THEIR INTENSION REGARDING NEW TERMS, NOR HAS ANYONE ELSE. THE FILING PERIOD FOR ALL CANDIDATES IN THESE RACES CONTINUES THROUGH MARCH 8^TH.